Md Safiul Islam Afrad

• Professor Dr.
• Professor at Gazipur Agricultural University

The adoption of newly released rice varieties in Bangladesh remains slow, particularly in coastal ecosystems, where multiple stressors reduce productivity. Limited knowledge transfer on climate‐resilient varieties has led farmers to favor traditional cultivars over newer ones. Head‐to‐Head Adaptive Trials (HHATs) were introduced to promote the diss...

The Padma River is one of the prime irrigation sources for Bangladesh. But the impacts of climate change are making it difficult to use water resources to enhance agricultural productivity properly. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices are the most notable among the proposed solutions. This paper examines the adoption of CSA approach within th...

Adoption of Maize Production in Kaliganj

The present study evaluated the adaptation measures taken by the coastal farmers of Bangladesh to cope with the increasing salinity. Mixed method including key informant interview, household survey was used to collect data from 80 respondents who were selected as a sample following disproportionate random sampling technique. The study exhibits the...

Purpose: The success factors of agricultural extension are not well known. In addition, extension services are often treated as homogeneous actors in agricultural research. We intend to show the impact of different strategies in agricultural extension. Methodology: A survey of 396 extension officers asking, for example, about the officer’s strategi...

In Bangladesh, plenty of development projects are assumed, though success of very few is evaluated. This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP) on the smallholder beneficiaries. The proportionate random sampling technique was Original Research Article Upoma et al.; Asian J. 40 used to select 90...

Pineapple production offers a unique opportunity for the farmers due to the favorable climatic conditions in Bangladesh. Consequently, pineapple cultivation in Bangladesh round the year, has picked up on quite a large scale. The nutritional condition of Bangladeshi individuals who are severely malnourished may be improved by pineapple. Pineapple cu...

The mobile phone is one of the most accessible and transformative communication technologies globally and a staple in modern life. This study explores the impact of mobile phone usage among women on developing agricultural farm enterprises. Data were collected from 150 rural women involved in agricultural enterprise development. Descriptive statist...

COVID-19 pandemic affected human lives as well as economy worldwide. Mango production has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created difficulties for growers, markets, supply chains, and consumer behavior globally. The study was carried out to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cultivation of BARI Aam-3 by the gr...

This study investigated aromatic rice farmers' attitude towards Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, aiming to fill a gap in the literature regarding GAPs adoption in the country's rice cultivation sector. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study utilized a descriptive and diagnostic research design. The sample size cons...

Bangladesh has embraced digitalization to the point where social media has become an essential tool for communication among all sectors of people, including agriculture. The current study was, therefore, attempted to ascertain the extent of use of various social media platforms by the farmers. The study was conducted in two Upazilas viz. Sreepur an...

Mobile phones have emerged as the predominant technology in developing countries, especially within agricultural enterprises. This research investigates the influence of mobile phone utilization on the empowerment of female entrepreneurs in rural farming communities. Data were gathered from 150 female agricultural entrepreneurs in the rural regions...

The main focus of this research was to explore the present status of pineapple cultivation in Madhupur tract of Bangladesh. Primary data were collected using a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire by face-to-face interviews from a sample of 300 pineapple growers and two focus group discussions were also carried out from M arch to May 2022. Acc...

The study assessed the overall status of CBRSEM and the potential benefits accrued from the model. The sample comprised 92 respondents selected from a women-led Community-Based Rice Seed Entrepreneurship Model (CBRSEM) located in Taraganj and Shadullapur upazilas of the Rangpur and Gaibandha districts of Bangladesh, respectively, following a strati...

Bangladesh is primarily an agricultural country, and the sector's contribution to rapid economic growth is crucial where about 50 percent of people are directly dependent on their livelihood. About 70 percent land of this country is dedicated to crop growing. Bangladesh is considered a highly climate-vulnerable country where natural calamities hit...

