Md. Salauddin Palash

• PhD (Agricultural Economics)
• Faculty Member at Bangladesh Agricultural University

The paper provides an estimate of the marketing efficiency of BINA Sarisha-11, the mustard variety of Brassica juncea, developed by BINA and grown in Rangpur, Jamalpur, and Magura. It looks at various aspects of marketing: the cost of cultivation and returns, the identification of participants in the marketing chain, marketing costs, margins, and e...

Aims: This paper puts forth the idea of MaizeConnect—a business model centred on information and communication technology (ICT) to improve a lot of rural maize farmers in Bangladesh when it comes to accessing markets. Methodology: The research was conducted in the char areas of Jamalpur District, where the Making Markets Work for the Chars (M4C) pr...

Conservation agriculture practices play a pivotal role in augmenting agricultural productivity while concurrently fostering biodiversity, mitigating soil erosion, and enhancing plant nutrition. This study aims to delve into the determinants influencing the adoption behavior of farmers regarding conservation agriculture practices, categorizing them...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on public health, extending to the food system and people's livelihoods worldwide, including Bangladesh. This study aimed to ascertain the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on livelihood assets in the North-Western areas (Rajshahi and Rangpur) of Bangladesh. Primary data were collected from 320 farmers en...

Socially ascribed gender norms are a significant barrier for women of the fishing communities in coastal Bangladesh. These norms limit women’s income autonomy, access to productive resources, decision making capacity and mobility, which negatively affects their economic empowerment and overall well-being. The article delves into the topic of women’...

Aims: The study focused on Kalai Ruti, a popular street food made from black gram in Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh. It is aimed to examine the potential for enhancing the dish's value and to assess consumer attitudes towards street food in that region. Study Design: This study adopted quantitative approach where purposive sampling technique was used...

Aims: The main objective of this study was to investigate the challenges and opportunities of online mango business in Rajshahi division of Bangladesh. Study design: The methods and procedures for evaluating data and providing some level of knowledge, explanation, and interpretation of patterns and themes in textual data are referred to as Qualitat...

Women’s empowerment is an important policy agenda that is critical for developing countries like Bangladesh to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). The prime objective of this paper was to examine whether community savings groups can truly improve the economic conditions of women which turns into women’s empowerment in fishing communities...

Aims: This study examined the supply chain and marketing margin of catfish seed in selected areas of the Mymensingh district. The objectives include analyzing supply chain management, marketing margins of catfish seed production, and identifying the challenges in production and marketing systems. Study Design: This study used a quantitative approa...

Background In low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh, where medical education faces a range of challenges-such as lack of infrastructure, well-trained educators, and advanced technologies, abrupt changes in methodologies without adequate preparation are more challenging than in higher-income countries. This was worsened during the COVID-1...

Background: In low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh, where medical education faces a range of challenges-such as lack of infrastructure, well-trained educators, and advanced technologies, abrupt changes in methodologies without adequate preparation are more challenging than in higher-income countries. This was worsened during the COVID-...

This study has attempted to examine the profitability of commercially grown cauliflower and cabbage and its market outlet. The study is based on primary data collected in January 2021 from vegetables producers through face-to-face interview method using structured interview schedule. In total 80 commercial farmers (i.e., 40 farmers from each vegeta...

Despite significant growth, the fisheries supply chain is complicated due to various types of stakeholders performing multiple tasks, which may have an impact on the governance structure. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting financial and relational governance in Bangla-desh's inland fishing in...

In Bangladesh, the transformation of dairy farming from livelihood-oriented to enterprise-driven farming system might require deeper understanding on the regional differences in terms of regional potential for further dairy development. This, however, entails detailed data on dairy farm at regional level. Since the data are relatively very scarce i...

Supply chain management of the fishing industry has become increasingly important as globalization has increased competition. It is complicated due to the involvement of heterogeneous stakeholders and the establishment of an unorganized market structure. This study gave a holistic insight into the gaps in existing literature for measuring supply ch...

