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Crops and Cropping of Char Areas in Bangladesh

M. N. lslam
Principal Scientific Officer
Agronomy Division, BARI, Gazipur.

M. A. Hossain
Chief Scientific Officer
Agronomy Division, BARI, Gazipur.

M. M. Mohiuddin
Principal Scientific Officer
OFRD, BARI,Tangail

M.A. K Mian
Senior Scientific Officer
RARS , BARI, Ishurdi

M. Biswas
Senior Scientific Officer,
RARS, BARI, Jamalpur

M. Akhteruzzaman
Principal Scientific Officer,
Agronomy Division, BARI, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Maximum lands of study areas are high and medium high with sandy loam soil having only 21% irrigation facility Numerous cropping patterns (CP) has been practicing by the farmers in the different study areas. Sampled farmers of Ishurdi area practiced 36 CP and that of Ulipur area 35 CP, Bhuapur area 30 CP as well as Melando area 16 CP. Aus rice, wheat and lentil were the main crops at Ishurdi area. Majority of the farmers at char areas of Ishurdi upazilla practiced Wheat- Mungbean- Fallow (36%) followed by Lentil- Aus- Fallow (34%) cropping patterns. Jute, hybrid maize, mustard and T. aman rice (HYV) are major crops at Bhuapur area and Wheat- Jute - T.aman (43%) CP was follow_ed by the majority sampled farmers. Mustard, bora rice (HYV) and jute are main crops at Melando area and maximum respondent farmers practiced Mustard-Boro- Jute (70%) CP. Onion, jute and T. aman rice (HYV) are predominant crops at Ulipur area. Fallow-Boro-T. aman (53%) and Onoin-Jute-T. aman (42%) CP were practiced by the majority sampled farmers there. Major crops of the study areas are different and their agronomic managements are also different. According to farmers' opinion, natural hazard specially drought, scarcity of irrigation facility, cumbersome procedure of getting loan , shortage of agricultural labour, unavailability of fertilizers and field machinery, high price of quality seeds, and transportation problems of farm products were the major hindrance to crop production at char areas. Introduction of new crops like soybean may be done at char areas. Selection of short duration, drought tolerant modern varieties of different crops along with improved management practices and different intercropping systems are the potential issues could be addressed in future researchable programmes.

Keywords: Survey, Cropping pattern , Production practices, Economic profiles, Char area

Location: Ishurdi, Bhuapur, Melando and Ulipur under Pabna, Tangail, Jamalpur and Kurigram district in Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2011

End Date:

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Land management

Objectives:

To understand the socio economic profiles of the farmers, their land utilization, existing cropping patterns, crops and crop production practices followed by the farmers in the study areas

Methodology:

This study was carried out during 2011. A multi-stage sampling technique was followed to select district, upazilla, village and households for this study. In the first stage of sampling, four districts namely Pabna, Tangail, Jamalpur and Kurigram were selected for having man power to collect necessary information from char land farmers. Secondly, one upazilla from each district, i.e., lshurdi from Pabna, Bhuapur from Tangail, Melando from Jamalpur and Ulipur from Kurigram were selected. Thirdly, two char villages under each upazilla were selected as study area for collecting necessary data and information. A comprehensive list of fifty households was made and finally, twenty five households were selected randomly from the list of each village. Thus, data collection was done from fifty respondents using pre tested questionnaire from each district. Percentage of respondents was mostly used in this study to analyze the collected data.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Agron. J. 2012, 15 (2): 1-10

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority of char farmers have literacy up to primary level. They are not acquainted with modern varieties of different crops along with improved management practices. Moreover, natural hazard specially drought, scarcity of irrigation facility, cumbersome procedure of getting loan, shortage of agricultural labour, unavailability of fertilizers and field machinery, high price of quality seeds, and transportation problems were the major hindrance to crop production at char areas. Introduction of new crops like soybean may be done at char areas. Selection of short duration, drought tolerant modem varieties of different crops along with improved management practices and different intercropping systems should be the potential issues for future research. Government should provide credit with minimum interest to purchase tillage and irrigation implements for economic use of their fallow lands.

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