http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2679 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:04:12 GMT 2026-04-18T21:04:12Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1735 VALUE CHAIN AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MAIZE AND SUGARCANE: A STUDY IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS OF BANGLADESH ALAM, MD. NAZMUL The present study was undertaken to assess the entrepreneurship and value chain development opportunity on maize and sugarcane in some selected areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts. The purposive random sampling technique was followed for collecting data in this study. A total of 69 maize growers, 74 sugarcane growers and 37 intermediaries were selected. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. Acharya’s methods were used for estimating marketing efficiency. Factor analysis was done to measure the factors affecting value chain and entrepreneurship development and for measuring marketing performance, price spread and growers share were calculated. About 85-89 percent maize and sugarcane grower’s main occupation was farming. Most of the growers occupied less than 0.5 ha of land. The total production cost of maize and sugarcane were at Tk 43544.61per hectare and Tk 180615.67 respectively. Marketing cost of the farmers was Tk. 769.15 for maize and Tk. 1032.56 for sugarcane per metric ton. Marketing cost for maize by different intermediaries was at Tk. 2192.5, Tk. 1491.00, Tk. 1210.32 and Tk. 2023.97 for Faria, Wholesaler, Aratdar and Bepari respectively. Marketing cost for sugarcane was at Tk. 4726.72, Tk. 2884.45, Tk. 2473.4 and Tk. 4121.09 for Faria, Wholesaler, Aratdar and Bepari respectively. For maize growers highest BCR were found when maize are sold in district market and it is 1.078 for growers and lowest BCR were found .916 when maize were sold at farm gate. For sugarcane growers highest BCR is 1.277 and lowest BCR is 1.077 for district market and farm gate market selling respectively. In maize and sugarcane value chain Bepari were added highest values. Education, market price, capital and credit availability, location of the market and number of traders were the most important factors which significantly influence the value chain and entrepreneurship development in the study area. For developing value chain in the study area some constraints like lack of market information’s, unavailability of credits, low local demand, poor transportation facilities, market toll, lack of credit facilities, absence of storage facilities and lack of available market place was found. In this area, emphasis should be given to improved storage, establishment of feed mills, advertising through electronic and print media, improvement of road and communication facilities, lessening of market toll, and credit facilities from credit institution to improve effective production and marketing of maize and sugarcane. A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1735 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1734 TEMPORARY RURAL URBAN MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACTS ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS: A STUDY ON SELECTED RICKSHAW PULLERS IN AGARGAON AREA, DHAKA. MD. MAHMUDUZZAMAN Rural-Urban migration is the most crucial component of internal migration of any country. It plays an important role in poverty reduction and economic development. In Bangladesh rural-urban migration is the most important factor for rapid urbanization. In urban centers, slum is a popular destination for poor rural-urban migrants. More than 15 million people lives in the slums of six divisional cities of Bangladesh. Megacity Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, alone holds about 3.4 million people in 4966 slums. A significant number of slum dwellers are rickshaw pullers and residing temporarily and seasonally in Dhaka city. Present study was an effort to examine socio-economic condition of rickshaw pullers, to investigate their nature of rickshaw pulling, to explore their income and expenditure pattern and lastly to identify their problems and solutions altogether. Moreover, this study attempted to highlight the impacts of the earnings from city on the rural rickshaw pullers’ household level. To fulfill the objectives, Agargaon area of Dhaka was purposively selected. Simple random sampling technique were used for collecting cross sectional data from a total of 117 rickshaw pullers with the help of pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire. Descriptive statistics like average, percentage, etc., were followed to analyze the data and to achieve the objectives of the study. It was found from the study that all the respondents and their family have improved their food consumption level through the income from rickshaw pulling. Not only the food consumption, but also this rickshaw pulling occupation made them capable of educated their children and improved their clothing style. This study showed that the monthly average household income distribution among rickshaw pullers were significantly better than the national average rural household income. Study found that more than half of their incomes spend for food items. This will directly enhance the family calorie intake level. Savings from rickshaw pulling has also increased the ability to spend in education for their children and also in agriculture as well as acquiring land from others. A thesis Submitted to the Department of Development & Poverty Studies Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1734 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1733 PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF POTATO CULTIVATION: A STUDY AT DEBIGANJ THANA UNDER PANCHAGARH DISTRICT SAHA, SUBIR KUMAR The present study was basically designed to assess the “Profitability Analysis of Potato Cultivation: A Study at Debiganj Thana under Panchagarh District”. Farmers were randomly selected for data collection purpose. The selected villages were Debganj Sadar, Pamoli, Kaligonj ,Vaulagonj, Dabiduba and Sonahar under Debiganj thana in Panchagarh district. Descriptive statistics and Cobb- Douglas production function were employed to achieve the objective of the study. The major findings of the study revealed that the potato production was profitable. Per hectare total cost of potato was 193779.34 TK and the gross return was 299500.00 TK. Per hectare net return for potato production is 105720.66 TK. The results of the Cobb- Douglas production function indicated that the gross return of the potato production were highly influenced by the human labour, seedlings, irrigation, manure, fertilizer, insecticide etc. The present study shows that there were some constrains in the production of potato. These problems were shortage of financial capital, high price of input, low price of output, lack of quality seed, inadequate extension services etc. It showed that inefficient management of potato cultivation may turn into loss. So the effective management of potato, enough cold storage facility was required for the highest net return of the potato cultivation. For these Bangladesh government should have play vital role for the effective management of potato. At the end of the study some policy and recommendation of the potato production are given for the view of effective management purpose. Submitted to the Department of Development & Poverty Studies Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1733 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z