Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh

Agrarian Bangladesh relies heavily on rice. Since independence, many varieties have been released and targeted to increase productivity, farmers' income, and food security. However, few gained widespread adoption. Moreover, farmers in the border regions are adopting exotic cultivars, and it's gradua...

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Autores principales: Sarkar, Abdur Rouf, Rahman, Mohammad Chhiddikur, Rahaman, Shajedur, Sarker, Mou Rani, Islam, Mohammad Ariful, Balie, Jean, Kabir, Shahjahan
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Lenguaje:Inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126480
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author Sarkar, Abdur Rouf
Rahman, Mohammad Chhiddikur
Rahaman, Shajedur
Sarker, Mou Rani
Islam, Mohammad Ariful
Balie, Jean
Kabir, Shahjahan
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Islam, Mohammad Ariful
Kabir, Shahjahan
Rahaman, Shajedur
Rahman, Mohammad Chhiddikur
Sarkar, Abdur Rouf
Sarker, Mou Rani
author_facet Sarkar, Abdur Rouf
Rahman, Mohammad Chhiddikur
Rahaman, Shajedur
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Islam, Mohammad Ariful
Balie, Jean
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description Agrarian Bangladesh relies heavily on rice. Since independence, many varieties have been released and targeted to increase productivity, farmers' income, and food security. However, few gained widespread adoption. Moreover, farmers in the border regions are adopting exotic cultivars, and it's gradually spreading throughout the country. But, the reasons for adopting exotic rice cultivars are still unexplored. Using field data from 1,260 farm households and 42 focus group discussions, this study analyzes farmers' preferences for domestic and exotic rice varieties and identifies the factors of adoption linked to design national breeding programs and farmers' welfare. Findings show, exotic varieties (69%) monopolized the area coverage in the dry season, whereas in the wet season, domestic varieties (58%) dominated. Farmers select exotic varieties for their better yield and price, low production costs, high grain quality, resistance to pests and diseases, and ability to withstand stresses. Risk analysis shows domestic varieties adoption is riskier with lower returns. The empirical findings indicate that household characteristics, access to institutions and infrastructure, varietal characteristics, and weather condition, all play a significant role in adoption decisions. National breeding should focus on developing rice varieties in response to market demands and farmer preferences toward sustainable food security in Bangladesh.
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spelling CGSpace1264802025-12-08T10:29:22Z Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh Sarkar, Abdur Rouf Rahman, Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahaman, Shajedur Sarker, Mou Rani Islam, Mohammad Ariful Balie, Jean Kabir, Shahjahan rice adoption farmer participation risk assessment varieties Agrarian Bangladesh relies heavily on rice. Since independence, many varieties have been released and targeted to increase productivity, farmers' income, and food security. However, few gained widespread adoption. Moreover, farmers in the border regions are adopting exotic cultivars, and it's gradually spreading throughout the country. But, the reasons for adopting exotic rice cultivars are still unexplored. Using field data from 1,260 farm households and 42 focus group discussions, this study analyzes farmers' preferences for domestic and exotic rice varieties and identifies the factors of adoption linked to design national breeding programs and farmers' welfare. Findings show, exotic varieties (69%) monopolized the area coverage in the dry season, whereas in the wet season, domestic varieties (58%) dominated. Farmers select exotic varieties for their better yield and price, low production costs, high grain quality, resistance to pests and diseases, and ability to withstand stresses. Risk analysis shows domestic varieties adoption is riskier with lower returns. The empirical findings indicate that household characteristics, access to institutions and infrastructure, varietal characteristics, and weather condition, all play a significant role in adoption decisions. National breeding should focus on developing rice varieties in response to market demands and farmer preferences toward sustainable food security in Bangladesh. 2022-02-21 2023-01-03T12:05:07Z 2023-01-03T12:05:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126480 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Sarkar, M.A.R., Rahman, M.C., Rahaman, M.S., Sarker, M.R., Islam, M.A., Balie, J. and Kabir, M.S. 2022. Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6:813933.
spellingShingle rice
adoption
farmer participation
risk assessment
varieties
Sarkar, Abdur Rouf
Rahman, Mohammad Chhiddikur
Rahaman, Shajedur
Sarker, Mou Rani
Islam, Mohammad Ariful
Balie, Jean
Kabir, Shahjahan
Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh
title Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh
title_full Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh
title_short Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh
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topic rice
adoption
farmer participation
risk assessment
varieties
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126480
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