Future of Food: Journal on Food

Farmers’ Supply Response and Perception of Rice Procurement Program in Bangladesh

Mst. Mili Khatun
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.
Sourav Mohan Saha
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Md. Akhtaruzzaman Khan
Professor, Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.
Md. Emran Hossain
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202.

Rice farmers in Bangladesh do not get proper returns due to lower market prices and many unexpected situations that may affect the supply of rice production. To protect the farmers, the government introduced the rice procurement program. This study tried to analyse the supply response to rice production and assess the farmers’ perception of government procurement program including their financial risk of rice production. Vector autoregressive (VAR) model was employed to analyse the supply response of rice using secondary data. In addition, 100 Aman and Boro rice farmers were interviewed for assessing their financial risk and perception of the rice procurement program. The result reveals that present production was significantly affected by the production of last two years, rainfall and exchange rate. The financial risk was more in Aman rice compared to Boro rice production. This risk was occurred due to a lower market price. It was found that no farmers sold rice directly to the procurement centre and they had no knowledge of the rules and regulations of the procurement program. Therefore, they were getting a lower price than the procurement price where middlemen were getting the benefit. The study suggests direct rice collection from the farmers to make the procurement program effective, as well as rules and regulations need to be disseminated properly among the rice producers.

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Myanmar High School Students’ Perceptions of College and International Readiness in Western Society

Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
International students are more likely to experience mental health issues and increased stress. Mental health is often surrounded by negative societal stigmas that act as barriers to seeking support and tend to lead to greater mental health concerns. International students tend to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers rather than seeking out counseling services. However, this study shows that LGBTQIA+ international students were less likely to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers due to fear of their sexual orientation being discovered and their families finding out about their identity. This study examines how LGBTQIA+ international students talk about their experiences on and off campus in relations to their socioemotional well-being. Specifically, this study sought to better understand the complexities of LGBTQIA+ students’ identities, and the challenges they faced in terms of their socioemotional well-being. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Keywords : international students, socioemotional well-being, mental health, identity development, intersectionality, LGBTQIA