The study analyzes consumer concerns regarding food safety hazards along Bangladesh's major vegetable value chain. By collecting data from a consumer survey of 140 samples, the study investigated the worries about chemical, biological, and lifestyle hazards of major vegetables. The findings reveal that consumers' concerns about chemical, biological...

Owing to little knowledge, this research aims to estimate the elasticity of fertilizer demand utilizing national level secondary data for last 26 years in Bangladesh. At the current phase of country’s agricultural development, it is mostly needed to analyze the extent in which fertilizer subsidies have been effective. The study employed multiple re...

The study was conducted to estimate the post-harvest loss (PHL) of inland capture fisheries in Bangladesh based on the fishing venture i.e., sole proprietorship, partnership and cooperatives using Questionnaire Loss Assessment Method (QLAM). A total of 1339 fishermen were selected using stratified random sampling where 792, 485, and 62 were involve...

Post-harvest loss (PHL) in fisheries and aquaculture is critical because of its impact on welfare and economic growth. However, precise estimations of PHL are more challenging in developing countries, mainly due to poor data as well as unorganized landing points and markets. This study estimated PHL at the fisher and farmer level, applying the ques...

The objective of this study was to estimate the different ways of water use to calculate water use efficiency (WUE) in the dairy production system and to identify the main drivers of water use efficiency (WUE) in Bangladesh's typical dairy farming system. In this study, the methodology developed by the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) w...

CONTEXT A classical challenge in the search for principles and guidelines to protect food security affordably in the developing world comes from the well-known dilemma faced by farmers who incur economic losses from low prices brought on by excess production combined with poorly developed policies to anticipate, adapt to, and manage production and...

Since and prior to the initialization of civilizations, humankind hunted and gathered while plants and herbs were the mainstays of treatment. Like many other countries, in many rural and tribal areas of Bangladesh, people relied on nature and natural remedies to heal and prevent diseases due to the immense abundance of medicinal plants. Nonetheless...

Food security remains a key development challenge for many developing countries in the world. In Bangladesh, agriculture is the mainstay of livelihoods of the rural population which provides employment for around 52% of the workforce counting for 63% of households of which the majority are small farm households. Although small-scale farmers play a...

p>This article adopts multinomial logistic regression for determining the livelihood outcomes. Although study could not identify superior or preferred livelihood capitals but showed that livelihoods enhanced by specific livelihood assets framework. Findings provide important information for policymakers to identify different livelihood capitals to...

p>This article adopts multinomial logistic regression for determining the livelihood outcomes. Although study could not identify superior or preferred livelihood capitals but showed that livelihoods enhanced by specific livelihood assets framework. Findings provide important information for policymakers to identify different livelihood capitals to...

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Land is scarce to produce crops. Farmers use irrigation to grow crops year-round to meet increasing food demand. In the Northwest Region (NWR) of Bangladesh, known as the food bowl of the country, farmers depend on groundwater for dry season irrigation since both rainfall and s...

Mobile payment services are spreading in Bangladesh like a spider net with the development of information and communication technology (ICT) and ubiquitous internet access. The present study was conducted to explore the influencing factors of e-commerce transaction through mobile payment services and to investigate the customer experiences with the...

In Bangladesh, the transformation of dairy farming from livelihood-oriented to enterprise-driven farming system might require deeper understanding on the regional differences in terms of regional potential for further dairy development. This, however, entails detailed data on dairy farm at regional level. Since the data are relatively very scarce i...

The demand for eco-friendly food is increasing globally, including Bangladesh. This study aimed to examine the environmental consciousness and knowledge-behavior gap of young consumers regarding eco-friendly food purchasing intentions in Bangladesh. Survey data were collected from 200 young university students employing purposive random sampling me...

The present study was undertaken to find out gender-specific priorities in groundwater utilization for crop production and domestic uses, and also to identify various problems and constraints faced in groundwater utilization. A total of 60 farm households were selected randomly for empirical investigation from two northwestern districts of Banglade...

