Riffat Ara Zannat Tama, Ying Liu, Man Yu, Md Mahmudul Hoque et al.
Conservation agriculture is considered as an agro-ecological approach to the sustainable and resource-saving crop production system. Previous studies on the adoption of agricultural innovation often consider socio-economic characteristics and overlook underlying psychological factors influencing far...
Swati Anindita Sarker, Shouyang Wang, K M Mehedi Adnan, M. Nahid Sattar
Biogas technology can play a significant role in reducing dependency on fossil fuels, and in increasing of rural energy access. This study assesses the profitability of biogas plants and examines the determining factors affecting the adoption of biogas technology by rural households in Bangladesh. D...
K M Mehedi Adnan, Ying Liu, Ayoub Zeraibi, Swati Anindita Sarker et al.
Risk management is an essential way for farmers to reduce uncertainty. In this research, a stratified random sampling method was used to survey 350 maize farmers in four different agro-ecological regions in Bangladesh. Using the multivariate probit model, this study explored the possible correlation...
Swati Anindita Sarker, Shouyang Wang, K M Mehedi Adnan, Muhammad Khalid Anser et al.
This study conducted a questionnaire-led survey to explore the financial feasibility and socio-environmental impacts of stand-alone solar home systems (SHS) through stratified random sampling. Based on the above consideration, fifteen cases of studies of various watt peak (Wp) capacities have been i...
K M Mehedi Adnan, Ying Liu, Swati Anindita Sarker, Muhammad Hafeez et al.
Agricultural production faces several types of risk, and risk management tools vary by place, season, and crop type. Most farmers use multiple risk-minimizing tools to reduce the effects of various hazards. However, previous research has overlooked the potential connections between different risk ma...
K M Mehedi Adnan, Ying Liu, Swati Anindita Sarker, Man Yu et al.
K M Mehedi Adnan, Swati Anindita Sarker, Riffat Ara Zannat Tama, Prithila Pooja
This study examines the profit efficiency and the responsible factors for inefficiency in 350 hybrid maize growers in selected areas of Bangladesh by using the profit frontier function and inefficiency effects model. A multistage stratified random sampling procedure was used for data collection. Thi...
Jiban Krishna Saha, K M Mehedi Adnan, Swati Anindita Sarker, Shefali Bunerjee
The Growth trends in area, production and yield of a crop express its contribution to the economy. The present study seeks to examine the growth rates of area, production, and yield of tea in Bangladesh before independence (1947–1970) and after independence (1972–2018). To carry out the objectives t...
Airin Rahman, Jianchao Luo, K M Mehedi Adnan, Md Din Il Islam et al.
In Bangladesh, the recent uncontrolled growth of industries near farmland and unplanned urbanization made the agricultural sector the most vulnerable and a massive threat to the food security of the country. Agricultural farms near to industrial zones face high production costs (poor air-water-soil ...
Swati Anindita Sarker, Shouyang Wang, K M Mehedi Adnan
Abstract The empirical investigation that examines the dynamics including the interaction between consumption of energy and economic progress has long been assessed. However, the interaction of these two in developing countries in general and Bangladesh, in particular, is a less explored subject. He...
Md. Enamul Huq, A. Z. M. Shoeb, Mallik Akram Hossain, Shah Fahad et al.
K M Mehedi Adnan, Ying Liu, Swati Anindita Sarker, Man Yu et al.
Risk management strategies are made up of response variability that may lessen the likeliness of an unfavorable event occurring and/or decrease the damaging consequences if that event happens. To minimize the risk, farmers respond in three ways which are considered to be risk managing tools; these a...
K M Mehedi Adnan, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Swati Anindita Sarker
The study was undertaken to analyze the marketing system and post harvest practices of onion both at farmers and trades level. Four marketing channels were identified in onion marketing. The study indicated that longer marketing channel gave lesser share to farmer than shorter channel. The study ind...
K M Mehedi Adnan, Swati Anindita Sarker, Riffat Ara Zannat Tama, Tabia Binte Shan et al.
Risk perceptions and attitudes play a crucial role in agriculture. However, few researches on risk management have been conducted in developing countries. Therefore, keeping view on this knowledge gap, this research made an attempt to measure farmers' perceptions of catastrophic risks, their risk at...
Swati Anindita Sarker, Shouyang Wang, K M Mehedi Adnan, Prithila Pooja et al.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to see the energy relation to economic growth and find a way to solve the energy crisis for Bangladesh. Bangladesh is facing a high rate depletion of traditional energy sources. Renewable energy technology may be an alternative solution to meeting Bangladesh’s ri...