Economic Effects of Land Infrastructure on Agricultural Production in Bangladesh
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We analyse how and to what extent land infrastructure affects productivity and profitability of High
Yielding Variety (HYV) Boro rice production in Bangladesh. In our study, “land infrastructure” refers
to some basic physical characteristics and facilities of farmland such as farm size, land fragmentation,
and irrigation & drainage systems. Our empirical study reveals that in small, fragmented farmlands,
production cost is higher, productivity is lower and profitability is marginal. While weak land
infrastructure practically discourages the operation of modern agricultural facilities such as irrigation
ones, usually large farmers benefit by them, if available. Our study also makes some policy
prescriptions to approach these farm problems.