Re-examining green revolution diffusion and factor/input markets in Bangladesh after market liberalization

Rahman, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-6191, Begum, I. A. and Alam, M. J. (2012) Re-examining green revolution diffusion and factor/input markets in Bangladesh after market liberalization. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 33 (2). pp. 241-254. ISSN 1467-9493 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2012.00461.x

Abstract/Summary

This paper re-examines the effect of green revolution (GR) diffusion on factor/inputs demand in Bangladesh using an empirical model that allows for simultaneous determination of factors influencing adoption of GR technology at the current mature stage, as well as access to irrigation. Results reveal some alignments with conventional wisdom as well as few surprises. For example, while an increased demand for major inputs is expected, an increased demand for organic manure is an unexpected positive outcome. The GR adoption rate is significantly higher in villages with access to irrigation and fertile soils and, surprisingly, in infrastructurally underdeveloped villages. Together with other expected findings of GR technology uptake with higher cereal prices and irrigation use encouraged by access to credit, tenurial status and fertile soils, our findings suggest that investment in irrigation and soil conservation, as well as implementing measures to improve cereal prices and provide agricultural credit, could boost GR technology adoption.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/105915
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9493.2012.00461.x
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
Publisher	Wiley
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