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This study analyzed the rice value chain in Jamalpur district, Bangladesh. It found that value started when farmers harvested paddy and ended when rice was sold to consumers. Farmers earned about 10,053 taka per hectare on average from cultivating paddy. Paddy traders collected from farmers and supplied to rice millers, adding about 1,176.7 taka in value per metric ton. Rice millers incurred various costs to process paddy into rice, adding around 23% total value though only 9% was from marketing and milling costs. Rice traders were the final actors, adding approximately 6.11% in value through rice sales. However, the findings may only apply to Jamalpur district since the
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- 1. ABSTRACT This study was conducted to analyze the value chain of rice in selected areas of Jamalpur district. The objectives of the study were to estimate value addition of rice by different actors, to examine the activities related to value addition and to identify the constraints and opportunities of rice value chain. Two Upazilas namely Dewangonj and Islampur were selected purposively for collecting data. To serve research objectives 10 farmers, 15 paddy traders, 10 rice millers and 10 rice traders were selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected during mid January to mid April 2012. The study found that the value chain actors were farmers, paddy traders (Farias, Beparies), rice millers and rice traders (Beparies and retailers). Value chain started from harvesting paddy and ended when rice was sold to the ultimate consumers. Farmers could earn on an average Tk 10053/hectare by cultivating paddy. The farmers disposed their production for family consumption, gift and kind payment to relatives, seed and sold to markets. They added value of Tk. 1050, Tk. 1005 and Tk. 1000 for per metric ton paddy by drying, storing and selling, respectively. Most of the farmers did not realize the value adding opportunities due to constraints such as high marketing cost due to poor transportation system, lack of market information etc. Paddy traders collected paddy from the farmers and supplied to the rice millers. Also some of the large farmers stored paddy for higher prices in future (speculation). The traders added value of average Tk. 1176.7/metric ton paddy. Rice millers had to incur marketing cost, milling cost and selling cost. These costs were Tk. 769, Tk. 673.8 and Tk 367.3 per metric ton paddy, respectively. Rice millers added about 23% value of which only 9% was added for total marketing and milling. Rice traders were the final value chain actors and added about 6.11% value with rice purchase price. Since, this study was done only in Jamalpur district, the policy makers should be very careful for any policy decisions based on the findings of this study. However, this study helps to identify the scenario in the rice value chain in Jamalpur district. iv