Open AccessFloating gardening in Bangladesh: a sustainable income generating activity in wetland areas
Author(s) -
Hironmoy Bala,
Anindya Ghosh,
Mohammad Mizanul Haque Kazal,
Md. Sadique Rahman,
M. S. Sultana,
Md. Hayder Khan Sujan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of agricultural research, innovation and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2224-0616
DOI - 10.3329/ijarit.v10i1.48098
Subject(s) - hectare , profitability index , production (economics) , yield (engineering) , wetland , geography , agricultural science , agricultural economics , economics , environmental science , agriculture , ecology , biology , materials science , macroeconomics , archaeology , finance , metallurgy
Floating gardening acts as a fruitful climate-change adaptation strategy in different wetland areas of Bangladesh. The study accomplished to examine the profitability of floating gardening in Gopalgonj district of Bangladesh in 2018. A total of 100 floating gardeners were interviewed to achieve the objectives. Descriptive statistics and Cobb-Douglas production function were used to investigate the factors influencing yield of floating gardening. The findings reveal that, small and marginal farmers were more involved in floating gardening. Around sixty-five percent of the production costs was contributed by human labour. Floating gardeners of the study area earned a net return of BDT 457,901 per hectare per year. Human labour, fertilizers and support materials significantly affected the yield. More training and improved marketing system could further enhance the profitability.
Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(1): 87-93, June 2020