Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh
Technology revolutionises modern agriculture. Bangladesh's agriculture still relies heavily on manual labour for most operations, lacking full mechanisation. Given the pressing need for sustainable production and ongoing food security concerns, the country urgently requires agricultural technologies...
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| author | Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan Sarker, Mou Rani Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf Sultana, Monira Rahman, Md. Sadique Ahammad, Sharif Khan, Maruf |
| author_browse | Ahammad, Sharif Khan, Maruf Rahman, Md. Sadique Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf Sarker, Mou Rani Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan Sultana, Monira |
| author_facet | Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan Sarker, Mou Rani Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf Sultana, Monira Rahman, Md. Sadique Ahammad, Sharif Khan, Maruf |
| author_sort | Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan |
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| description | Technology revolutionises modern agriculture. Bangladesh's agriculture still relies heavily on manual labour for most operations, lacking full mechanisation. Given the pressing need for sustainable production and ongoing food security concerns, the country urgently requires agricultural technologies adoption. This paper aims to address this knowledge gap by examining the economic viability, determinants and impacts of adopting rice combine harvesters (RCH) in the wetland ecosystem. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from three haor districts of Bangladesh in 2023—encompassing 300 Boro rice farmers, among whom 204 were RCH adopters and 96 were non-adopters. Results revealed the use of RCH saved USD 75/ha, leading to a 6.47% decrease in total costs and a 5.06% higher gross return for adopters compared to non-adopters. Additionally, it reduced human labour use in rice farming by 24.61%. The probit model analysis revealed that adoption factors encompassed age, yield, upland cultivation, harvester availability, repair services, perceived labour scarcity mitigation, family labour usage and harvesting losses. Propensity score matching confirmed the significant impacts of RCH adoption, showing reductions in production costs (113.97–176.23 USD/ha) and labour usage (30.04–32.08 man-days/ha), along with increased net returns (444.05–503.57 USD/ha) for adopters. Major constraints to adoption identified through the constraint facing index were timely unavailability and unsatisfactory repair services, damage of straw, heavy weights and seasonal use only. Overall, RCH is cost-effective and economically viable while also mitigating climate risks in the study area. The study findings will assist in achieving the target of doubling farmers' income under Sustainable Development Goal 2.3. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1778572025-12-08T09:54:28Z Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan Sarker, Mou Rani Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf Sultana, Monira Rahman, Md. Sadique Ahammad, Sharif Khan, Maruf agricultural mechanization combine harvesters rice technology adoption labour productivity production costs economic analysis sustainable agriculture food security Technology revolutionises modern agriculture. Bangladesh's agriculture still relies heavily on manual labour for most operations, lacking full mechanisation. Given the pressing need for sustainable production and ongoing food security concerns, the country urgently requires agricultural technologies adoption. This paper aims to address this knowledge gap by examining the economic viability, determinants and impacts of adopting rice combine harvesters (RCH) in the wetland ecosystem. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from three haor districts of Bangladesh in 2023—encompassing 300 Boro rice farmers, among whom 204 were RCH adopters and 96 were non-adopters. Results revealed the use of RCH saved USD 75/ha, leading to a 6.47% decrease in total costs and a 5.06% higher gross return for adopters compared to non-adopters. Additionally, it reduced human labour use in rice farming by 24.61%. The probit model analysis revealed that adoption factors encompassed age, yield, upland cultivation, harvester availability, repair services, perceived labour scarcity mitigation, family labour usage and harvesting losses. Propensity score matching confirmed the significant impacts of RCH adoption, showing reductions in production costs (113.97–176.23 USD/ha) and labour usage (30.04–32.08 man-days/ha), along with increased net returns (444.05–503.57 USD/ha) for adopters. Major constraints to adoption identified through the constraint facing index were timely unavailability and unsatisfactory repair services, damage of straw, heavy weights and seasonal use only. Overall, RCH is cost-effective and economically viable while also mitigating climate risks in the study area. The study findings will assist in achieving the target of doubling farmers' income under Sustainable Development Goal 2.3. 2025-09-28 2025-11-13T02:32:48Z 2025-11-13T02:32:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177857 en Limited Access Wiley Sujan, Md Hayder Khan, Mou Rani Sarker, Md Abdur Rouf Sarkar, Monira Sultana, Md Sadique Rahman, Sharif Ahammad, and Maruf Khan. "Harnessing Rice Combine Harvester Adoption for Sustainable Agriculture in the Haor (Wetland) Ecosystem of Bangladesh." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2025). |
| spellingShingle | agricultural mechanization combine harvesters rice technology adoption labour productivity production costs economic analysis sustainable agriculture food security Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan Sarker, Mou Rani Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf Sultana, Monira Rahman, Md. Sadique Ahammad, Sharif Khan, Maruf Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh |
| title | Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh |
| title_full | Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh |
| title_short | Harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the Haor (wetland) ecosystem of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | harnessing rice combine harvester adoption for sustainable agriculture in the haor wetland ecosystem of bangladesh |
| topic | agricultural mechanization combine harvesters rice technology adoption labour productivity production costs economic analysis sustainable agriculture food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177857 |
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