Are Rice Markets in Bangladesh Efficiently Pricing Rice Based on Quality? An Empirical Assessment
University of Arkansas
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR, USA
A public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with long-standing programs in agricultural and food science.
How Vibe analyzers were used
A Master's thesis assessing whether Bangladeshi rice markets efficiently price rice by quality, using a Vibe QM3 Rice Analyzer to objectively measure broken-grain percentage, chalk percentage, color, size, and homogeneity across retail rice samples.
Study overview
Rice is the main staple in Bangladesh, accounting for 65-70 percent of daily calorie intake, making efficient quality-based pricing important for food security. This thesis assesses how effectively rice prices in Bangladesh reflect rice quality attributes such as broken-grain percentage, chalk percentage, kernel size and shape, color, and homogeneity, using a pure hedonic price model. Rice samples were collected from vendors in 10 retail markets across Dhaka and processed using a Vibe QM3 Rice Analyzer, calibrated to the Bangladeshi standard for milled rice, to objectively assess attribute levels feeding into the pricing analysis.
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Bibliographic details
Year: 2021
Publication: University of Arkansas Graduate Theses and Dissertations (ScholarWorks@UARK)
Institutions: University of Arkansas
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