期刊名称：International Journal of Economic Theory and Application
电子版ISSN：2375-298X
出版年度：2016
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：14-25
语种：English
出版社：The American Association for Science and Technology
摘要：The study was conducted to measure the status and determinants of profitability of floating agricultural practices in Barisal and Pirojpur districts of Bangladesh through intensive survey of randomly selected 125 farmers using pre-tested interview schedule. In floating beds, farmers of the study area are mainly practiced seedlings preparation and vegetables cultivation. Average per decimal cost for floating agriculture found TK. 703 and benefits was TK. 1231. The mean difference between per decimal cost and benefit of floating agriculture found significant and the average BCR was 1.75. Farmers are utilizing their income from floating mainly in cow and goat purchase, land lease/ purchase, house development, duck, hen, and pigeon purchase, mobile purchase etc. It was found that in all 74.3% respondents strongly agree that floating agriculture is effective to combat climate change. Farmers are strongly agree with floating agriculture crop do not hampered due to excessive flood, drought, river current, and salinity. Cropping intensity can be increased and self-employment is possible through floating agriculture. Family size, farm size, total floating land and knowledge on floating agriculture of the respondents had significant contribution on their per unit area income from floating agriculture. Among the contributing factors, total floating land alone contributed 30.3% of the total variations. Although floating agriculture is an hundred year old practice of group of people in the southwest region of the country. However, now it needs to be replicate in the light of a new science on a wider scale.
