PROFILE AND LOAN REPAYMENT BEHAVIOUR OF BORO RICE FARMERS IN MIRZAPUR UNION OF GAZIPUR SADAR THANA
Date
1995-04
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BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ,MYMENSINGH
Abstract
The study was conducted in Mirzapur Union of Gazipur Sadar
Thana. The purpose of this study was to have an understanding about
the profile and loan repayment. behaviour of some selected boro rice
farmers. Data were collected personally through interview schedule
from 82 systematic randomly selected farmers during December 01 to
31, 1993. Loan repayment behaviour of the farmers was the dependent
variable, whereas seven selected characteristics constituted the
independent variables.
Description
Bangladesh is a developing country comprising of total land
area of 1,43,998 sq.km. with a total population of 111.4 million
1.e. 114, persons/sq.km. making it the most densely populated
country in the world (Anonymous, 199977 Agriculture holds an
important position in the national economy of the country by
contributing ie percent of the Gross Domestic Product(GDPY and
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employing about 61.3 percent of the labour force (Anonymous, $993)
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_ (Obviously the economic: development of the country depends to a
‘great extent on the prior development of agricultural sector. But
in Bangladesh still agricultural practices to a large portion done
by traditional way and on individual basis. As a= result
productivity is low in comparison to other developing countries of
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the world.,
Keywords
BORO RICE FARMERS, Statement of the Problem Specific Objectives, REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE