Md Sazedur Rahman 1 , N A M Faisal Ahmed 1 , Mohammad Ali 2 , Md Menhazul Abedin 1 , Md Saimul Islam 3 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tobacco production continues to increase in low-income and middle-income countries including in Bangladesh. It has spreads to different parts of Bangladesh and is now threatening food cultivation, the environment and health. The aim of this study is to determine the factors those are influenced farmers' decisions to grow tobacco. METHODS: We surveyed 371 tobacco farmers using a simple random sampling in the Meherpur district of Bangladesh. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the variables affecting farmers' decision to cultivate tobacco. RESULTS: Approximately 87.0% of the respondents were contract farmers with different tobacco companies. Almost 83.3% of the farmers had intentions to continue tobacco farming. Binary logistic regression results suggest that company's incentives to farmers, farmers' profitability, a guaranteed market for the tobacco crop and economic viability were the variables most affecting the decision to cultivate tobacco. CONCLUSIONS: Governments seeking to shift farmers away from tobacco will need to consider how to address the dynamics revealed in this research. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
BACKGROUND: Tobacco production continues to increase in low-income and middle-income countries including in Bangladesh. It has spreads to different parts of Bangladesh and is now threatening food cultivation, the environment and health. The aim of this study is to determine the factors those are influenced farmers' decisions to grow tobacco . METHODS: We surveyed 371 tobacco farmers using a simple random sampling in the Meherpur district of Bangladesh. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the variables affecting farmers' decision to cultivate tobacco . RESULTS: Approximately 87.0% of the respondents were contract farmers with different tobacco companies. Almost 83.3% of the farmers had intentions to continue tobacco farming. Binary logistic regression results suggest that company's incentives to farmers, farmers' profitability, a guaranteed market for the tobacco crop and economic viability were the variables most affecting the decision to cultivate tobacco . CONCLUSIONS: Governments seeking to shift farmers away from tobacco will need to consider how to address the dynamics revealed in this research. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Entities: Species
Keywords:
Bangladesh; logistic regression; tobacco cultivation
Year: 2019
PMID： 31776264 DOI： 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055167
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tob Control ISSN： 0964-4563 Impact factor: 7.552