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Technical Efficiency of Participatory and Non Participatory Crop Producers: an Evaluation of Icm Project

M C Sumy H Miah
Ex-postgraduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

M H A Rashid
Associate Professorin the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

T H Miah
Professor, in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study examines technical efficiency of participatory and non-participatory resource-poor farmers of integrated crops management (ICM) project in the north-west region of Bangladesh. Sixty farmers of which 30 from participatory and another 30 from non-participatory group were randomly selected from six purposively selected villages of Kurigram Sadar Upazila of Kurigram district. ICM project participatory farmers received higher net returns than the non-participatory farmers from selected crop production. Participatory farmers were technically more efficient than non-participatory farmers. Higher level of education and larger farm size were found to contribute in reducing technical inefficiency of T. aman and MV boro producing farmers. Getting membership status of non-participatory farmers' was suggested to be an important factor in removing technical inefficiency.

Keywords: Technical efficiency,Participatory and non participatory, Crop production, Evaluation,ICM project

Location: Khalisha Kalua, Prashad Kalua, Taluk Kalua, Jothabardan, Shibram and Sordarpara from Kathalbari union under Kurigram Sadar of Kurigram district

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Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Income generation

Objectives:

This study examines technical efficiency of participatory and non-participatory resource-poor farmers of integrated crops management (ICM) project in the north-west region of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Sampling Procedure and the Data The stratified random sampling technique was used in the study. Six villages namely: Khalisha Kalua, Prashad Kalua, Taluk Kalua, Jothabardan, Shibram and Sordarpara from Kathalbari union under Kurigram Sadar of Kurigram district were purposively selected. In total 60 farmers of which 30 participatory and 30 nonparticipatory resource-poor farmers, were randomly selected for the study. It should be noted here that initially population lists of the selected two areas were collected from the concerned officials of ICM project.

Source of Information: Bangladesh. J. Agric. Econs. XXVII, 1 (2004) 53-65

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Achievement/Findings:

Participatory farmers were technically more efficient than non-participatory farmers. Higher level of education and larger farm size were found to contribute in reducing technical inefficiency of T. aman and MV boro producing farmers. Getting membership status of non-participatory farmers' was suggested to be an important factor in removing technical inefficiency.

Knowledge Management: Journal