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Preparation of Upazila Land and Soil Resource Guide, Alfadanga Upazila, Faridpur District.

Md. Delowar Hosain Molla
PSO
Soil Resources Development Institute, District Office, Faridpur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Alfadanga upazila lies between 23^o10^/ and 23^o23^/north latitude and 89^o37^/ and 89^o45^/east longitude and covers an area of 13,601 ha. It lies in the physiographic unit of Old Ganges River Floodplain & Active Ganges River Floodplain. The upazila comprises of 6 unions having a population of 90,873 (1991). Five land types namely highland, medium highland, medium lowland, low land and very low land were identified. The textural classes were sandy, sandy loam, loam, clay loam and clay. Ten soil groups were identified. Total 54 soil samples were collected and analyzed. It was found that the soils of Old Ganges River Floodplain area are deficient in N and P and soils of Active Ganges River Floodplain area are deficient in N, P and S . In each union rice, jute, rabi vegetables,nut can be successfully cultivated.

Keywords: Alfadanga, Land and soil, Soil fertility, Crop suitability,Upazila guide

Location: Alfadanga Upazila, Faridpur District

Start Date: 01-11-1993

End Date: 31-10-1994

Program Area: Resource Development and Management

Commodity: Land management

Objectives:

1. Land and soil resources inventory of Alfadanga upazila.

2. Soil fertility assessment and fertilizer recommendation.

3. Crop suitability assessment.

4. Preparation of land and soil resource utilization guide with soil and land form map.

Methodology:

Field survey was conducted on the basis of semi-detailed soil survey method. Interpretative soil and land form map was prepared using 1:50000 aerial photographs. Soils were investigated following a catena and composite top soil samples were collected. The sampling frequency were 1 (one) sample per 200 ha. During survey, crops, cropping pattern, soil management data were collected by interviewing the farmers. Soil samples were analyzed for fertility assessment. Crop suitability for each land type was determined. Fertilizer recommendation for suitable crops was made. After compiling physical and chemical data sets the land and soil resource utilization guide was prepared.

Source of Information: Land and Soil Resource Utilization Guide, Alfadanga upazila, Faridpur, 1994.

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

According to local agro ecology suitable crop identified were boro rice, broadcast aman, jute, onion, garlic, lentil,tomato. Major cropping patterns namely rabi vegetables-mixed broadcast aus & aman; boro-fallow-broadcast aman,boro-fallow-fallow were identified. Fertilizer recommendation for suitable crops are given in the guide.This guide can be used for determining flood, drought, landslide, soil erosion, river bank erosion. Demonstration site selection for technology transfer and local level development planning can be done with the help of this guide. Upazila land and soil resources carrying capacity can be estimated which would help in determining food deficit or surplus of the area.

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