Shifting from rice production to shrimp culture in coastal zones of Khulna: Determination of the determinants

Anisuzzaman, Md.; Islam, Md. Azharul; Rahman, K. M. M.; Shetu, Msr

doi:10.3329/jbau.v13i2.28787

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“…The transition from rice farming to aquaculture is a subject of ongoing deliberation within the agricultural land usage policy of Bangladesh, which has the potential to impact the farmers' capacity to enhance the array of their income sources (Rahman et al, 2022). Farmers' perceptions of profitability, amount of land owned, level of education, annual income, and farming experience are all important considerations when making the switch from rice cultivation to smallscale aquaculture (Anisuzzaman et al, 2015;Rasel, 2016). Few studies have been done in the context of Bangladesh to determine what causes farmers to shift their land -particularly on integrated rice-fish farming Islam et al, 2015).…”

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Factors driving the shifting of land from rice to aquaculture farming in Bangladesh

Akter,

Rahman,

Akter

et al. 2023

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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Farmers' decisions regarding land usage have evolved over time. Small farmers have a tendency to make a variety of land usage choices. This study examined the relative profitability and determining factors of shifting cultivation. A total of 110 farmers were selected using a multistage random sampling technique. The objectives of the study were attained using descriptive statistics and Probit regression. The results indicated that the decision to shift land towards smallscale aquaculture is financially profitable. The econometric model indicated that occupation, education, farm size, and perception of rice price had a significant impact on the decision to shift land. Farmers who perceive a lower rice price are 6.1% more likely to shift than those who perceive a higher price. Capital shortage and a high cost of feed in shifting cultivation were among the various obstacles respondents faced. If a rice farm undergoes conversion into a fish farm, it is imperative for the government to enact policies that can facilitate farmers in making informed decisions.

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Factors driving the shifting of land from rice to aquaculture farming in Bangladesh

Akter,

Rahman,

Akter

et al. 2023

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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“…Gurung et al (2016) found commercial aquaculture increased both farm income and income inequality, brought in new sources of employment, changed gender roles and relations, altered women's access to and control of assets, changed family food consumption patterns, and augmented market dependence for essential food. Rasel (2016) Anisuzzaman et al (2015) found that among all variables considered, some variables, precisely, the amount of land holdings, access to credit, contact with GOs/NGOs, intrusion of saline water, perception of profitability of shrimp, and water logging had a significant relation with shifting to shrimp culture. Similarly, the binary logistic regression had identified five significant determinants of shifting from rice cultivation to shrimp culture: occupation, land holding, access to credit, the intrusion of saline water, and water logging.…”

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Shifting from paddy production for aquaculture: An economic study in a selected area of Bangladesh

Rahman

Monim

Mukta

et al. 2022

Arch. Agric. Environ. Sci.

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Shifting rice cultivation to aquaculture is a burning issue of agricultural land use policy in Bangladesh. The study was conducted to identify the reasons for change the paddy farming to fish culture and relative profitability of both enterprises randomly selected 50 sample farmers from Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. Primary data were collected through field survey. Mostly tabular analysis was done to achieve the objectives. To determine the net return of fish and rice production, profitability analysis was applied. The findings revealed that 70% of the respondents belonged to the age group of 30-64 years and average annual income and expenditure were Tk. 2333234 (US$ 24874.56) and Tk. 2025860 (US$ 21597.65), respectively. About 96 % of the respondents said that the profit motive was one of the main reasons to shift rice farming to aquaculture. Per hectare per/season gross margin and net return were Tk. 545994 (US$ 5820.83) and Tk. 487494 (US$ 5197.16), respectively for fish culture and Tk. 16404.00 (US$ 174.88) and Tk. 7064.00 (US$ 75.31), respectively, for rice cultivation. The BCR of fish culture and rice cultivation was 1.86 and 1.07, respectively (Full cost basis). Lower profit and scarcity of labour in harvesting period were the main problems faced by the rice farmers. Diseases and high feed cost were the main problems faced by the fish farmers. The fair price of paddy and the supply of paddy harvesting machineries need to be ensured by the government and other agencies to make profitable agribusiness by the rice farmers.

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Factors determining conversion of agricultural land use in Bangladesh: farmers’ perceptions and perspectives of climate change

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Shifting from rice production to shrimp culture in coastal zones of Khulna: Determination of the determinants

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Factors driving the shifting of land from rice to aquaculture farming in Bangladesh

Factors driving the shifting of land from rice to aquaculture farming in Bangladesh

Shifting from paddy production for aquaculture: An economic study in a selected area of Bangladesh

Factors determining conversion of agricultural land use in Bangladesh: farmers’ perceptions and perspectives of climate change

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