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Rice Husking as an Agro-processing Business in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

S. Islam
Ex-Graduate Students, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, BAU, Mymensingh.

M. Akteruzzaman
Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, BAU, Mymensingh.

M.S. Rahman
Director, Islami Bank Training & Research Academy, Dhaka.

F. Yasmin
Ex-Graduate Students, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, BAU, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study has been conducted to estimate the cost and margin of the rice husking mills, to identify the socio-economic characteristics of workers engaged in rice processing and explore the problems faced by the millers. The study is based on sample survey of 30 rice millers from Mymensingh and Gazipur districts. Both primary and secondary data were used in this study. Primary data were collected in March, 2006. None of the women workers had the age below 20 years, 40% women workers had primary education, average family size was 4.70, average earning member was 2.0 and the dependency ratio was 2.35. The total marketing costs were Tk.110.69 and Tk. 148.72 per 100 kg paddy for normal/semi-automatic and automatic rice miller respectively. The net marketing margins were Tk. 92.16 and Tk. 96.29 per 100 kg paddy equivalent rice for semi-automatic and automatic respectively. The annual average income of women worker of rice mill were 43800.00 from the rice mill. Among various problems irregularity in power supply, short supply of paddy, shortage of working capital, transportation problem, lack of skilled labour for automatic rice mill, spare parts of semi-automatic and automatic rice mill, and credit problems were most severe problems of rice processing mills. Uninterrupted power supply, provision of bank loan, improvement of transportation system, improvement of law and order situation, available of spare parts were suggested to improve the overall situation.

Keywords: Rice husking, Agro-processing, Marketing cost, Marketing margin,Profitability

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Start Date: 00-03-2006

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Program Area: Postharvest and Agro-processing

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

1) To examine the socioeconomic status of the women workers engaged in rice husking mill.

2.) To determine the cost and margin of rice husking mill.

3.) To identify the problems and suggestions related to rice husking mill.

Methodology:

The data for the study were collected both from primary and secondary sources. The collected from primary sources have been done through a carefully designed interview schedule. Direct interviews of the targeted beneficiaries were made by the researcher himself through administering carefully assigned and pre-tested interview schedules. Attempt was also made to collect data through informal discussion with the rice millers. The data collected from secondary sources include the publication of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Papers and leaflets of IBBL, Census Reports, Research Report of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and different national and international journalsFor the present study, information was collected from Rice millers and female workers of the rice millers of Mymensingh and Gazipur District. On the basis of information of IBBL, four upazilas namely Muktagacha, Trishal, Mymensingh Sadar and Phulpur of Mymensingh District and one Upazila of Gazipur District namely Sreepur were purposively selected for the study.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education ISSN 1011-3916 Volume 20, No. 1&2, 2008:79-89

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Achievement/Findings:

Rice husking as an agro-processing business has potential of profit both in domestic and international market and the rice mills have provided job opportunities for a significant portion of our skilled and unskilled people. For a poor country like Bangladesh, where unemployment is a severe problem, the government along with all concerned should try their best to expedite the improvement of this industry in order to generate a good employment opportunity. Government should take proper rules and regulations so that any women worker did not encounter gender based discrimination. Measures should be taken to provide institutional credit in easy terms and conditions for establishing automatic rice mill. Uninterrupted power supply is also a vital factor for increasing milling capacity. So power supply should be regular.

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