Economic Viability of Wet Season Aromatic and Non-aromatic Rice Cultivation in Dinajpur District of Bangladesh

Mohammad Jahangir Kabir,Aabu Bakr Siddique,Md Abdus Salam,Alvira Farheen Ria

doi:10.11648/j.ajere.20200503.14

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Abstract

The aromatic rice has cultural and economic significance in Bangladesh. This study assessed the relative economic viability (profitability and risk) of aromatic and non-aromatic wet season (WS) rice varieties. The farm-level data for this study was collected through face to face interview from Dinajpur. An enterprise, partial and stochastic budget was developed in the study. Nearly half of the total T. Aman area in the case study villages was devoted to aromatic rice, in particular modern aromatic cultivar BRRI dhan34, mainly due to it gave notable extra benefits over local aromatic (BDT. 13,519/ha) and non-aromatic (BDT. 20,197/ha) cultivars. There was no significant difference in yield between BRRI dhan34 and local aromatic variety, namely Kataribhog. However, BRRI dhan34 was found to be the more economically viable (gave higher returns and posed less risks) option due to its higher and stable market price. The higher price, guaranteed market demand, lower fertilizer requirements, shorter growth duration and suitability of late transplanting of BRRI dhan34 are the major drivers behind its widespread popularity in the region. It was clear from this research that farmers in the case study villages are highly motivated to increase adoption of the aromatic cultivar due to its price advantage and ensured market. Therefore, the development and dissemination of the higher yield potential biotic stress tolerant aromatic variety should get priority in policy planning for higher income generation and export earnings for the country.

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Aromatic rice is widely used for cooking scented rice for religious and cultural festivals, and special family occasions
The study revealed that the cultivation of aromatic rice is more profitable at farm level than coarse rice, even with its lower yield than the non-aromatic coarse rise in wet season
Among the two aromatic varieties, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) dhan34 was more profitable than the local aromatic Kataribhog

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Aromatic rice is widely used for cooking scented rice for religious and cultural festivals, and special family occasions. For Bangladesh, in particular, cooking exclusive dishes using this scented rice is a common phenomenon and plays an integral part in the country’s social and cultural heritage These dishes are served to entertain guests when celebrating festivals and special ceremonies. In Bangladesh, the rising GDP growth trend and observed negative elasticity, indicates that demand for the premium quality rice, non–cereal such as fish, meat, and egg tends to increase more rapidly [19, 20]. Due to this economic importance, there is a need for increasing the adoption of aromatic rice to meet domestic and international demands [23]. The aromatic rice is mainly grown in the wet season, and the adoption of aromatic cultivars rice was 12.5% of total wet season rice area in Bangladesh [3] and few areas adopted by aromatic rice cultivars in the dry season in Bangladesh [2]

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