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Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Agricultural Production and Income in Bangladesh

Journal of Agricultural Socio-Economics (JASE)

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Title Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Agricultural Production and Income in Bangladesh
 
Creator Das, Susmita
Mondal, Paritosh
 
Subject social factors; production; income; multiple linear regression model
 
Description The study assessed some factors that determine agricultural production and income in Bangladesh. The factors that were addressed in the study were land, labour, capital, ethnicity, gender etc. It aimed to analyze the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers in Bangladesh, to investigate the level of agricultural production activities and to identify the agricultural production problems in Bangladesh. The target population was the farmers of eight divisions in Bangladesh.  The data were obtained from structured questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and FGD. Multiple linear regression of model fourteen explanatory variables was used to analyze the characteristics of the factors mentioned above in context of farm production and income. The result of data analysis showed that the variables such as gender, age, years of schooling, service area, operational farm size, cow-shed, electricity, radio, mobile phone, television, computer, bicycle, motorcycle etc. affect farmers’ production and income. The research also found gender parity and small farm holding in farming. There should be provision of effective agricultural information dissemination services by using ICT tools in farming. Special emphasis should be given to eliminate gender disparity and resolve small farm holding problem to ensure farm production and income generation.
 
Publisher University of Islam Malang
 
Contributor CISSA project, IRRI
 
Date 2021-08-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://riset.unisma.ac.id/index.php/JASE/article/view/10856
10.33474/jase.v2i2.10856
 
Source Journal of Agricultural Socio-Economics (JASE); Vol 2, No 2 (2021): Journal of Agricultural Socio-Economics (JASE); 56-63
27456897
27456889
10.33474/jase.v2i2
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://riset.unisma.ac.id/index.php/JASE/article/view/10856/10254
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2021 Susmita Das
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