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Supply Chain Management for Women-led Aman Seed Business in Bogra

Mist. Shakila Yesmin
MS studen
MS student,Dept. of Cooperation and Marketing, BAU, Mymensingh.

S.K. Raha
Professor
Professor, Dept. of Cooperation and Marketing, BAU, Mymensingh.

Nusrat Jahan
MS student
MS student, Dept. of Cooperation and Marketing, BAU, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study was undertaken to examine the value addition and supply chain management for women-led Aman seed business. Data were collected from sixty women and six intermediaries who are randomly selected. It reveals that Aman seed production was profitable and the value addition per hectare was Tk.21981 whereas the farmer earned TlL 11213 depending on seed preserved. The BCR was greater than one, which also indicated profitability. The value addition by seed company, dealer, retailer and Bepari were Tk.3203, Tk.1426, Tk.1800 and Tk.5365 per tonne respectively. Seventy one percent seed was sold at home. Most of the farmers received information and technical support from RDA. To reduce the inefficiency in the supply chain a PPP model was suggested. For better development of women entrepreneurs, provision of logistical support, strategy and policy formulation and well coordination among GO, NGO and private organization is necessary to make the seed business viable.

Keywords: Supply chain,Women led aman seed,Bogra

Location: Bogra and Sirajgang

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

To examine the value addition of Aman seed production and analyze the supply chain management of Aman seed.

Methodology:

The area for the present study was selected purposively in the women-led seed business project site of Rural Development Academy (RDA) that located in Bogra and Sirajgang districts. Ten villages under Sajahanpur, Sherpur, Kahaloo and Raigang Upazilas constitute the project site. One group was constituted taking 20 women from each village. Three women groups and six intermediaries were chosen randomly. Two different types of interview schedules were prepared for data collection, one for the women farmers and another for marketing intermediaries. Both primary and secondary sources were used ! Supply Chain Management for Women-Led 99 The primary data were collected through face-to-face interview with the respondents. Secondary data were also collected from various published sources. Simple statistical measures like sum, percentage, average and ratios were used to explain the findings of the research properly.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agric. Econs. XXXI, 1(2008) 97-113

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Achievement/Findings:

Result revealed that Aman seed production was profitable and the value addition per hectare was Tk.21981 whereas the farmer earned TlL 11213 depending on seed preserved. The BCR was greater than one, which also indicated profitability. The value addition by seed company, dealer, retailer and Bepari were Tk.3203, Tk.1426, Tk.1800 and Tk.5365 per tonne respectively. Seventy one percent seed was sold at home. Most of the farmers received information and technical support from RDA. To reduce the inefficiency in the supply chain a PPP model was suggested. For better development of women entrepreneurs, provision of logistical support, strategy and policy formulation and well coordination among GO, NGO and private organization is necessary to make the seed business viable.

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