The study was conducted to know the existing turkey production system, supply chain mapping, and identifying the prospects and problems of turkey rearing in some selected areas of Bangladesh during October 2019 to December 2019. A total of 100 turkey raisers were surveyed following convenience method of sampling technique. The primary data were col...

Even though the dairy products are not a staple food item, but they are necessary for humans as an excellent source of protein. The consumption of dairy commodities began a long time ago, and over time there has been an improvement in the processing to match the changes in the tastes. Small scale dairy production was the root of today's dairy secto...

Cite this article Sarna, S.F., Palash, M.S., Uddin, M.M. 2020. Dairy farmers' milk selling options in major milkshed areas of Bangladesh: A comparative analysis. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, 18(2): 463-470. https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.82409 ABSTRACT Dairy farmers' profit is relatively low compared to the end user milk purchase pr...

This paper verifies the statement that “women contribute greatly to growing crops year-round, but their work is not recognized” through in-depth empirical investigation of their participation in rice and vegetable production and farm decision-making processes in Northwest Bangladesh. Interviews were held with 240 randomly selected couples (husband...

Consumer demand for food is an important component to policy makers, entrepreneurs, and market intermediaries to ensure sufficient food supply and profitable business. Consumers’ food demand and preferences in the USA are changing due to increase in per capita income, price, population and urbanization, health consciousness, etc., for which, a clea...

Like all animals, plant growth and productivity depend on water. Water plays an i m po r t a n t r o l e i n p l a n t v e g e t a t i o n a s w e l l a s e c o n o m i c g a i n f r o m t h e c r o p p l a n t cultivation. An in-depth analysis is performed to see the impacts of water availability on functional factors of irrigated rice (Boro) prod...

Consumer demand for food is an important component to policy makers, entrepreneurs, and market intermediaries to ensure sufficient food supply and profitable business. Consumers' food demand and preferences in the USA are changing due to increase in per capita income, price, population and urbanization, health consciousness, etc., for which, a clea...

This study applies the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) to estimate consumers demand for 9 major aggregate food items in the United States using household survey data from January 1959 to February 2016. More specifically, consumers' price and expenditure sensitivity of demand was examined for cereals and bakery products; meats and poultry; fish an...

This study examines livestock market integration and price dynamics in the United States using weekly price series of five major livestock market from October 2005 to March 2015. Engle-Granger and Gregory-Hansen bivariate co-integration tests and Johansen multivariate co-integration test were employed to measure integration among spatially sepa...

Consumers’ preference for food is ever-changing from carbohydrate to protein since protein plays a vital role in the balanced and healthy growth of human being. Among different sources of protein, animal sourced protein foods are getting popularity over time in United States. How demand for animal sourced protein food items are changing, and to be...

The paper investigated the magnitude of social parameters’ impacts on effective use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agricultural marketing by the farmers. In addition, how farmers identify information sources and how they access to those sources in selected areas of Jamalpur district were also examined. Purposive sampling metho...

Diverse set of income generating activities may have varying effect on household’s welfare situation. This study intends to assess the extent of different income diversification strategies on rural household welfare. A total sample of 153 households from three districts of Bangladesh was randomly selected. Considering simultaneous causality between...

The present study was carried out to examine the economics of agar-wood production and assess the financial viability of agar plantations in north-eastern Bangladesh (Barlekha Upazila, Moulvibazar District). Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire administered on 30 agar farmers using purposive sampling technique during the mon...

Spatial market integration ensures price discovery, market efficiency and market competition. Price integration in fed cattle markets is a significant subject of research due to perishable nature of fed cattle, geographical distance between production and consumptions areas, and considerable transportation cost. This study examines United States fe...

ARTICLE INFO Article history: Market-oriented farming has been started in Bangladesh over last two decades. As a consequence, diversified agricultural products are now produced which changing the land use pattern. This study conducted in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district, a major freshwater pond fish farming area of Bangladesh. Secondary data...

Smallholder farmers in Bangladesh face many difficulties. A trend towards fish farming has opened new opportunities in recent years. This research focuses on the concern, whether smallholders could improve their gross margins by improving the allocation of the available physical and non-physical resources. Combinations of the participatory, qualita...

