Drivers of Adoption of BRRI Cultivars in Boro Season Among Farm Households of Mymensingh District, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md. Shajedur Rahaman Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur–1701, Bangladesh
  • Md. Abdur Rouf Sarkar Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur–1701, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur–1701, Bangladesh
  • Md. Jahangir Kabir Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur–1701, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Ariful Islam Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur–1701, Bangladesh
  • Md. Abu Bakr Siddique Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur–1701, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Adoption intensity, Criteria and constraints, Food security, Rice, Tobit model

Abstract

Bangladesh has made tremendous strides in the development of modern rice varieties as well as boosting domestic rice production up. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the performance, identify the criteria and constraints, as well as find out the drivers influencing the adoption and intensity of adoption of BRRI developed modern rice cultivars in Boro season. A total of 780 randomly selected farmers were interviewed using a structured schedule from 13 upazilas of the Mymensingh district. Descriptive statistics used mainly to evaluate the socio-economic characteristics of farmers as well as the performance of BRRI varieties, and a censored Tobit regression model employed to figure out the drivers of BRRI variety adoption. The results showed that in the Boro season about 85% area of Mymensingh district was covered by BRRI varieties and yielded 5.93 t/ha on average. The outcome of the model indicates that variables such as farmers schooling, farm size, farming experience, training and extension service, demonstration, distance to the nearby market, higher yield capacity, number of cultivated varieties, higher price, and good taste were influential drivers of adopting BRRI variety during the Boro season. This finding recommends that breeders should emphasize the farmers’ preferences while developing varieties, as well as providing training and field demonstration for spreading newly established BRRI rice varieties.

J Bangladesh Agril Univ 18(3): 660–666, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.102132

 

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2020-09-25

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Rahaman, M. S. ., Sarkar, M. A. R. ., Rahman, M. C. ., Kabir, M. J. ., Islam, M. A. ., & Siddique, M. A. B. . (2020). Drivers of Adoption of BRRI Cultivars in Boro Season Among Farm Households of Mymensingh District, Bangladesh. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, 18(3), 660–666. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JBAU/article/view/73724

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Economics and Rural Sociology

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