http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2694 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:22:19 GMT 2026-04-18T16:22:19Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2256 SCENARIO OF VEGETABLE MARKETING IN RANGAMATI HILL TRACTS CHAKRABORTY, RAJESH The present study was designed to analyze the scenario of vegetable marketing of Rangamati Hill Tracts. Marketing channel, supply chain and value addition of the vegetable marketing was analyzed in vegetable marketing. In some few selected areas of four unions of Rangamati Hill Tracts. The study was revealed the socio economic characteristics of the indigenous farmers. Primary data were collected from 50 indigenous farmers. A random sampling was followed. Tabular, graphical and statistical analyses were applied in this case. The main findings of the study reveal that there is a huge scope of vegetable production and it will be more profitable in Rangamati, if the marketing channel, supply chain, value addition development and technology adaptation will implement. Costs, returns, profitability, marketing channel, supply chain and value addition were depicted separately. Based on the total variance explained, it was confirmed that, there were nine components that influence the value chain development with 58% since their total loading is more than one. Since from 4 to 21 st component were having total Eigen values less than one (Annex 2.2). But because of lower loading factor only four components were selected from the particular variable which included as a factor was made on the basis of whether the correlation value (factor loading) was high or not. Focus group discussions are excluded with growers to draw points of interventions and to address constraints by promoting the strength of the chain. For this purpose, internal weakness and strengths of actors and external opportunities and threats are analyzed under categories of economic, social, technological, demographic and institutional themes. Irrigation problem, Electricity problems, High input cost, Lack of quality seeds, Lack of Training, Lack of Market infrastructure, High housing cost, Problems of transportation, Lack of storage facilities, Low price,, Unstable price, Lack of technological adaptation and lack of government supervision were the major problems faced by indigenous farmers. The study revealed price variation at market level on the supply chain which vary from Tk 03 to Tk 10 per kg due to value addition done by the indigenous farmers. They usually did three types of value addition. These are washing, bundling, grading of the vegetables. Prices were lower in case of roadside sale of vegetables which were a little away from the market and close to boat ghat. Customers get fresh products in this marketing system. Govt. initiative is necessary to reduce the problem of transportation and marketing infrastructure for the betterment of both indigenous farmers. Necessary actions were also expected by indigenous farmers from Govt. NGOs and other private institutions to reduce the barriers faced by them in case of marketing and production of vegetables in Rangamati Hill Tracts so that they could get benefit from maximum productivity. Finally, some recommendations were provided for policy formulation and execution. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKETING SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA -1207 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2256 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2255 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION OF VEGETABLE STREET VENDORS : A STUDY ON DHAKA CITY ISLAM, MD. RAFIQUL The study focuses on the socio-economic condition of vegetable Street vendors in Dhaka. Special emphasis has been given on reasons of entering women vegetable vendors into vending job and their problem. For this purpose, a survey was conducted in 2018 to know the socio-economic condition of vegetable street vendors in Dhaka. This survey covered 150 vendors in those streets, footpath and roadside of 5 specific areas as Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Farmgate, Dhanmondi and Azimpur in Dhaka. Based on this study has found that the socio-economic condition of street vendors is very poor. Their income and saving is very low. Both they and their children’s education is very poor. Vegetable street vendor is one of the better informal job opportunities for poor. The study explores that 88.67 percent vegetable vendors are male and 11.34 percent of them are female. 42 percent of them have age range 26-35 years old. Among them 74 percent got married. 52 percent of them maintaining a family member at least 6 or above. Almost 65.34 percent vendor’s academic qualification is below SSC. More than 24 percent of them and 12 percent of their children are illiterate yet. The per day average sale is Tk. 2475. The average monthly income of per vendor is Tk. 23435. Almost 61.34 percent had started with an initial investment lowest Tk.10000. 50.67 percent of them could earn profit per day lowest through Tk. 400. If a comparison is made between male and female, we see that the condition of women vendors is more vulnerable than male venders. Women vendors in Dhaka choose this trade because of poverty and also because the male members in the family do not have jobs and even if they earn money, they spend those money mostly on liquor. Their low income, double burden of having to work on the streets and look after the home and low level of unionization make them the invisible section of street vendors. Less or no Public toilet in the streets of Dhaka has an adverse effect on women vender’s health and many suffer from various infection. The mobile women street vendors also face security issues. