The study was conducted to determine the cost, return and relative profitability of
pond fish production of Mymensingh and Jessore districts. A total of 75 ponds were
selected on the basis of purposive random sampling technique from 7 villages under 2
Upazila (Trishal and Gouripur) of Mymensingh districts and 8 villages under 4
Upazila (Monimmpur, Jhikorgacha, Chowgacha and Sadar) of Jessore district. It was
found that per hectare per year gross cost of pond fish production in Mymensingh and
Jessore were Tk 333457.75 and Tk 54327.74, while gross return were Tk 434131.16 and
Tk. 96640.00 and net return were Tk 100673.41 and Tk. 42312.26, respectively. The
findings of this study revealed that the pond fish production in Jessore district was
more profitable than that of Mymensingh district. Cobb-Douglas production function
was applied to realize the specific effect of the factors on pond fish production. Out of
six variables included in the function three variables had positive impact on return
from pond fish production, in Mymensingh district but five variables had positive
impact on return from pond fish production in Jessore distric