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Effect on Mode of Payment of Irrigation Market Through Improving Water Conveyance System for Boro Rice

M.R.I. Faruki
Improving Irrigation Market System, iDE Bangladesh

M.H. Ali
Improving Irrigation Market System, iDE Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present investigation was undertaken to control the water losses in the existing irrigation water conveyance system for boro rice through Improving Irrigation Market System Project for a period of two years (2009-2010) and by the water sellers and farmers. Improve earthen channel-IEC (improve water conveyance system) composed by a mixture of clay, cow dung and rice husk (2:1:1). It is needed 2-3 days for drying and used. The 10 water seller were trained on improving water conveyance system and set IEC demonstrations by maintaining 600ft per demo keeping control channel (farmer practice) for boro rice cultivation at Bogra and Gaibandha districts. The water seller saved 15 % irrigation cost from demo channel than control. The two irrigation cost of payment mode was existed crop and fuel share methods. Payment through crop sharing mean 1/4th portion of rice given to the water seller after rice harvesting and fuel share mean paid engine rent Tk 1200-1600/season/acre to water seller and farmer were used engine by his own fuel and labor. The water seller improved the water conveyance system through IEC and reduced 15% irrigation cost. The benefited farmers those who completed mode of payment by the fuel share method because they received water by improve earthen channel resulting quick supply of water in farmer field and saved time, fuel and cost. On the contrary, the crop sharing farmer did not benefit due to water seller took 1/4th rice after saving the 15% irrigation cost. So, Irrigation marketing system affected by the mode of irrigation payment systems and water loss minimized by promoting IEC which also lead to ground water and environment.

Keywords: Boro rice, Irrigation, Market, Water, Conveyance system

Location: Sonatala and Sariakandhi upazila under Bogra and Gobindhaganj and Palashbari Upazila under Gaibandha district

Start Date: 00-00-2009

End Date: 00-00-2010

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Price behavior

Objectives:

1. To find out the comparative effect of payment systems for irrigation of boro rice through IEC and its performances.

Methodology:

The improve earthen channel (IEC) demonstration were set during 2009-2010 in Sonatala and Sariakandhi upazila under Bogra and Gobindhaganj and Palashbari Upazila under Gaibandha district. Those shallow machine owners are sell the full time irrigation water as profession to boro rice or other crops farmer is called the water seller. The water sellers were provided training through lecture and practical methods. With the support of project, water seller made the improving earthen canal demonstration by maintaining the training knowledge. The improving earthen channel (IEC): The improving earthen channel (IEC) was prepared in such a way that the bottom of the channel was elevated from the surrounding land. After cutting the soil, the soil in the cannel was compacted by hammering and finally the bottom and side of the channel were layered by a mixture of clay, cow dung and rice husk and the ratio was 2:1:1. After layering, 2-3 days was needed for drying and then it was ready to be used for irrigation. Crop share method: Crop share was a method of irrigation payment system where farmer direct provides crop/rice to water seller as irrigation cost just after harvesting the rice for one season. In general farmer 1/4th portion of total rice pay to water seller. Farmer was paid crop sharing method so 1/4th portion rice mean 660kg rice was paid to water seller for one acre land since total 2640kg yield of boro rice in one acre land so farmers are paid Tk. 11550 per acre land as irrigation cost Fuel share method: Fuel share was a method of irrigation payment system where farmer paid engine rent Tk. 1200-1600 per acre land per season to water seller and farmer was used the engine of that water seller by his own fuel. Farmer if pay fuel sharing method so farmer was paid Tk1600 engine charge per season and used about 88 liter fuel by own for one acre land for 30 numbers irrigations (in general 30 numbers of irrigation is required per season for boro rice cultivation) and additional need 5 liter for 1st irrigation.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 5 (1): 27-30, 2011; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

In the project areas water seller did not take reduce amount of rice than 660 kg (equal value Tk. 11550) in crop share areas since water seller reduced the irrigation cost by made improving earthen channel. The project intervention finding that promotion of improve earthen channel can be benefited to farmer where mode of payment is existed in fuel method. In case of crop sharing areas only water seller is benefitted by promoting improve earthen channel which is no ultimate goal of the project since farmer is poor than water seller.

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