Determinants of Crop Diversification in Bangladesh

An Econometric Analysis

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ID19456215
AuthorsAbul Kalam Azad (0000-0003-4831-452X, University of Dhaka, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue2
Pages195-217
Publication date2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1018-5291 • E-ISSN: 2074-0131
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/24551333211069752
OpenAlexW4206817238
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

This study aims to investigate the factors that influence household behaviour in cultivating the diversified crops on their cultivable land in Bangladesh. Cragg’s alternative tobit model has been applied to a unique rural household level dataset to find the catalysts of crop diversification. The results obtained portrayed a mixed impression of crop diversification in the country. The estimated results have revealed that the male head of household, the accessibility of information, a greater number of farming parcels and the availability of hired labour seem to govern the decision of a farming household to participate in non-rice crop production, while factors such as the total amount of land, agricultural extension service and irrigation facilities influence rice cultivation. Moreover, the findings obtained from the same Cragg’s alternative tobit model estimation for the Aman, Boro and Aus seasons have also revealed a similar depiction of crop diversification in Bangladesh

Agricultural diversification · Agricultural economics · Agricultural science · Agriculture · Business · Crop · Cropping · Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Tobit model · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Forestry · Marketing

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