Farm performance and family livelihood of Bangladeshi vegetable farmers: does the use of modern agro-technologies matter?

Lavlu Mozumdar (), Kazi Shek Farid (), Md. Masud Rana () and Sumitra Saha ()
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Lavlu Mozumdar: Bangladesh Agricultural University
Kazi Shek Farid: Bangladesh Agricultural University
Md. Masud Rana: Bangladesh Agricultural University
Sumitra Saha: Bangladesh Agricultural University

SN Business & Economics, 2023, vol. 3, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: Abstract This study seeks new insights into how vegetable farmers in a developing country can benefit from using modern agro-technologies to induce their farm performance and family livelihood. The results based on a structural equation model on data from the final sample of 192 Bangladeshi vegetable farmers suggest that (1) the use of modern agro-technologies is directly and positively related to farm performance and family livelihood; (2) the farm performance directly fuels the family livelihood; (3) the farm performance positively mediates the influence of using modern agro-technologies on the family livelihood. Based on these results, this study uncovers that modern agro-technologies’ use can trigger farm performance and improve the family livelihood of vegetable farmers in Bangladesh. This study enhances modern agro-technologies’ use, farm performance and family livelihood literature by offering a conceptual model, empirical evidence on the mentioned nexuses and policy-oriented implications for vegetable farmers in a developing country context.

Keywords: Modern agro-technologies; Farm performance; Family livelihood; Bangladeshi vegetable farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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