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An Economic Study on Cultivation of Fodder and Competing Crops in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Dr. S. M. ATAUR RAHMAN
SSO
Socio-Economic Res Div, BLRI

JAHANGIR ALAM
CSO
Socio-Economic Res Div, BLRI

Dr. Nathuram Sarker
SSO
Animal Production Res Div, BLRI

JERINA BEGUM
SO
Socio-Economic Res Div, BLRI

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The Study was conducted with the objectives to analyse the trend of fodder cultivation, cost of production of fodder and other competing crops, profitability, marketing system of fodder and their constraints. Result showed that the average acreage under fodder cultivation was increased from 0.66acres in 2005 to 0.77 acres in 2007. The study also analysed the various cropping pattern that existed in the study areas. With these varied cropping pattern, the highest income was observed from standing fodder based cropping pattern such as Matikalai + Boro; amounting to Tk. 23040 in Madaripur. Two types of marketing of fodder were operated in the study areas; selling of standing fodder from field and selling of harvested fodder. The study showed that BCR for standing fodder sale for Napier was 3.45 and BCR for harvested fodder sale for Napier was 3.17The per acre standing fodder was sold at Tk. 18000 for Napier. The major problems faced by the farmer in cultivating fodder were lack of training, availability of cuttings and seeds in time.

Keywords: Cultivating, Interview, Selected, Fodder, Upazila, Analysed, Farmer, Production, Marketing, Field, Selected, Cutting, Profitability, Study.

Location: Six Upazila (Madaripur sadar from Madaripur, Munshigonj sadar from Munshigonj, Sathia from Pabna, Shahjadpur from Sirajgonj, Ranpur Sadar from Ranpur and kalihati from Tangail district)

Start Date: 01-07-2007

End Date: 30-06-2008

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Profitability

Objectives:

a). To analyze the cost of production of fodder and other competing crops.

b). To analyse the profitability from fodder and competing crops.

C). To analyse the price trend and fodder production in the study areas.

d). To analyse of the development of marketing system of fodder.

e). To analyse the constraints to fodder production.

Methodology:

In order to collect data from fodder cultivating farmers, one upazila from each district was selected purposively. From each of the selected upazila, 10 villages were selected considering the concentration of fodder cultivation and from each of the selected village, 5 fodder cultivating farmers were farmers were selected following simple random sampling technique. Therefore, a total of 300 fodder cultivating farmers were selected for interview. An interview schedule was developed and pre-tested in the field. After field test, necessary corrections was made and finalized the interview schedule for data collection. The collected data were analysed to satisfy the objectives of the study. Analysis of data was carried out using SPSS.

Source of Information: BLRI, Annual Research Review Workshop, BLRI, Savar, Dhaka.

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget: 2 lac

Total Budget (Tk.) : 2 lac

Achievement/Findings:

The area selected for study was well known as ”Milk Pocket Areas”. The selected fodder cultivating farmers had cross-bred dairy cows. Green fodder constitutes a major effort for increasing milk yield. For higher milk Production the Govt. has taken varying programme to improve cattle through A.I. programme. For the successful implementation of A.I. Programme fodder production is a pre-requisite.

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