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Economic Analysis of Storing,potato in Bangladesh

A. S. M. Anwarul Huq
Agricultural Economics Division, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jamalpur

S. Alam
Department of Co-operation and Marketing, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Myrnensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study attempts to examine profitability of storing potatoes. Farmers' traditional method of storing potatoes appears to be more economic for short-term. storage (four months or less), and cold storage appears to offer best alternative for long-term storage (five to eight months). Indigenous storage practice plays a vital role at the time of bumper production.

Keywords: Storage technology, Cost, Return

Location: Munshiganj, Comilla and Bogra

Start Date: 12-01-1999

End Date: 23-12-2000

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Potato

Objectives:

To streamline marketing and absorb surplus produce as a result of increasing potato production. Among these three factors, storage is the most acute.

Methodology:

Potato is cultivated in all areas of Bangladesh either in large quantity or smaller proportion. In terms of output production, three areas, namely - Munshigonj, Comilla and Bogra are at the top of the list. The collective contributions of the three areas towards national output and the total area under cultivation are 60 percent and 45 percent, respectively (BBS, 1998 p. 106). Chardumuria and Anandapur villages under Sadar upazila of Munshigonj district; Malakhala and Dhaneshar villages under Daudkandi upazila of Camilla; and Jangram, Pirob, Aligram and Dukhila villages under Shibgonj upazila of Bogra, were selected for the present study. A list of potato growers of the villages, mentioned above was prepared and then farmers were selected by using random table. In this study, the sample of three districts consists of •,08 potato growers, where 36 farmers were fpr each selected area. Data were collected by visiting each farm personally and by interviewing them with the help of a presested interview schedule. Therefore period for the survey was a full agricultural year of 2001.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 32(2): 163-167, July, 2005

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Achievement/Findings:

Farmers use indigenous knowledge to hold some of their produce to take advantage of post harvest price increase. Increased exposure for marketing and marketing realities are making more aware that if potatoes could be stored by some cheap method at least three months, their profits would be higher and this would be a popular storage method of potato to this study, cold storage is found to be technically feasible by reducing potato storage losses over farmers' methods. However, the additional cost of cold storage may be too high to encourage widespread adoption. Farmers' traditional method of storing potatoes appears to be more economical for short-term storage and cold storage offers best alternative for longer-term storage (five to eight months). Indigenous storage practices have a vital role, particularly in the years when farmers harvest a bumper crop of potatoes resulting in an overabundance of ware potatoes and consequent sharp fall in prices. This storage methods help increase returns to the potato growers because farmers incur lower storage costs, while fetching a better price for their stored produce. Farmers are interested in multi-purpose storage systems with a view to making optimum use of these stores. Therefore, research should be done to develop low cost potato storage technology. Farmers In the study area, ordinary room storage method is the indigenous one for storing potatoes for commercial purposes. The farmers use a part of their houses or built separate rooms for storing potato. Potatoes are spread either on earthen floor or matcha made by wood or bamboo in pile under this method. They are ensuring wind flow over the potato pile. Potatoes, stored in indigenous methods are kept from one to three moths for commercial purpose.

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