Does Microcredit Really Bring Hope to the Female Borrowers in Bangladesh? Evidence from the Agribusiness Program of BRAC

The prime objective of the study is to assess the impact of microcredit program on the household income and expenditure of the landless, marginal, and small borrowers who took loan from BRAC for pursuing their agribusiness activities. Primary data were collected using the simple random sampling technique. The propensity score matching technique was used in this study to assess the impact of microcredit on the household income and expenditure. The study shows that the microcredit received by the borrowers has made a significant contribution to increase their household income and expenditure.