Traditional public extension worker-farmer cooperation in rice production demonstration is not working efficiently, therefore, private partnership-based demonstration has been attempted to introduce as its alternative very recently involving dealer-customer farmer. The study evaluated the private extension services rendered through dealer-customer...

Climate change affects cropping seasons, water availability, and the environment. This also increases the prevalence of pests and diseases, which ultimately affect crop production and food availability. Hence, understanding how agricultural communities perceive the dynamics of climate change may increase their adaptability to it. The purpose of thi...

The study was conducted in Charfasson upazila of Bangladesh to assess the farmers’ perception on climate change, adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and food security condition. The primary data were collected from 120 sample respondents through face to face interview using a pretested interview schedule. Findings revealed that...

The study examined the impact of rice seed production, processing, and distribution training on the rice seed stakeholders. Ten one-day training events were conducted by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and funded by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Sample size of trainees included 199 rice seed dealers, 62 ri...

Bandarban hill district is one of the main hilly areas of Bangladesh which is surrounded by forests and enriched with ecological resources and biodiversity. Ecosystems sustain, generate for, regulate, and offer cultural services that are essential to human well-being. Hence, it is important to reconnoiter the current situation of forests’ ecosystem...

This study compared preferred rice varieties by millers and farmers in Bangladesh, hypothesizing that public breeders would focus on public goods like disease resistance, whereas private breeders would focus on profits in the entire chain. Primary data were collected from 99 farmers and 68 millers, who are among the key stakeholders in the rice pro...

The major focus of the study was to explore the safety perception of consumers towards vegetables in the urban markets of Mymensingh city in Bangladesh. The study was carried out through survey of randomly selected sixty vegetable consumers. Data were collected through face-to-face interview method using pre-tested interview schedule. Chi-square (χ...

Salinity is an important abiotic stress that limits the productivity of crops growing on the salt affected areas because excess salt concentration in the soil has detrimental effect on growth and development of plants. Beneficial microorganisms having the inimitable characteristics like tolerance to soil salinity, synthesis of plant growth hormones...

It is quite noticeable that the participation of rural women is instrumental in livelihood sustenance and development at family and society levels through numerous paid and unpaid activities. In Bangladesh, according this appropriate treatment and position is on course, but not devoid of pitfalls. This narrative review aims to picture the present c...

The unique agro-climatic condition of Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) in Bangladesh allows a wide range of fruit production that plays a vital role in reducing land degradation caused by shifting cultivation and improving the socio-economic sphere of the hilly people. Therefore, the study was conducted to explore the fruit production in the Rangamati d...

Farmers, the ultimate users of any rice variety consider some prominent traits before final adoption of the same. The purposes of this study were to assess the farmers' preference of two selected rice varieties, viz. BRRI dhan44 and Maulata and to explore relationships of 10 independent variables with the farmers' preference of rice varieties. Data...

Tea is a regular export item for Bangladesh, but due to slow growth in production, the country's tea exports have declined. However, organic tea has a great future in this regard. Understanding the status and underlying factors of organic tea farming adoption has great potential to further enhance organic tea production and contribute to sustainabl...

The field experiment was conducted in the Charlands of Bangladesh during November 2021 to March 2022 to find the crop production and soil properties status. A randomized complete block design was followed with six treatments and three replications. The organic amendments were quick compost, standard organic fertilizers, poultry manure and biochar @...

The experiment was conducted at the farmer"s fields of Charlands in Bangladesh during November 2020 to July 2021 to investigate the effects of different organic fertilizers along with inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield of different crops. The experiments were established in a randomized complete block design using six treatments and three re...

A study was conducted to investigate the farmers’ response on the performance of two specific Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) technologies viz. BU dhan1 and BU Hybrid lau1. In this connection, two districts of Northern Bangladesh were considered with 80 farmer respondents were selected by simple random sampling te...

The field experiment was conducted in the Charlands of Bangladesh during November 2021 to March 2022 to find the crop production and soil properties status. A randomized complete block design was followed with six treatments and three replications. The organic amendments were quick compost, standard organic fertilizers, poultry manure and biochar @...

