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Intervention and Monitoring the Whole Farm Activities of Intervened Farmers During 2011-12

Shila Pramanik
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Gazipur-1701

Satyen Mondal
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Gazipur-1701

M Khairul Quais
Senior Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Gazipur-1701

Nargis Parvin
Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems Division Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

To increase income of the farm families through the intervention of improved farming system technologies, Rice Farming Systems Division of BRRI started farming systems research and development (R&D) activities at Moison, Kapasia from 2006 by the intervention of farming systems technologies on crops and non-crop components with landless and small farmers. Before interventions of farming systems technologies benchmark data for selected farmers were collected during 2009. Three farm families from each of landless and small farm categories were selected for interventions. The interventions for landless farmers were production of improved mango in the homestead, rearing of improved breed of layer and pigeon, rearing of goat, fertilization of jackfruit trees and spraying of mango trees and for small farmers’ those were, N-management through use of LCC in modern Boro and T Aman rice, water saving technologies in rice, production of high value summer and winter vegetables, fertilization and insect management of bearing jackfruit, production of improved tumeric and ginger in the homestead, production of improved mango in the homestead, spraying on mango and litchi fruit trees (bearing trees), polyculture of fish in seasonal pond and rearing of honey bee. On an average annual income of landless and small group of farmers under interventions were increased by 17.97 and 36%, respectively compared to base year data at FSR&D site, Kapasia, Gazipur. Higher income was associated with interventions of technologies, off-farm and non-farm activities.

Keywords: Intervention, Improved Farming Systems Technology, Farm Income, Farmer's category

Location: Moison, Kapasia, Gazipur

Start Date: 00-00-2009

End Date: 00-00-2009

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

To increase income of the farm families through the intervention of improved farming system technologies.

Methodology:

Before interventions of farming systems technologies benchmark data for selected farmers were collected during 2009. Three farm families from each of landless and small farm categories were selected for interventions. Different farming system technologies were intervened on the homesteads based on the resources and opportunities of the selected farmers. The interventions for landless farmers were production of improved mango in the homestead, rearing of improved breed of layer and pigeon, rearing of goat, fertilization of jackfruit trees and spraying of mango trees and for small farmers’ those were, N-management through use of LCC in modern Boro and T Aman rice, water saving technologies in rice, production of high value summer and winter vegetables, fertilization and insect management of bearing jackfruit, production of improved tumeric and ginger in the homestead, production of improved mango in the homestead, spraying on mango and litchi fruit trees (bearing trees), polyculture of fish in seasonal pond and rearing of honey bee. The 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 the BRRI Annual Internal Review for 2011-12

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

In this study income included the total amount of products consumed, distributed to the relatives and sale price of different products whereas household expenditure included the total cost of production of the intervened technologies. Results showed that intervention on non-crop components provided additional income. The average income of landless and small farmers’ were increased by 17.97% and 36% whereas expenditure were increased by 11 and 84%, respectively compared to the base year.

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