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Socio-economic Aspects of Rice Cultivation in Some Selected Coastal Districts of Bangladesh

B. A. A. Mustafi
Chief Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BRRI, Joydebpur, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.

M. R. Islam
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BRRI, Joydebpur, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.

M. A. Qayum
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BRRI, Joydebpur, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken to assess socio-economic aspects of rice farmers and factors contributing to distribution of shares of income in T. aman rice cultivation in the coastal belt of Bangladesh. The results revealed that the gross returns obtained from MV T. aman rice cultivation were double than that of local improved variety (LIV) in the coastal regions. In the case of sharing incomes among production participants, farmer's shares found 86% and 73% of the total income generated from MV and LIV rice cultivation, respectively. Therefore, MV T. aman rice cultivation proved attractive in the coastal saline soil of Bangladesh for betterment of the farmers.

Keywords: Socio-economic aspects, Rice cultivation, Coastal area

Location: Noakhali and Chittagong districts

Start Date: 01-01-1992

End Date: 31-12-1992

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

1. To know the socio-economic characters of rice growers in the coastal aresa of Bangladesh.

2. To determine the economics of T.aman rice cultivation in the coastal belt of Bangladesh.

3. To estimate the factors and income shares among the rice growers in coastal areas.

Methodology:

The data for the study was collected through survey method by utilizing pretested structured questionnaire. A total of six thanas were selected purposively by taking three thanas from greater Noakhali districts, namely Sonagazi, Companiganj and Ramgoti and three thanas from greater Noakahali districts, namely Mirerrsharai, Sitakunda and Chakuria covering a wide coastal belt of Bangladesh. A total of 120 farmers were selected taking 20 farmers from two villages in each thana by adopting simple random sampling method. The survey was conducted during 1992 and covers only T. aman crop. Tabular method and descriptive statistics were adopted for analyzing the data.

Source of Information: BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, VOL-24(2), PP.355-365, JUNE 1999, ISSN 0258-7122.

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Achievement/Findings:

The average family size was 10 and farm size was 1.67 ha in the study area. About 77% farmers adopted MV T. aman rice growing 43.5% area of the total rice cultivated area. Farmers in Noakhali area used more amount of human labour that that of Chittagong. The total human labour cost was found higher in Noakhali for both MV and LIV T. aman rice cultivation than in Chittagong. Farmers in the study area used their own seeds for both MV and LIV rice. The cost of fertilizer and insecticides was found higher in Chittagong than in Noakhali. The gross return as well as net return on full cost and cash-cost basis for both MV and LIV T. aman rice were obtained higher in Chittagong than in Noakhali. But the benefit cost rice ration for MV was higher in Noakhali than in Chittagong on both full cost and cash-cost basis. Thus the benefit cost analysis indicated that the MV rice cultivation was found more profitable than LIV rice in the study area. Human labour earned the highest share of output from MV and LIV rice in both Noakahali and Chittagong districts. Although the inputs used for MV T. aman was significantly higher than for LIV both in Noakhali and in Chittagong, the net returns or the net incomes of the MV T. aman was significantly higher than those of the LIV farmers. The MV rice cultivation was found to be a major income earner in the coastal belt of Bangladesh. Therefore, the results suggests that there is an ample scope to earn more income through expanding and increasing productivity of MV T. aman rice in the coastal aresa of Bangladesh.

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