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Monitoring the Whole Farm Activities of Intervened Farmers of Kapasia in Gazipur District

M. Harunur Rashid
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

Mahbubur Rahman Dewan
Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

M.Saiful Alam Talukder
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

M. Ibrahim
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

M.Humayun Kabir
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

Abhijit Saha
Principal Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

Islam Uddin Mollah
Principal Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

Akhter Hossain Khan
Principal Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

M.A. Quddus
Chief Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was conducted at FSR&D site, Moison, Kapasia during 2006 with the objectives to determine the changes resulted from the intervention of farming systems technologies and determine the resource flow in the selected farm families. The study indicates that on an average annual income of landless, marginal and small group of farmers under interventions were increased by 80, 69 and 69%, respectively compared to base year data at FSR&D site, Kapasia. Higher income was associated with interventions of technologies and off-farm and non-farm incomes.

Keywords: Landless, Marginal, Small farmers, Intervention, Income

Location: Kapasia, Gazipur

Start Date: 01-07-2007

End Date: 30-06-2008

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

To determine the changes resulted from the intervention of farming systems technologies
To determine the resource flow in the selected farm families

Methodology:

Before interventions of farming systems technologies benchmark data for select farmers were collected at FSR&D site, Moison, Kapasia during 2006. Three farm families from each of landless, marginal and small categories were selected for interventions. Then the different farming system technologies were intervened on the fields and homesteads based on their resources and opportunities. The interventions were: production of high value summer and winter vegetables, rearing of improved breed of layer and pigeon, rearing of goat, fish culture in perennial and seasonal ponds, production of improved papaya in the homestead, fertilization of jack fruit trees, spraying of mango trees, N management by LCC use in rice crops. Then income and expenditure data of the intervened farmers were collected using questionnaire. Finally the collected data were analyzed and compared with base year data.

Source of Information: Proceedings of BRRI Annual Internal Review for 2007-08

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

Income and expenditure of the different farmers’ categories during the intervened year of 2007-08 showed that income included the total amount consumed, distributed to the relatives and price of sale of different products whereas household expenditures included the total cost of production and the amount consumed by the family. The income from crop component for all farmers was higher than expenditure. Intervention on non-crop components provided additional income. The results showed that income and expenditure of different farmers from non-intervened components and it was observed that income produced by majority of non intervened was negative. On an average the increment of income was 80, 69 and 69% respectively for landless, marginal and small category of farmers. On the other-hand the expenditure increased was 58, 48, and 84% respectively for those categories of farmers. It was also observed that the increase of income for landless, marginal and small farmers was 35, 24 and 23% respectively in between 2006-07 and 2007-08 year. Expenditure of all farmers except one landless farmer was increased in compared to previous year 2007-08. The higher income and expenditure for all categories of farmers was due to higher rate of adoption of interventions along with other sources. Results of the study imply that diversification in the existing farming systems with improved technologies may lead to increase farmers’ income to a great extent.

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