Fertilizer use gaps of women-headed households under diverse rice-based cropping patterns: Survey-based evidence from the Eastern Gangetic Plain, South Asia

Islam, Md Shofiqul; Alam, Mohammad Jahangir; Bell, R.W.; Boyd, D. A.; Hutchison, Jane; Miah, M. A. Monayem

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14139

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“…Delineated as one of the central economic strongholds, this sector contributes approximately 23 percent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) [6]. Pertinently, women constitute an indispensable cohort within the rural agricultural labor force of the nation, and the involvement of women in rural areas of Bangladesh in the agriculture sector has increased from 54% in 2013 to 60% in 2017 [7].…”

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Implications of ICT for the Livelihoods of Women Farmers: A Study in the Teesta River Basin, Bangladesh

Rahman,

Huq

2023

Sustainability

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Rural agrarian societies, like Bangladesh, rely substantially on women as primary contributors to crop production. Their involvement covers a broad spectrum, from the first stage of seed sowing to the ultimate phase of marketing agricultural products. Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture could be a transformative tool for women’s agricultural involvement. Despite the inherent challenges associated with ICT adoption, it has emerged as an effective catalyst for improving the livelihoods of rural women in Bangladesh. This study investigates the impacts of ICT on the livelihoods of rural women. This study concurrently addresses the challenges that infringe upon its sustainability. The study was conducted within Oxfam Bangladesh’s ICT interventions implemented upon the women farmers in Dimla Upazila, Nilphamari, Bangladesh. We employed a mixed-methods research approach to examine the multilayered impacts of ICT on women farmers’ livelihoods. Our findings indicate that ICT support has improved the livelihoods of rural women through a comprehensive capital-building process encompassing human capital, social capital, financial capital, physical capital, and political capital, facilitated by creating an enabling environment. The study also unfolded several challenges stemming from aspects of ICT integration, including the disappearance of indigenous agroecological knowledge and the disruption of traditional multicropping practices. In light of the study’s outcomes, a key recommendation emerges, emphasizing the importance of integrating indigenous agroecological knowledge in the widescale implementation of ICT initiatives. Acknowledging and accommodating indigenous knowledge can enhance the sustainability of ICT-driven livelihood enhancements for rural women in Bangladesh.

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Implications of ICT for the Livelihoods of Women Farmers: A Study in the Teesta River Basin, Bangladesh

Rahman,

Huq

2023

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“…Effective extension services like training, demonstration, etc. can improve farmers' scientific knowledge regarding flower production dramatically, which ultimately can boost flower production (Islam et al, 2023;Jahan, 2009). In addition, Govt.…”

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Profitability analysis of cut flower cultivation in Bangladesh: Constraints and opportunities

Kaysar,

Islam,

Hoq

et al. 2024

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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Bangladesh has immense potential for cut flower production and export to the world market. Although the export earnings from cut flower cultivation are gradually increasing in our country, production and profitability are hindered by some constraints. The present study was undertaken in Jashore (Jhikargachha) and Dhaka (Savar) districts to examine the financial profitability, constraints, and opportunities of cut-flower cultivation in Bangladesh. A total of 120 cut flower cultivating farmers were selected for interview in 2019, taking 60 sample farmers from each location. Multi-stage random sampling method was followed to collect primary data. For profitability analysis, two cut flowers, namely gladiolus and rose, were selected for the study. The result indicates that per hectare total cost, net return, and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) were Tk. 687439, Tk. 261509 and 1.38, respectively, for gladiolus cultivation. On the other hand, net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and BCR of rose cultivation were Tk. 2325762, 146%, and 1.46, respectively, indicating that rose production is highly profitable to the farmers of the study areas. Despite such potentialities, cut flower cultivation was constrained by the requirement of high initial investment, lack of modern varieties, lack of credit facility, lack of storage facility, attack by pests & diseases, and uncertain market price. However, there is a huge scope to increase cut flower production by removing constraints in Bangladesh that can boost up livelihoods, incomes, and living conditions of rural people. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 13(2): 41-48, Dec 2023

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“…Most of the informants were male (85%), and the others (15%) were female because men were seen as having more complete access to agricultural inputs than women. As revealed by Islam et al (2023), female-headed households have limited access to agricultural inputs and extension services compared to male-headed households, leading to crop yield gaps, poorer livelihoods, and food insecurity the greater. Because the lower use of fertilizer by women will limit crop yields, besides that Doss (2010) states women make essential contributions to agricultural and rural enterprises throughout the developing world.…”

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Livelihood Assets as a Form of Adaptive Capacity of Farming Households to Scarcity of Subsided Fertilizer in Labakkang, District, Pangkep

Nofianti,

Yuliati,

Sukesi

et al. 2023

J. of Law and Sust. Develop.

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Objective: This research aims to describe the characteristics of rice farming households and the availability of livelihood assets in the face of a scarcity of subsidized fertilizers. Method/design/approach: The method used qualitative data collection used a case study approach to 80 farmers through observation and interviews. The descriptive analysis used interactive analysis by Milles and Huberman, and the data was validated by source triangulation. Results and conclusion: The results showed that the average age of farmers in Labakang District was 51 years old; most were men with low education and had an average number of family members of 5 people. Farming experience of more than 15 years and the average cultivate own paddy fields (60%) with a land area of 1.46 hectares. Farmers take advantage of the availability of natural capital in the form of land, water for farming, and livestock manure to make organic fertilizer. Physical assets such as land, houses, private vehicles, farming equipment, and livestock ownership help minimize rental expenses. Farming experience is very long, but farmers have insufficient knowledge and skills in making organic fertilizer. Financially they can buy non-subsidized fertilizers using other sources of income and their savings. Involvement in farmer groups, kinship among farmers, and participation in extension services also benefit them. Based on this, the availability of livelihood assets benefits the adaptive level of farming households in Labakang District in dealing with the scarcity of subsidized fertilizers.

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Fertilizer use gaps of women-headed households under diverse rice-based cropping patterns: Survey-based evidence from the Eastern Gangetic Plain, South Asia

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Implications of ICT for the Livelihoods of Women Farmers: A Study in the Teesta River Basin, Bangladesh

Implications of ICT for the Livelihoods of Women Farmers: A Study in the Teesta River Basin, Bangladesh

Profitability analysis of cut flower cultivation in Bangladesh: Constraints and opportunities

Livelihood Assets as a Form of Adaptive Capacity of Farming Households to Scarcity of Subsided Fertilizer in Labakkang, District, Pangkep

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