This study focused on farmers’ crop management practices in selected rural riverine islands (Char lands) of Sariakandi Upazila, Bogura district, Bangladesh. Disproportionate stratified sampling was adopted to select the respondents. The data were elicited using an interview schedule and analyzed via Statistics 10 software. Results revealed that, on...

The experiment was conducted at the farmer’s fields of three Charlands in Bangladesh during November 2019 to July 2020 for establishing new technologies for enhancement of productivity through innovative soil management practices. The experiments were established in a randomized complete block design using six treatments and three replications. Tre...

Mobile phone helps in communication and thus, lead to accessing information is gaining popularity in Bangladesh along with many developing countries. In the remote rural areas where mobile network is not up to the expectation yet and scarcity of information is a stark, rural farm women entrepreneur trying to seek information through mobile phone. T...

Accurate and realistic forest cover change assessment is essential for the conservation and management of the Sundarban mangrove forest of Bangladesh. With these views, an integrated way of the vegetation cover assessment was conducted using time-series Landsat satellite imageries of 1991, 2001, 2011, and 2021. During the last 30-year (1991-202...

The study was conducted to investigate the adoption of IPSA seem and BU pepe1 crop variety by the farmers in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh and Meherpur Sadar upazila of Meherpur districts, respectively in Bangladesh. In-person interviews with 80 respondents and two focus group discussions were carried out to collect data. According to study finding...

Aims: The main objective of the study was to explore the influences of socio-demographic factors of lemon cultivators on accepting pest management practices. Study Design: A total of 120 lemon growers of the Tangail district were selected as samples following the proportionate random sampling technique. Primary data were collected from sampled resp...

The study aimed at assessing the pest risk and management practices of lemon production and its profitability in Tangail district of Bangladesh. Household survey was conducted by an interview schedule from 120 lemon growers who were selected as sample respondents following a proportionate random sampling technique. Lemon butterfly and dieback disea...

Agribusiness plays a key role in the sustainable economic development of rural poor by fulfilling daily needs. In South Asia, all the countries have a similar pattern of societies, resources, climates, practices, and people located close to each other. Crop cultivation, dairy production, fishery, and forestry are the main agribusiness sectors for t...

Traditionally, spices are important components used for preparation of everyday menu, especially for Bangladeshi. In this connection, Spices Research Center under Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has been releasing new spices varieties but there is dearth of research on the adoption of these newly released spices varieties. Therefo...

The focal objective guided the present study was to investigate the impact of labor migration on rural livelihood. Pakundiaupazila under Kishoregonj district was purposively selected as the locale of the study. Three villages viz. Narandi, Hossendi and Patuabhanga were randomly selected. A sample consisting of 80 respondents, having at least one mi...

Self-assessment is a vital mechanism for identifying strong and weak points of an educational institute and a pivotal prerequisite for accreditation. Therefore, the study was conducted to assess the quality of BS(Agriculture) program of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) in respect of its curriculum, teachers and sta...

The main objective guided the present study was to evaluate the knowledge of the growers on spices cultivation practice in Shibganj upazila under Bogura district. Three unions of the upazila were purposively selected based on the vicinity to the Spices Research Center, Bogura. Data were collected from selected growers using predesigned structured i...

Self-assessment is a vital mechanism for identifying strong and weak points of an educational institute and a pivotal prerequisite for accreditation. Therefore, the study was conducted to assess the quality of BS(Agriculture) program of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) in respect of its curriculum, teachers and sta...

PurposeIt is almost a common practice in Bangladesh to indiscriminately discharge effluent into the nearby wetlands, crop fields and water bodies. So, contamination occurs from water to food chain through soil and field crops. This study therefore assesses the impact of industrial effluent on water, soil and rice production taking Turag river bank...

Agriculture is one of the vital sectors in which ICT can be used reasonably in transferring the modern agricultural technologies to the farmers. Information and communication technology in agriculture includes internet, radio/community radio, television, wireless communication tools, cell phone, audio visuals, digital camera, Geographic Information...

