Does Microcredit Really Bring Hope to the Female Borrowers in Bangladesh? Evidence from the Agribusiness Program of BRAC

Mahmud, Kazi Tanvir; Parvez, Asif; Alom, Khairul; Wahid, Ishraat Saira; Hasan, Mohammed Kamrul

doi:10.1080/10875549.2017.1348421

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“…Active pond operators tended to have greater access to information and access more credit, likely linked to their greater literacy and greater social connectedness. The poor in Bangladesh, irrespective of gender and education, depend on rural money lenders who charge high interest rates on unfavourable terms and conditions (Hossain, Wahid, Mahmud, Hossain & Taslim, ; Mahmud, ). Households showed higher dependency on “credit” and “interest‐free credit” for carrying out agricultural activities.…”

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The impacts of integrated homestead pond-dike systems in relation to production, consumption and seasonality in central north Bangladesh

Karim¹,

Little

2017

Aquac Res

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The roles of homestead ponds and surrounding dike production of vegetables on farms in peri-urban and rural communities in central north Bangladesh were assessed.A baseline survey sought to characterize actively managed ("active") pond-dike systems, producing fish and vegetables, in terms of productivity and impact compared to less intensively integrated ("passive") and control, no-pond households. A longitudinal survey was carried out over 12 months to explore the relationship between seasonality and livelihood outcomes in relation to location and well-being status. Active homestead pond operators tended to have greater access to information and credit compared to passive and non-pond households; this was likely linked to their greater literacy and greater social connectedness. They enjoyed higher incomes through fish sales and consumed more fish than passive households, which was related to their higher production, in turn explained mainly by the use of more inputs. All active, 50% passive and 38% non-pond households were involved in vegetable cultivation; however, significantly more vegetables were produced by active households than others.The impacts of pond-dike production were more critical for food-vulnerable, rural households than peri-urban households prior to monsoon rice harvest; worse-off households suffered more prior to the "irrigated rice" harvest. Fish and vegetables raised on farm were most important during lower income months. The study supports the view that small homestead ponds can contribute to the wider food supply, and that such "quasi-peasant" forms of aquaculture contribute to reduced poverty and enhanced dietary diversity and food security in the broader population. K E Y W O R D Sconsumption, integrated agriculture-aquaculture, location, pond-dike, productivity, seasonality, well-being

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The impacts of integrated homestead pond-dike systems in relation to production, consumption and seasonality in central north Bangladesh

Karim¹,

Little

2017

Aquac Res

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“…Training is closely related to the living-standard of a person which assists in increasing skills, production, income and management capacity (Hilton et al ., 2016; Mahmud et al ., 2014a; Mahmud et al ., 2017). In Bangladesh, several studies had been conducted to assess the role of training programs focusing on various socioeconomic issues relating to standard of living.…”

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The role of training in building awareness about formalin abuse: evidence from Bangladesh

Kabir

Mahmud

Hassan

et al. 2018

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Purpose This paper aims to assess the impact of the training program on fish traders in building awareness about formalin abuse in food items. Design/methodology/approach Primary data was collected from the fish traders in Bangladesh by using simple random sampling technique. Binary logistic regression was used to assess the opinions of the fish traders about training in building awareness of formalin abuse. Findings This study showed that the training of the fish traders played a positive role in improving their awareness level of formalin abuse. Practical implications Enhancement of both training and educational support could be an effective strategy in preventing formalin abuse in food. Originality/value This study helps in assessing the opinions of the fish traders about the effectiveness of the training programs in building awareness of formalin abuse.

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“…It can be hypothesised that an educated person is more aware of the importance of healthcare in comparison with an uneducated person, and thus, she or he prefers to spend more on healthcare. In the rural context of Bangladesh, most of the farming households have financial constraints in pursuing their IGAs (Mahmud, ; Mahmud, ; Mahmud et al ., ). Most of them live in a sub‐standard manner because of their inadequate income resulting in lower level of consumption in terms of basic needs.…”

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Does Training Really Matter to the Rural Poor Borrowers in Bangladesh? A Case Study on BRAC

Hilton

Mahmud

Kabir

et al. 2015

J of Intl Development

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The goal of this study was to assess the effect of training programme on the healthcare expenses of the households under BRAC's microcredit programme. This study showed that training played a significant role in improving the healthcare expenditure of the household. Other socioeconomic variables such as household income, family size, age of the borrower, noninstitutional loan received by borrowers, amount of microcredit received from BRAC by borrowers, amount of loan instalment and distance of rural market from the borrowers' house were also appeared as the key determinants of households' healthcare expenditure.

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Does Microcredit Really Bring Hope to the Female Borrowers in Bangladesh? Evidence from the Agribusiness Program of BRAC

Cited by 20 publications

References 51 publications

The impacts of integrated homestead pond-dike systems in relation to production, consumption and seasonality in central north Bangladesh

The impacts of integrated homestead pond-dike systems in relation to production, consumption and seasonality in central north Bangladesh

The role of training in building awareness about formalin abuse: evidence from Bangladesh

Does Training Really Matter to the Rural Poor Borrowers in Bangladesh? A Case Study on BRAC

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