Adoption of modern varieties and rice varietal diversity on household farms in Bangladesh
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Tiongco, Marites and Hossain, Mahabub. 2015. Adoption of modern varieties and rice varietal diversity on household farms in Bangladesh. HarvestPlus Working Paper 22. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150939
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This paper investigates the relationship between adoption of modern rice varieties and rice varietal diversity on household farms in Bangladesh. As shown in previous studies, adoption of modern varieties depends on agroecological- and input-related factors, including the availability and use of irrigation facilities, such as tubewells. Having irrigation affects the diversity index significantly and positively, which could be due to the diffusion of more modern varieties (MVs) in areas where irrigation is available and accessible.