The southeastern and southwestern parts of Bangladesh are naturally contaminated with arsenic exposing more than 30 million people to unsafe levels of this element in drinking water and potentially threatening rice production. A study was undertaken in three arsenic contaminated upazilas namely...

This study has dealt with the profitability of hatchery operations in Bangladesh. Cross section data exclusively generated from fish hatchery farms under four districts namely Jessore, Chandpur, Bogra and Mymensingh were analysed to achieve the objectives of the study. The sample of the study...

Perceptions of knowledgeable Bangladeshi farmers regarding rice yield losses due to various technical constraints were studied to quantify the magnitude of yield losses and yield gaps. Two model farmers were chosen from each of the selected 120 thanas of the country. These 240 sample farmers...

Most studies on rational response of rice producers in less developed countries (LDCs) assume risk neutrality. However, the role of risk in farmers's decision making has been recognised as an important determinant of production. If farmers are rational and risk averse in less developed countries...

This paper reviewed the farm level adoption rate and yield of modern rice varieties. This study used both primary and secondary data. The analysis shows that 46 percent of the total rice area were devoted to grow modern rice varieties in 1990. Among all MVs, BR 11 was the predominant variety...