Abstract
The cultivation of improved chickpea varieties has been increasing over time that kicks off the local varieties from the farmer’s field. In this study, we analyze the difference between the profitability of modern and traditional chickpea varieties as well as assess the livelihood of improved and local chickpea farmers in the high barind region of Bangladesh. The values of benefit-cost ratio depict that the improved variety in more profitable in comparison to local chickpea variety. Meanwhile, the multidimensional livelihood index of the Department for International Development reflects that the modern variety cultivars belong in a better livelihood condition than the local variety growers. Among all the five capitals of the multidimensional livelihood index, the difference between these two groups is the largest in the case of social capital, which is followed by financial capital. In the same way, the former group has higher values for human, physical, and natural capital than their counterparts.
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