@article{Amin:201663,
      recid = {201663},
      author = {Amin, M. Monjurul and Miah, M. T. H.},
      title = {IMPACT OF PARTIAL MECHANIZATION ON FARM PRODUCTIVITY,  INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION: A CASE OF TRISAL UPAZILA  IN MYMENSINGH DISTRICT},
      journal = {Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics},
      address = {2001-12-31},
      number = {454-2016-36399},
      series = {XXIV},
      pages = {11},
      month = {Dec},
      year = {2001},
      abstract = {This study has examined the impact of partial  mechanization on crop productivity, income and employment  generation in Trisal Upazila of Mymensingh District.  Gittinger's methodology (1994) was followed to appraise the  profitability of the concerned equipment. The activity  budget was used to find out the profitability of MV Boro  paddy producing farmers considering `with' and `without'  situations. The general findings of the study were that the  investments in the selected mechanical equipment were  profitable. The sensitivity analyses suggested that the  profitability of the concerned equipment, as expected, was  highly correlated with 10 percent increase in O& M costs  and/or 10 percent decrease in benefits. The results  revealed that the individual users and owner-cum-users  group earned more income than the non-users group of  mechanical equipment. It was also found that the per  hectare labour use in MV Boro paddy production in equipment  user groups was lesser than that of non-users group. This  implied that there was a negative impact of partial  mechanization on employment with respect to MV Boro  production. However, multiple uses of mechanical equipment  created more non-farm employment opportunities in rural  Bangladesh like repairing workshop, driving and operating  of DSSTWs, PTs etc., shops for equipment,,-spare-parts,  fertilizers, diesel, insecticides and transportations.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201663},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.201663},
}