A systems approach to rice crop production as affected by farmers incentives and government programs the case of Bangladesh | |
| Author | Satter, Md. Abdus |
| Call Number | AIT SSPR no. AE-81-11 |
| Subject(s) | Rice--Bangladesh Crop yields--Bangladesh |
| Note | A special study submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources & Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is an attempt to analyze and evaluate the rice production schemes and policies and their consequences on population growth for Bangladesh. A system dynamic model is used as the main vehicle of analysis. A closed-loop feedback structure is utilized in evaluating the dynamic nature of the decision processes influencing the various plans/programs adopted by farmers and government to boost the rice crop production, An effort is made to understand the counter intuitive nature of the agriculture population system, which is resilient to policy changes. Computer simulation results show that a strategy may be bright and prospective in the short run but might cause a downward spiral which degrades the system in the long run, and suggestion has been made that policies should be based on long term consequences, quantified by using such a technique, instead of mere intuition and personal judgement which favours immediate outcome. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Special Study Project Report (SSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Singh, Gajendra ; Saeed, Khalid |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Norway (NORAD) |
| Degree | Special Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1981 |