Abstract:
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.
Description:
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
