Lesson from the Perspectives of Farmers about Problems of Agricultural Production: A Case of Rural Bangladesh
Abstract
This paper investigates the problems of agricultural production in the rural areas of Bangladesh. Change is explicitly clear in the agricultural production from selecting seeds to preserving crops by the respondents. Thus, so many problems of agricultural change played a role in the activities of rural people. There is a noteworthy change in water, seeds, fertiliser and pesticides in the study area that boosts production more and improves the lifestyle of the rural people. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. Data were collected using tools and techniques of social survey, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and Key Informant Interviews (KII). Respondents are well known for the problems of agricultural production regarding cultivation methods, irrigation, seeds, fertiliser and pesticides. Agricultural production has also been changed in the study area.
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Abu Russel Md. Repon
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“Lesson from the Perspectives of Farmers about Problems of Agricultural Production: A Case of Rural Bangladesh”, Soc. sci. humanities j., vol. 8, no. 07, pp. 4166–4176, Jul. 2024, doi: 10.18535/sshj.v8i07.1181.
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