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS & MARKETING SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA-1207 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2255 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2254 PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS ANALYSIS OF MANGO CULTIVATION BASED ON SOME SELECTED AREAS IN RAJSHAHI DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH ISLAM, MD. MASBAUL The study was conducted among 104 mango producer to assess their, profitability in case of mango production, demographic and socio-economic condition e.g. age, education, profession number of family member ,number of income earner, amount of land, number of school going children, amount gardens area ,fertilizer dose, pesticides ,mango variety cultivated ,cost of capital, profit, , vehicle used for transportation, market size, market distance, presence of cooperative society and membership, types of marketing harvesting, grading, yield, weather, disease ,use of fellow land, training requirement, government intervention, storage facilities, export etc condition of in selected areas of four villages namely Bausha Hadati Para village under Bagha upazila, Baruipara village under Puthia upazila, Kismot Bogura village under Durgapur upazila Pannapara village under Charghat upazila Northern region of Bangladesh during January-March 2018 . The study also encompasses the comparison of cost and profit of another crop cultivated with mango cultivation. Mostly farmer depend on mango production because the climate is very conducive for mango cultivation in Rajshahi district. Barind ecosystem (Rajshahi Region) is unfavorable for field crop production but suitable for production of fruits like mango, litchi and jujube etc .Fruits are significant component of agricultural farming system in Bangladesh. The primary data collected through scheduled questionnaire from the randomly selected 105 mango growers. Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) was used to measure the problems obtained from mango production were categorized into 6 types viz. very severe, severe, moderately severe, moderate, negligible, not at all. On the basis of Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) formula, out of the 16 problems, insects and diseases infestation was identified as the major problem with PCI 429 followed by dropping of fruits and flowers with PCI 409. Scarcity of better varieties/ Seedling/ grafts, Climate change and Lack of modern technology were also three major problems with PCI 387,276 and 193 respectively faced by mango farmers in case of mango production. About 65% of farmer are educated in this region.it was estimated 95% farmers have own land. All of the respondents interviewed aged between 28-98 years .Cost and return analysis of mango production revealed that 10 mango varieties are founds as profitable with the higher working investment and human labor development. Their fertilizer use ratios were as like Urea: TSP: MoP= 1.5: 2: 1. Data represented that every cultivator had to spend 106659 taka for one hectors of land or 120 mango trees and average profit was 299010 taka but it varies from 299010 to 300000 taka on the basis of respondents from 120 mango trees or from one hector without considering land rent. Average profit from mango cultivation was higher than Average profit from onion cultivation which amounted Tk. 299010 per hectare and 260412 per hectare respectively .Out of 104 mango producer, 59 producers were engaged in both supporting crop and mango,45 farmers were with mango only. Most farmers (87%) in the study areas practiced intercropping with mango. the cost incurred by Harvesting, Sorting and Grading of mango cultivation was more than other crops. Inadequate transport facility, higher cost of transportation, Preservation problem, Lack of feeder roads, Lack of shed in the market, Post-harvest loss and Strike / Political unrest problems were identified for the farmers in mango marketing. Marketing problems for traders were Unstable price, Selling on credit, Lack of capital, Lack of market place, High transport cost, Lack of market information, Lack of processing center, Lack of processing plant etc. Although respondents certified that Rajshahi district is profitable in respect of mango production as the yield of Mango was far greater than the yield of other crops but further study should be taken place with other variables and characteristics that related to farmers in mango production in different upazilas of Rajshahi district. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKETING SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA -1207 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2254 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2253 PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF CUT FLOWERS- BASED ON ROSE M. K. HASAN This paper attempts to study the monthly income of rose farmer’s in Bonogram, Savar of Dhaka district. Rose cultivation is now a profitable enterprise to the farmers, but the socio-economic data and information of the flowers’ are very scarce in Bangladesh. So, the present study is conducted to identify and analyze the profitability of rose relative profitability, potentialities and constraints. Three villages (Bonogram Purbopara, Bonogram moddhopara and Sadullapur) of Savar Upazila under Dhaka District were selected as study area. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were taken into consideration. A total of 50 rose farmers were randomly selected for this study. In this study, both descriptive and statistical tools are used to analyze the data. In this study it found that 88% respondents were married, 10% unmarried and 2% widower. Age of farmers play a crucial role in flowers production and in better management. 60% of the respondents were 31 to 40 years old. Family members were categorized into three groups and these were less 4 (6%), 4 to 6 (52%) and 7 to above (42%). 44% of the respondents were in primary level which was the maximum educational percentage of the study of the selected area. The highest proportion of family members had only one earner and the percentage was 60. Most of the farmers were involved in rose cultivation (84%). Few respondents were cultivated gladiolas, gerbera and a few involved in livestock production in the selected area. Input seedlings are the main investment of a farmer. They mainly bought their seedlings from local nursery (74%) and some seedlings were grown by themselves. Initial investment is the vital factor for any successful business. The highest profit is obtained from rose cultivation compared to its competitive flowers like gladiolus, gerbera and others for rose. Human labor, flowers variety, input seedling, initial investment and market place has positive effect on the monthly income of rose farmers. Lack of technical knowledge, non-availability of HYV seedling, and infestation of insects and diseases are major problems found in rose cultivation. Government should take necessary steps to overcome these problems. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKETING SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA -1207 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2253 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z