Abstract -The study attempts toclarify the changes of vegetables’marketing network and effect on farmers’income after theconstruction of JamunaBridge in the northern part of Bangladeshin1998. Based on farmer categories, the study has compared the factors such as selling quantities, different channels andmarkets, marketing costs and selling prices, and net margin and net incomesreceived by the farmers. Thestudy shows that differences in farmers’ incomesand market choosing are greatly determined by farmers’classification.

Key words-marekting network ofvegetables, income, new marketing channel, farmers’ classifications

Introduction

Bograis one of the largest vegetable-producing areas in thisthe northern part of Bangladeshwhere better marketing facilities are needed in order to develop this sector.The ineffective and underdeveloped marketing networks in the rural areas forconnecting to urban markets are barriers to the development of agriculture. TheWorld Bank Report notes that better infrastructure is necessary to ensure thatproducts are delivered to distant markets in qualities and quantities that meetmarket demand[1]. Previously the Jamuna Riverwas the barrier to transportation to the terminal market in the capital city,Dhaka, or other distant markets, so farmers used to sell their produce in thenearer markets at lower prices. After construction of the 4.8 km-wide braidedJamuna Bridge in 1998, a marketing network has been developed, and it mainlyinfluences the markets on two aspects: