Paresh Sarma

Bangladesh Agricultural University | BAU · Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System

An understanding of past, from which we learn, and present, through which we observe, population dynamics is necessary for development planning for a country. This paper studies this present facts of and past trends in population dynamics paying particular attention to the major demographic variables of population, fertility, mortality, and migrati...

The study was carried out in haor areas situated in Nikli upazila under Kishoregong district to explore the socio-economic vulnerabilities status of the people residing near deep haor areas and their dependency on its natural resources. Total 110912 local residents who depend on the wetland for their survival are poor, with an annual average per ca...

Foodborne disease is a major health problem worldwide and unhealthy food handling practices are a cause of foodborne disease (FBD) transmission among – populations. Red meat handlers play an important role in ensuring food safety throughout production, processing, transportation, and preparation. This study investigates the food safety knowledge, a...

Agriculture plays a critical role in economic growth, food security, poverty reduction, and rural development; however, it is a volatile business because of inherent production risks. In developing countries, farmers face bad weather, pests and disease outbreaks, and input supply and input–output price changes. We investigated the intentions of 320...

This study explores the impact of technical efficiency (TE) on women empowerment in livestock index (WELI) in feed the future zone of Bangladesh. Considering the livestock farming households a total of 906 data (out of 2064) were extracted from the national representative data set of the Bangladesh integrated household survey (BIHS) in 2018. The de...

We aimed to determine the impact of farmers’ guti urea technology adoption on farm productivity in the Rajbari District of Bangladesh. The multi-stage sampling techniques were used to obtain a total 400 samples where 181 (45.25%) adopters and 219 (54.75%) non-adopters. The pre-canvassing structured survey schedule was used during the personal inter...

Technology transfer programs at universities are becoming extremely relevant to the institution as a means of national economic growth and revenue. This research focuses on the process of transfer of technology from universities to companies, as users of them, as inventors of technologies. It examines technology transfer mechanisms, contact formula...

This paper aims to use a novel version of an endogenous switching regression model to examine the impact of agricultural input subsidy assistance card on-farm productivity in Bangladesh. A multistage random sampling technique was employed to select a total of 400 farm households including 181 (45.25%) adaptors and 219 (54.75%) non-adaptors and inte...

Safety vegetables are nutritionally essential for our good health, but we are daily fighting against to take “Safe and Fresh Vegetables” for “sake of “Good Health” due to contamination, adulterations and pesticides residues effects. The aim of the study was to examine the consumers’ preference for food quality and safety attributes of fresh vegetab...

This study aims at analyzing tomato value chain in Jessore district in Southeast region of Bangladesh. The specific objectives of the study were identifying the main chain actors and map the tomato value chain, assessing their linkages and roles, calculating marketing margins of each actor, identifying the major constraints and opportunities in the...

The study was estimated the postharvest loss along with the value chain in Bangladesh during the year 2016-2017. Multiple sampling technique and semi-structured survey questionnaire was used in the study. Primary data were collected from field level by using survey method and focus group discussions and secondary data were obtained from published a...

The land is one of the important natural resources for agricultural production in Bangladesh. The land use Results and Discussion The total agricultural land of the study area has been decreased 20.04% during the past 10 years The land is one of the important natural resources for agricultural production in Bangladesh. The land use pattern of Bangl...

Beef is widely accepted as an important source of protein and calcium. Consumer demand for beef has been changing over the time due to urbanization, population growth as well as rural-urban migration among the urban dwellers with increasing beef safety. This study aim to investigate the attributes preferences of consumer products and their willingn...

p>The aim of the study was to identify the extent of the project objectives are implemented and the impact of the project. The sample size was determinate by using cluster sampling techniques with considering the design effect which was covered 1281 sample from ASA 518, BRAC 347and TMSS 415. Data was collected by pre-determine interview schedule, F...

Social capital has been projected as a key resource in entrepreneurial success. While the association between successful business activity by rural women and their ability in building social capital is often seen as a pathway of poverty reduction, a thorough understanding of the relevance of social capital in women’s business performance could have...

The study was conducted in Pabna and Sirajgonj districts of Bangladesh during the period 2013-2014 to examine the descriptive analysis of beef cattle value chain focus on actors, understanding relationships, opportunities, and bottlenecks and suggesting the specific areas of intervention to develop the value chain. In total 220 respondents comprisi...

The study was conducted in Pabna and Sirajgonj districts of Bangladesh during the period 2013-2014 to examine the descriptive analysis of beef cattle value chain focus on actors, understanding relationships, opportunities, and bottlenecks and suggesting the specific areas of intervention to develop the value chain. In total 220 respondents comprisi...

This study was carried out in order to identify consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium for organic beef in Dhaka city of Bangladesh during the period July-December 2015. The research surveyed 180 consumers using semistructured questionnaires to examine consumer’s perception about organic beef and assess their willingness to pay for beef. The...

p>This study examined the impact on income of small-scale beef cattle enterprise in Pabna and Sirajganj districts. Data were obtained from 180 cattle fattening participant farmers and 180 non participant farmers from two areas in January and December 2014. Data were collected through the use of structured survey schedules and analyzed by the use of...

p>The study was pursued to ascertain the existing internal and external factors, alternative strategies and priorities of the strategies applied in enhancing beef cattle agribusiness at Pabna and Sirajganj districts in Bangladesh. The primary data and present study were collected by employing various techniques such as survey, FGD, KII and observat...

This study was carried out in order to identify consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium for organic beef in Dhaka city of Bangladesh during the period July-December 2015. The research surveyed 180 consumers using semi-structured questionnaires to examine consumer’s perception about organic beef and assess their willingness to pay for beef. Th...

The study was conducted at Sathia and Raigonj upazila under Pabna and Sirajgonj districts of Bangladesh during the year 2013 to 2014 to investigate the influencing factors to adopt beef cattle agribusiness value addition. Data were collected from various actors and stakeholders in the chain through survey and focus group discussion and use of struc...

The study was conducted at Sathia and Raigonj upazila under Pabna and Sirajgonj districts of Bangladesh during the year 2013 to 2014 to investigate the influencing factors to adopt beef cattle agribusiness value addition. Data were collected from various actors and stakeholders in the chain through survey and focus group discussion and use of struc...

The study is an attempt to scrutinize the existing internal and external factors, alternative strategies and priorities of the strategies applied in enhancing beef cattle agribusiness at Pabna and Sirajganj districts in Bangladesh. The primary data of the study were collected by employing various methods including survey, FGD, KII and observation....

The present research examined the extent of adoption of improved farm practices by the farmers of Northern Bangladesh and determined the influencing factors for adopting these practices. This study was carried out in purposively selected Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur district and Sherpur upazila of Bogra district as a representative of the norther...

This study examined the profitability of beef cattle fattening in the northern char area of Bangladesh. A total of 150 cattle fatteners were randomly selected from two districts representing the highest concentration of fatteners in the char area. Socioeconomic data as well as data on beef fattening were collected from the people selected at Pabna...

This study examines the poverty and food security analysis of fishermen households in a selected area of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj District in Bangladesh. A sample size of 60 households was selected purposively from four villages. Data was collected through field survey by using pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire. Calorie intake l...

The study was conducted in three mungbean growing districts namely Barisal, Patuakhali and Noakhali of Bangladesh during the period of 2010-11 to assess the extent of technology adoption, profitability, farmers' attitude, and constraints to mungbean. The study focuses the level of technology adoption for both input use and agronomic practices follo...

The study was undertaken to evaluate some chemical parameters of powder milk available in Mymensingh town. Powder milk samples of six different brands namely Kwality, NIDO, Diploma, Anchor, Farmland & Starship were collected from local market. Powder samples were analyzed to know the chemical (PH , acidity, fat, protein, lactose, ash, moisture, sol...

The study examines the impact of the rice-cum-fish culture and the rice-mono culture on the rural households at Muktaghachha upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. Data were collected from 100 farmers of five villages following stratified random sampling technique. Activity budgets were prepared and comparisons were made through the tabular...

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an integral approach of management where lots of beneficiaries work together with their professional interest. Potatoes supply chain like other agricultural products in developed country like the United Kingdom included some important beneficiaries. Interests are not same due to the nature of the professional activi...

A study was conducted to identify how aquaculture assists in developing sustainable livelihood to the fish farming community in rural Bangladesh during the period from January to December, 2009. The Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA), a conceptual framework that aims to ameliorate poverty was applied to understanding the role of aquaculture in t...

The small scale cattle fattening enterprise is represents an important component of the agribusiness sector of the economy with great economic, income, poverty reduction and social implications. A large number of farmers involved in cattle fattening just before 3 or 4 months of Eid-ul-Azha (Muslim festival), when they sell the animals with profitab...

The haor basin is important fish production area of Bangladesh and it has some commercial and ecological importance. The study was carried out in haor areas situated in Nikli upazila under Kishoregonj Districts to explore the socioeconomic vulnerabilities status of the people residing near deep haor areas and their dependency on its natural resourc...

This study analyzes the marketable surplus, price spread and marketing efficiency of sweet potato vegetables in different marketing channels in Kishorehonj district. It also tries to identify the problems in marketing and suggests various policy measures. Using multi-stage stratified random sampling techniques the data were collected from 100 farme...

An experiment was conducted at to study the effect of row spacing and level of nitrogen on the performance of rapeseed cv. BINA sarisa-4. The experimental included three row spacings viz., 15, 30 and 45 cm and four levels of nitrogen viz., 0, 50, 100 and 150 kg N/ha in a split plot design with three replications. Results showed that row spacing had...

This study covers present situation of the produced goods and services, market situation, value chain analysis of existing and alternative products, evaluation of forward and backward connection of existing alternative products, analysis of market demand and exploring the availability of raw materials for existing and alternative products. The extr...