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Floating Agriculture Essay

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Evaluation of Economic Performance of Floating Agricultural Practices: A Case of South-western Region of Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
M.E.HAQUE1, M.S.I. AFRAD2, M.Z. HOQUE3 and M.N.ISLAM4
1&2 Professor, 3Assistant Professor and 4PhD Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

Corresponding author: Muhammad Ziaul Hoque, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, BSMRAU, Email: mziahoque.aer@bsmrau.edu.bd
The floating agriculture has very much popularity at the southern part of Bangladesh as it is considered as unique means of income generation. It is an indigenous practice of wetland utilization. In the context of increased vulnerabilities due to climate change people of the submerged area have been adopted floating agriculture. The study was conducted to measure the status and determinants of profitability of floating agricultural practices in Barisal and Prirojpur 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 …show more content…

Two Unions from each of the upazilas were selected as the main research area. From each union three villages were selected considering the higher concentration of floating agriculture in the area. Thus, total six villages were studied for the present research study. Primary data were collected through face to face interviewing by the research team using pretested interview schedule. Sample of respondents were drawn randomly from selected six villages. Among the floating agriculture practicing farmers of the study areas, 125 farmers were interviewed following multistage proportionate random sampling

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