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The Paddy Procurement System for Sustainability: Evidence from Bangladesh Agriculture Sector

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  • Md. Ashraful Islam

    (Faculty of Business and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kangar 01000, Malaysia
    School of Business, University of South Asia, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh)

  • Md. Aminul Islam

    (Faculty of Business and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kangar 01000, Malaysia
    Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh
    School of Business Administration, East Delta University, Chattogram 4209, Bangladesh)

  • Farid Ahammad Sobhani

    (School of Business and Economics, United International University, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh)

  • Pradip Royhan

    (Asia Pacific International College, Sydney, NSW 2150, Australia)

  • Md. Kausar Alam

    (BRAC Business School, BRAC University, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh)

  • Md. Sharif Hassan

    (Faculty of Business and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kangar 01000, Malaysia
    Department of Business Administration, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh)

Abstract

Bangladesh derives one-half of its agricultural GDP and one-sixth of its national income from paddy. It is crucial to the farmers’ ability to survive. This paper aims to investigate current paddy procurement system and farmer awareness in the Bangladeshi agricultural sector to ensure business sustainability. This paper utilised a quantitative approach to research. The research investigated farmers’ consciousness through perception and contentment. For the measurement, a survey of 210 farmers from three Upazilas was conducted using a closed-ended, pre-tested questionnaire. Version 20 of the SPSS programme was used for data analysis. Approximately 67.6% of respondents were unhappy with the current paddy procurement system, according to the study. Approximately 69.10% of respondents believe there is a middleman in the current paddy procurement system, approximately 94.30% of respondents believe the current system needs improvement, and 99.0% believe a new paddy procurement system could be beneficial. Furthermore, these findings led to the conclusion that there is room for improvement in the current paddy procurement system, which will increase the transparency and sustainability of paddy procurement activities for everyone, including farmers.

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  • Md. Ashraful Islam & Md. Aminul Islam & Farid Ahammad Sobhani & Pradip Royhan & Md. Kausar Alam & Md. Sharif Hassan, 2023. "The Paddy Procurement System for Sustainability: Evidence from Bangladesh Agriculture Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:5589-:d:1104318
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