Vol. 7 No. 4 July 2024
Determinant Factors of the Contractual Sharecropping Method in the North-Western Part of Bangladesh
Authors/ Publisher: 1. Kazi Newaz Mostafa 2. Dr. Md. Morshed Hossain 3. Md. Nur Alam
Abstract:
Contractual sharecropping method is a common practice among the farmers in the north-western part of Bangladesh. This study is being done in two upazilas, namely Gangachara and Mithapukur, in Rangpur, a north-western district of Bangladesh. Farmers who practiced the contractual sharecropping method were compared to farmers who didn't practice this method in this paper. Under mixed method approach, the quantitative part this study is based on 95 households that were chosen at random and there are 4 KIIs along with 2 FGDs were performed for the qualitative part. A logistic regression model is used to figure out the determinants of contractual sharecropping method. It is identified that farmers with more land are less likely to be contractual sharecroppers. When per-day working duration increases in the agricultural sector, they are also less likely to be sharecroppers. Compared to these two upazilas, farmers of Gancharara upazila are more likely to be sharecroppers than farmers of Mithapukur upazila. On the other hand, boro rice productivity, along with the experience of the farmer in accordance with their age, has no impact on practicing contractual sharecropping method. A cross-case matrix represents the qualitative result, synthesis the quantitative result. The crisis of profit sharing and considering it a secondary livelihood option are the main reasons to produce an inadequate amount of crops under this method.
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