African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Financial profitability and resource use efficiency of boro rice cultivation in some selected area of Bangladesh

Md. Hayder Khan Sujan
  • Md. Hayder Khan Sujan
  • Department of Development and Poverty Studies, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
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Faijul Islam
  • Faijul Islam
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
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Md. Javed Azad
  • Md. Javed Azad
  • Department of Agricultural Extention and Information System, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
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Shah Johir Rayhan
  • Shah Johir Rayhan
  • Department of Management and Finance, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 10 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 June 2017
  •  Published: 20 July 2017

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