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Farm performance and family livelihood of Bangladeshi vegetable farmers: does the use of modern agro-technologies matter?

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This study seeks new insights into how vegetable farmers in a develo** country can benefit from using modern agro-technologies to induce their farm performance and family livelihood. The results based on a structural equation model on data from the final sample of 192 Bangladeshi vegetable farmers suggest that (1) the use of modern agro-technologies is directly and positively related to farm performance and family livelihood; (2) the farm performance directly fuels the family livelihood; (3) the farm performance positively mediates the influence of using modern agro-technologies on the family livelihood. Based on these results, this study uncovers that modern agro-technologies’ use can trigger farm performance and improve the family livelihood of vegetable farmers in Bangladesh. This study enhances modern agro-technologies’ use, farm performance and family livelihood literature by offering a conceptual model, empirical evidence on the mentioned nexuses and policy-oriented implications for vegetable farmers in a develo** country context.

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  1. Here defined as the capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living (Ellis 2000).

  2. Generally known as the low- and middle income economies (World-Bank 2022).

  3. Defined as the ability of a family to uphold and improve its income, assets, and social well-being (e.g. food, housing, and health security) over the years (Lindenberg 2002).

  4. It indicates that a family has the ability to acquire the sufficient nutritious food needed by its members over the years (Coleman-Jensen et al. 2014).

  5. It reflects that a family has the ability to maintain and improve its income and assets over the years (Lindenberg 2002).

  6. It indicates that a family has the ability to access primary health care facilities for its all members (Lindenberg 2002).

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The authors thank the funder (MOST) for the financial support of this study. They also thank all respondents for sharing the information that helps write this article.

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The Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, funded this study (grant number: MOST # 2020–21/ BS-29).

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    Lavlu Mozumdar, Kazi Shek Farid & Md. Masud Rana

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh

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LM: conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, funding acquisition, review and editing, supervision and project administration. KSF: original draft preparation, supervision and preparing the revised draft manuscript. MMR: Data collection, data entry, literature review and supporting to initial draft preparation. SS: Data curation, visualisation, validation, review and editing.

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Mozumdar, L., Farid, K.S., Rana, M. et al. Farm performance and family livelihood of Bangladeshi vegetable farmers: does the use of modern agro-technologies matter?. SN Bus Econ 3, 61 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-023-00438-z

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