Value addition of homemade pickles in selected areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh
https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2023.080403
Abstract
The pickles are popular food item in Bangladesh. Different types and kinds of pickles are sold by the vendors in the roadside those are processed by themselves at their home. This study has been conducted to assess the value addition of homemade pickles. The four homemade pickles (mango pickle, tamarind prickle, jujube pickle and elephant apple pickle) were selected for this study. The study was conducted in Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Uttara and Mirpur of Dhaka in Bangladesh. This study was based on primary data. Primary data were collected through face-to-face interview method in the month of mid-September to mid-October 2019. Data were collected from 20 vendors (selected conveniently) and 60 consumers (selected purposively) of homemade pickles. Descriptive statistics (mainly mean, percentage) was used to analyze the data. Value additions of homemade pickles were calculated by deducting the cost of production from the selling price of pickle which can be found from the value addition tables. The study found that the vendor’s added value of Tk. 330.44 ($3.94) to one kg raw mango, Tk.293.32 ($3.49) to one kg tamarind, Tk.340.01 ($4.05) to one kg jujube and Tk.425.57 ($5.07)to one kg elephant apple by processing to make pickle if it is ignored the value addition of other ingredients. In percentage term, it was 182.67 to 448.90 according to pickles. So, this is a productive activity creating form utility for the consumers that can contribute to the economy of Bangladesh.
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Dhaka, Homemade pickles, Value additionDownloads
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