Mobile Phone Usages

Nowadays, climate change has become a severe issue for aquatic dweller. As the climate is changing gradually, it's affecting all types of terrestrial and aquatic creatures. Ocean lives are not out of the danger of the climate change. Many researches warned about this a few years back, and it's demonstrating now. The total population of the fishes i...

Farmers use various pesticides indiscriminately in their vegetable fields throughout the cropping seasons in Bangladesh. The present study therefore, examined farmers' extent of adoption and knowledge on pesticide use in vegetable production. The study was conducted in four villages of Narsingdi district, Bangladesh, where 110 vegetable farmers wer...

An experiment was conducted at the farmer's field in Shibalaya upazilla of Manikganj district during rabi season of 2017to study the effectiveness of biochar on soil fertility and yields of brinjal and cauliflower. There were five treatments viz. control, recommended inorganic fertilizer (RF), biochar 1 t/ha + RF, biochar 3 t/ha + RF and biochar 5...

Personal protection equipment (PPE) is used by farmers when dealing with crop protection products. Owing to its relevance, this survey assessed the status of PPE use by the farmers. The survey focused on two districts (Jeshore and Rajshahi) of Bangladesh. Descriptive research design was used to achieve the survey objective including both quantitati...

Shifting cultivation is the primary livelihood of the Chakma people where women participation is visibly prominent. Hence, this study comparatively examined the knowledge of Chakma women participating in shifting cultivation in Bangladesh and India. Three hundred respondents were selected following stratified disproportionate random sampling. Data...

Fish is traditionally complemented to rice in the diet of Bangladeshi. Thus, its daily consumption is pretty normal. Although, a number of researches have been done on river fish and its consumption, there seems a few in the public that specifically studied consumer preference for sea fish consumption in Bangladesh. This study, therefore, explores...

Fisheries biodiversity is important especially for the rural poor who often rely on fishing to earn their livelihoods. This study was carried out to examine the fish species diversity and livelihood status of fishermen around the Titas River falls under the villages of Radhanagar and Uzanchar at Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria district. Data w...

Employability is a contemporary global concern of developing countries which indirectly affects other categories of countries. Hence, the necessity for institutions turning out graduates to focus on ensuring their products meet market demands. The present study was therefore, centred on employability of Bachelor of Science Agriculture graduates of...

Employability is a contemporary global concern of developing countries which indirectly affects other categories of countries. Hence, the necessity for institutions turning out graduates to focus on ensuring their products meet market demands. The present study was therefore, centred on employability of Bachelor of Science Agriculture graduates of...

Adaptation to climate change impacts in agriculture sector is a particular challenge in the coming decades. Erratic rainfall causes prolonged drought period in the north-western part of Bangladesh which hampers crop production and creates uncertainty of food security. Adoption of drought-tolerant crop variety could be an effective strategy to overc...

Adoption of alien fish species for aquaculture has become a common practice in Bangladesh. In this study, the socio-economic factors responsible for alien species adoption by fish farmers in Bogra District of Bangladesh were investigated. Data on adoption and socio-economic factors were collected from randomly selected 110 fish farmers. A multiple...

Voices from different international angles have argued on the rights of the indigenous peoples, threats to their identity and livelihood, and their sustainability. In Bangladesh, however, despite the rich biological and cultural diversity, and environmental resources, the indigenous peoples' dominated south‐eastern (Chittagong Hill Tract [CHT]) par...

Bangladesh has a wide range of social safety net programs. Despite that, there are several concerns on the delivery of the various social safety net programs with respect to their predesigned goal and objectives, especially in enhancing food security. Therefore, the need to establish research based facts on their performance towards food security....

The experiment was conducted at the farmers’ field, Bahadurpur village, Sunamganj Sadar upazila, Sunamganjdistrict, during November 2014 to May 2015 to study the effect of fertilizers and irrigation practices on the growth and yield contributing characters of boro rice (cv. BRRI dhan29) in haor area. The experiment comprised two level of fertilizer...

