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Rice-fish and Rice Mono-crop Production at Gouripur, Mymensingh : an Economic Analysis

M.Z. Haque
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladresh

M.H. Kabir
Farming Systems & Environmental Studies, BAU, Mymensingh

M.T.H. Miah
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladresh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study examines the relative profitability of rice-fish culture and rice monocrop production at Gouripur thana of Mymensingh district. The results of the study show that the rice-fish farming was economically more rewarding than the rice mono-crop farming, although both the farming activities were found profitable over cash as well as full costs. In addition to extra earnings from fish, the rice-fish farming produced significantly a higher yield of rice requiring very minimum extra cost for fish. Rice-fish farming also reduced variability in yield of and return from rice.

Keywords: Rice-fish, Economics, Production

Location: Gouripur, Mymensingh

Start Date: 00-12-1994

End Date: 00-05-1995

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

Present study aimed at determining farm level profitability of rice-fish farming against rice mono-crop farming.

Methodology:

The farmers of Gouripur in Mymensingh district have been cultivating HYV boro rice under irrigated condition for last few years, although the area is well suited for rice-fish culture. In 1992, rice-fish culture was initially introduced in this area by the FRI in the form of some field experiments. The encouraging yield of both rice and fish in the experimental plots attracted the farmers to adopt this new technology. That is why, the area was selected for the study. A stratified random sampling technique was followed in this study. In total, sixty farms taking thirty from rice with fish and the remaining thirty from rice without fish, were randomly selected for this study. The study covered only the Boro cropping season beginning from December'94 to May'95. To collect necessary primary data a sample survey was conducted by using a set of well designed questionnaires. The collected data were analysed by using enterprise costing technique and the results were presented in the tabular form with the help of simple statistical measures like arithmetic mean, percentage and ratio. Whenever necessary the results were confirmed with the help of 't' test.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Fish. Res., 2(1):91-98, 1998

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Achievement/Findings:

The results of the present study clearly indicate that farmers can make profit from both rice-fish and rice mono-crop farming. The farmers, however, can make more profit from rice-fish culture than the farms producing only HYV boro rice. Extension workers should, therefore, encourage farmers to adopt this new technique (rice-fish culture) of farming. Thus, both the production of rice and fish could be increased within the shortest possible time. This will contribute much to farmers income and thereby in well being of rural people. The government and non-governmental organizations should strengthen their efforts to disseminate rice-fish culture technology elsewhere in the country where similar type of topography (low-lying area) is found.

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