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    ADOPTION AND IMPACTS OF ORGANIC FARMING: CASE OF WINTER TOMATO PRODUCTION IN BANGLADESH
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE, 2022) MANJIRA, SHIRAJUM
    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.
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    COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY AND VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF CUT FLOWER CUTIVATION IN JASHORE AND DHAKA DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 2018) MANJIRA, SHIRAJUM
    Floriculture is a fast emerging and highly competitive industry. This study briefs out the existing production and marketing condition and practices of the cut-flower growers and traders. The overall objectives of the present study were to examine socioeconomic status of cut-flower (rose and gerbera) producing farmers, to assess profitability and factors affecting the production of cut flower, to identify the main distribution channel and value addition of cut-flower. Jashore and Dhaka district were selected for the study on the basis of intensive growing region of cut-flower cultivation. Multi-stage random sampling technique had been used for collecting data from 100 sample farmers through interview schedule. After analyzing the data, per hectare total cost, gross return, gross margin and net return were Tk. 327019, Tk. 902484, Tk. 648214 and Tk. 575465 respectively rose and Tk. 538479, Tk. 2116800, Tk. 1646766 and Tk. 1578321 respectively. Benefit cost ratio (On full cost basis) of rose and gerbera production were 1:2.76 and 1:3.93 and benefit cost ratio (On cash cost basis) of rose and gerbera were 1:3.55 and 1:4.55 respectively. Though both rose and gerbera production was highly profitable but gerbera was more profitable than rose. The significant coefficient values of seedling was 0.124 and 1.049 for rose and gerbera respectively indicated that yield of gerbera was higher than rose. By analyzing marketing channel and value addition it was found that as the number of intermediaries or value chain actors increased the farmers or producers share to consumers’ price decreased. Inadequate cold storage and seasonality in demand were the major constraint for farmers which were reported by 98% and 94% rose growing farmers respectively and 98% and 96% gerbera growing farmers respectively. Results indicated high yielding variety of rose for higher production is needed for rose growing farmers. Adequate cold storage for reducing the post-harvest loss is needed for both farmers and value chain actors. Therefore, it is needed to emphasis dissemination activities of technologies