In rural areas of Bangladesh, farmers use various types of pesticides without thinking about the effects of these pesticides on deteriorating and polluting the environment. As a result, the present study examined the rural farmers' perception on pesticide use for vegetable production. The study was conducted in four villages of Narsingdi district,...

Despite over-dependence on the crop based farming economy, homestead forestry practices have immense potential to ensure sustainable livelihoods in the rural and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh. A clear understanding of the physical characteristics and economic role of both sectors in rural livelihoods is vital for sustainable resource management. T...

Career choice is very critical to the future of an individual which invariably affects society and a nation at large. Thus, the present study examined the willingness to pursue career in agriculture by secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis. Three (3) secondary schools were purposively selected, followed by random selection of 120 responden...

Fish and fisheries resources play a vital role in improving socioeconomic conditions of the fishermen and fish farmers involved in its business. They are also central in combating malnourishment, providing foreign earning and creating employment opportunities in Bangladesh. This study was carried out to explore the socioeconomic status of fish farm...

Shifting cultivation is prevalent in the uplands of eastern Bangladesh and Northeast India. Poverty and technical knowledge limitations favour its continued practice. This study assessed socioeconomic characteristics of 300 Chakma respondents' participation in shifting cultivation and the relationship of their socioeconomic characteristics with the...

Background: To expand the biotechnology market, the opinions of professionals towards biotechnological products are highly valuable for decisions taken by industry personnel, policy maker and others. Bangladesh is considered as a highly potential country for marketing biotechnological products. It is indispensable to know the present status and fut...

Women in the least developed countries like Bangladesh are playing a significant role in achieving economic and agricultural sustainability. Recent trend in agrarian market advancement as well as increase environmental and sustainability issues are also emphasizing the importance of women's participation. Shifting or jhum cultivation, the most popu...

Social media are contemporary digital communication means comprising various tools that allow interaction among people and information exchange worldwide. Its active users have reached around 3 billion globally as at April, 2017. Since agricultural extension service delivery is primarily a communication process, proper integration of social media i...

Rural youth constitutes 55 percent of the global youth population and up to 70 percent in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. With the predominance of agricultural occupation in the rural area, rise in unemployment, rapid population increase without commensurate food output and the need to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 as a Sustainable Development Goa...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become the most influential means of disseminating information required by the people globally. Bangladesh has made remarkable progress to effectively start using ICT for agricultural extension services. Therefore, the present study was carried out to explore the extent of ICT's utilization by the...

The study was conducted to identify, describe and prioritize the problems confronted by the sugarcane farmers regarding cultivation of sugarcane in Joypurhat Sugar Mills area. Data for this study were collected form 100 sugarcane farmers' of ten subzones in Joypurhat Sugar Mills by using an interview schedule during the cropping season 2012-2013. M...

The study was conducted to identify, describe and prioritize the problems confronted by the sugarcane farmers regarding cultivation of sugarcane in Joypurhat Sugar Mills area. Data for this study were collected form 100 sugarcane farmers' of ten subzones in Joypurhat Sugar Mills by using an interview schedule during the cropping season 2012-2013. M...

In this digital era ICT has become a part and parcel of our daily life. It has also explored the field of agriculture. Thus, the present study focused on exploring the extent of use of ICT tools by the farmers and to find out the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their extent of use of ICT tools. The study was con...

It is widely accepted that biotechnology is a globally significant and growing research field.This study aimed to assess socio-demographic profile of professionals working in public and private organization in Bangladesh toward biotechnological products. The data were collected by simple random sampling model, while face-to-face interviews were hel...

A project implemented in six Upazilas under six districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions in Bangladesh to assess the impact of AWD technique on rice production, where totally 108 farmers were selected as the participant of this study included Project farmers/AWD technique followers(54) and non-project farmers/conventional practice followers(54)....