Some influential variables that are import to farmers in Northern Bangladesh regarding land use decisions for farmlands, where such options are possible, were explored in this study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was followed to select the study area and the sampling unit. We selected four sub-districts in Mymensingh district, a suitable area in...

Price integration in regional fed cattle markets has been a significant subject of debate among Agricultural Economics researchers and industry participants. The issue stems from geographical distance between production and consumptions localities, perishable nature of fed cattle and considerable transportation cost. The Mandatory Price Reporting A...

The research was conducted to find out the decision-making quantitative and qualitative variables that devise the different types of farmers' involvement in freshwater fish farming in Bangladesh. Combinations of the participatory, qualitative and quantitative methods were used for primary data collection. Researchers considered 29 explanatory varia...

Land use is changing all over the world with the passing of time. Obviously there are some causes of changing land use patterns. In the context of Bangladesh, a highly populated country in the world, using of cropland as fish farming is expanding over time because of market demand, and the favorable growth rate of the fish price; in contrary, uncer...

This study explores the policy variables that can influence the farmers' land use decisions. The study represents the northern part of Bangladesh where the land conversion from crop to fish farming highly exists. The study focuses on the small-scale freshwater pond fish farming. A multi-stage sampling procedure was followed to select the study area...

Bangladesh. Biogas activities in Bangladesh have been expanding to meet the needs of alternative energy sources and reduce of the country dependence on biomass energy. Biogas is viewed an innovative and most promising option toward a partial mitigation of the existing energy problems in Bangladesh. This study examined the cost-capacity relationship...

The study estimates the growth rates of frozen food, shrimp and total export, and instability of export earnings. The study evaluates the export marketing of frozen food; shrimp and fish by using time series aggregated data from the year of 1972-73 to 2005-06. The growth rates of frozen food were 44%, 11%, and 10% during post-war period (1972-73 to...

This study examines the production, marketing, and price behavior of fish fry and feed using primary and secondary data. Eighty-four respondents were interviewed from Mymensingh, Gazipur, and Khulna districts. It is revealed that fish feed producers earned satisfactory profit of Tk 28 by investing Tk 100. On the other hand, fish feed dealers and su...

The study was conducted in Satkania, Patiya and Hathazari upazilas of Chittagong district during 2008 to identify different pest problems and practices, input use and economic returns at farmers' levels. About 95% of the farmers relied on the application of insecticides to control insect pests and they said that the insecticides use was profitable....

The study was conducted to investigate the consumption level, income elasticities and buying behavior of fish in Dhaka city. The required primary data were collected from 75 households during March 2004 in Dhaka city through purposive sampling method. Monthly per capita consumption of different types of fishes increased with the increase of monthly...

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is implementing a research project entitled a value-chain analysis of international fish trade and food security with an impact assessment of the small-scale sector with the financial support of NORAD. The objective of the project is to achieve a better understanding of the dynamics of r...

The people of Bangladesh consume fish and meat on a regular basis and in varying quantities depending on their ability and willingness to buy them. Consumers play the key role in guiding an economy to the production of goods and services that they demand. The study of consumer behavior is the study of how individuals make decision to spend their mo...

Poultry farming on commercial and scientific line was started practically during eighties in Bangladesh. Gainful impacts in terms of employment generation and poverty alleviation are observed in this sector but in recent past it was seriously affected by the rumour of bird flu. Bird flu or Avian Influenza is a viral disease capable of causing extre...

Present studies based on secondary data were collected from Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB), Paba Branch in Paba upazila under Rajshah district of Bangladesh during the month of April, 2008. The objective of this study was to examine the off farm activities and loan performance evaluation of RSCP (RAKUB Self-Help Credit Program). It was found...

The study was conducted to identify the fishermen’s status, income generating activities, price hike effect on food consumption and the coping strategies of the affected households of St. Martin Island of Cox’s Bazar district. Purposive sampling method was implemented to collect primary data from the households. In the study area the socioeconomic...