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Table 11 Average annual income of the farmers

From: Government input support on Aus rice production in Bangladesh: impact on farmers’ food security and poverty situation

Sources of income

Farmers’ categories

Supported

Non-supported

Tk./year

Percentage of total income

Tk./year

Percentage of total income

Farm income

    

 Crop

30,569 (55.8)a

59.4

26,629 (55.9)a

54.5

 Livestock

12,357 (22.6)a

 

9749 (20.5)a

 

 Poultry

2551 (4.7)a

 

3017 (6.2)a

 

 Homestead and agroforestry

8000 (14.6)a

 

7420 (15.6)a

 

 Others

1250 (2.3)a

 

850 (1.8)a

 

Total farm income

54,727 (100.0)a

 

47,665 (100.0)a

 

Non-farm income

    

 Small business

12,575 (33.7)b

40.6

11,972 (30.1)b

45.5

 Wage labour

8119 (21.7)b

 

10,041 (25.2)b

 

 Shopkeeping

8790 (23.5)b

 

7990 (20.1)b

 

 Van/rickshaw pulling

5044 (13.5)b

 

6796 (17.1)b

 

 Others

2837 (7.6)b

 

2995 (7.5)b

 

Total non-farm income

37,365 (100.0)b

 

39,794 (100.0)b

 

Total income

92,092

100.0

87,459

100.0

  1. aFigures in the parentheses indicate percentages of total farm income; and
  2. bFigures in the parentheses indicate percentages of total non-farm income