Abstract:
This study aimed at exploring the adoption status of improved lentil varieties and their
impacts on the livelihood of farmers in Magura and Faridpur district of Bangladesh. To
attain the objectives of this study, primary data were collected from 130 lentil farmers
through farm level survey using a suitable pre-tested questionnaire in March-April,
2022. Descriptive statistics and livelihood assessment index were constructed to find
out the results. Majority (91%) of the lentil farmers adopted improved lentil varieties
due to the availability of improved seeds and higher yields. Around 77.06% of lentil
farmers adopted BARI improved lentil varieties and 13.08% of lentil farmers used
BINA improved lentil varieties. Besides, around 9% lentil farmers still used the local
variety. The profitability analysis demonstrates that the net return from BARI improved
lentil varieties and BINA improved lentil varieties were Tk. 67485 and Tk. 48764
respectively. On the other hand, the net return from local variety was Tk. 14305.84
which was comparatively low than improved lentil varieties. The results show the
benefit cost ratio for BARI improved lentil varieties was 1.78 which indicates the
economic sustainability. Besides, the BCR of BINA improved varieties and local
variety were 1.61 and 1.20 respectively. So, the results revealed that adopting improved
lentil varieties was profitable and significant in the study area. Livelihood assessment
index was high among the adopter of improved lentil varieties which indicated that
livelihood status was better among the adopter group compared to non-adopter of
improved lentil varieties. During lentil cultivation, lentil farmers faces some constraints
such as disease of lentil, high cost of pesticides, lack of marketing facilities etc. To
increase the rate of adoption, some strategies must be implemented, such as the
availability of quality medicine for lentil disease at a reasonable price, skill
development, access to technology, credit facilities etc.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the
Department of Development and Poverty Studies
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES
