http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2687 2026-04-18T17:39:52Z 2026-04-18T17:39:52Z AKTER, MST. SHOPNA http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5281 2025-06-23T04:00:08Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

ADOPTION OF ECO-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN BANGLADESH: ROLE OF ACCESS TO FINANCE AKTER, MST. SHOPNA As a disaster prone country the farmers of Bangladesh imprudently use excessive pesticides and chemical fertilizer products which poses several environmental threats e.g., ecological imbalances, soil squalor, biodiversity loss, and ecological devastation and therefore make the country’s food security at stake. Considering global climate change and country’s environment issues eco-friendly agricultural technologies (EAT) gaining its popularity among the farmers. However, lack of capital often hinder the adoption of EAT. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify whether access to finance increase the likelihood and level of adoption of EAT in Bangladesh. A total of 270 vegetable farmers were selected randomly from two districts i.e., Cumilla and Narsingdi. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect necessary data. The collected data were then analyzed by using the Binary Logit, Poisson and Tobit regression. The findings suggested that access to finance positively affected adoption of EAT while the distance of bank and NGO from the vegetable farmers house negatively influenced the likelihood of adopting EAT. Moreover, access to finance increase the level of adoption of EAT. Besides, location, education, mobile phone usage, mass media usage and membership of IPM club positively and significantly affected the EAT adoption. In terms of policy perspective, the likelihood and level of EAT adoption can be increased through ensuring easy access to finance, increasing access to extension services and familiarizing EAT practices among the farmers by mobile and mass media. A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Finance and Management, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z MANJIRA, SHIRAJUM http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5280 2025-06-23T03:58:22Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

ADOPTION AND IMPACTS OF ORGANIC FARMING: CASE OF WINTER TOMATO PRODUCTION IN BANGLADESH MANJIRA, SHIRAJUM Organic farming is significant because it has the potential to spread environmentally friendly farming methods that rely less on synthetic chemicals. It improves soil health, food safety, and environmental impact, benefiting farmers and customers in the long run. The goals of the study include investigating the sociodemographic traits of tomato producers, determining the factors that influence the adoption of organic tomato farming by binary probit model, and assessing the effects of adoption using a PSM by studying 200 randomly selected farmers. The results indicate notable disparities between organic and inorganic tomato farmers with regards to age, earning member, farming experience, using mobile, extension contact, and landholding. In comparison to inorganic farming, organic tomato farming exhibits higher profitability and a superior benefit-cost ratio. The benefits of organic farming are further supported by propensity score matching analysis, which highlights organic tomato growing has statistically significant higher benefit-cost ratios (BCR), lower overall costs per hectare, and higher selling prices per kilogram than conventional inorganic cultivation. Although there are a number of challenges for tomato producers using organic agricultural methods, the main one is the lack of financial support. Managing diseases and pests, labor expenses, erratic yields, a lack of resources, and knowledge gaps are a few of the major difficulties organic tomato farmers face. These results offer insightful information to stakeholders and policymakers working to advance organic and sustainable farming practices in Bangladesh. A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z MIM, JULIA SULTANA http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5036 2023-09-17T10:46:33Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

LIVELIHOOD AND ADOPTION DETERMINANTS OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE RICE VARIETIES IN NORTHWESTERN AREAS OF BANGLADESH MIM, JULIA SULTANA Food insecurity in Bangladesh is exacerbated by the vulnerability of the country's rice industry to climate-related risks like drought. Adoption of rice types resistant to drought can significantly boost output, the availability of food grains, and income. The objective of this study was to identify the adoption determinants of drought tolerance rice variety and to compare the livelihood status between drought tolerance rice variety adopter and nonadopter. I received data from SAURES where 120 rice farmers from Rajshahi and Natore district were chosen randomly to achieve these goals were questioned. The total sample was separated into two groups: adopters, and non-adopters. Binary Logistic Regression Model identifies factors affecting the adoption of drought tolerance rice varieties, where experience, training on drought tolerance rice variety, extension contact, and knowledge of drought tolerance rice variety have a positive impact and significant at 1%, 5% and 10% level, while age has a negative impact on adoption. Finally, the study compares the livelihood components of adopter and non-adopter farmers and finds that natural, physical, and financial capital are higher for adopters, while human and social capital are higher for non-adopters. The overall livelihood index for drought tolerance rice varieties growers (0.62) was higher for non-adopter compared to adopter (0.61). The adoption of droughttolerant rice varieties was impacted by four key variables had positive impact, while age had a negative impact. Adopters had higher natural, physical, and financial capital whereas non-adopters had higher human and social capital. A thesis submitted to The Department of Management and Finance, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207 In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z TOMA, NAWSHIN SHAHARIN http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5035 2023-09-17T10:44:18Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

IMPACT OF MICROCREDIT IN ENHANCING FOOD SECURITY OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN BANGLADESH TOMA, NAWSHIN SHAHARIN The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of microcredit on the food security status of rural households in Bangladesh. Primary data was collected from Comilla and Chandpur districts of Bangladesh due to availability of microcredit borrowers. Data were collected purposively from 200 respondents through face-to-face interviews during January to June, 2022. Descriptive and econometric models were used to analyzed the data. Probit regression model, Food Consumption Score (FCS) and Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique were used to obtain the objectives of the study. Probit regression model was used to assess the factors influencing access to microcredit. FCS method was used to assess the food security status of microcredit borrowers and non-borrowers and PSM was used to evaluate the impact of microcredit in enhancing food security of rural households. The findings indicated that gender, age, agricultural land, family, household size, non-farm income source of household and training influence access to microcredit positively, in opposite education, occupation, earning member and annual income influenced access to microcredit negatively whereas gender, age, land, family, household size, non-farm income, annual income and training were significant at 5% level of significance and education, occupation, earning member, training were significant at 1% level of significance. The results also revealed that there is a significant difference of FCS with 1% level of significance between microcredit borrowers and non-borrowers and FCS is higher for nonborrowers compared to borrowers. The PSM result revealed that microcredit program has reduced the food security status of the borrowers by 17.564 and 6.04 unit based on Nearest Neighbor (NN) and Radius matching method. Inadequate credit availability and inefficient credit utilization could be the cause. The study suggests that microcredit program should be design to promote sustainable livelihood of rural households and regular monitoring and evaluation are essential to assess the impact on food security. In addition, it is recommended that microcredit intervention with social support programs can have a holistic impact on improving food security and well-being of rural households. A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Management and Finance, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE

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