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Efficiency of Agricultural Labourers Under Different Types of Supervision

Mohammed Jahan Ullah Chowdhury,
Senior Scientific Officer
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Meer Md. Muniruzzaman
Scientific Officer
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur

F I M Golam Wahed Sarker
Scientific Officer
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Tara Chand
Principal Scientific Officer
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazxipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Human labour is essential to perform the various works of the agricultural farms. The efficiency of a labourer is the most important factor to raise the productivity. In fact, efficiency of labourer in agriculture refers to the amount of productive work accomplished per man on the farm. Supervision is one of the important management tool to improve the labour efficiency in an agricultural farm. Lack of proper method of supervision, the production system may seriously be affected. Therefore the study was conducted to identify the most suitable method of labour supervision for increasing farm productivity. Working efficiency of labourers for transplanting, weeding and harvesting of rice in Aus, Aman and Boro seasons were examined under different method of supervisions. The study revealed that the labourers supplied and supervised by the contractor(s)required minimum man-hours/ha for all the operations and for all the seasons. But the quality of the works done by this method was slightly inferior compared to other methods.Considering the BRRI labourers, it was observed that the job contract method required less man-hours/ha, which was followed by the indirect supervision method. However, the quality of works done by those two methods were more or less similar.The direct supervision method needed maximum man-hours/ha. But the quality of works done by the method seemed superior than other methods.

Keywords: Labourer, Supervision and Efficiency

Location: BRRI Farm, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Start Date: 01-01-1987

End Date: 15-12-1987

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

To identify the most suitable method of labour supervision fro the four common methods namely direct supervision, indirect supervision, contract basis and contractor's labour practiced at BRRI.

Methodology:

The study was conducted to determine the efficiency of labourers for transplanting, weeding and harvesting of rice during Aus, Aman and Boro seasons of 1987 at BRRI farm, Gazipur. Employed labourers and the labourers supplied by the enlisted contractors were examined. Emphasis was given to maintain the quality of the works for all the operations done daily from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm. A group of 5 randomly selected labourers were used to complete the specified works. The man-hours required for each of the group were converted into man-hours/ha for statistical analysis. The quality of work done by the labourers were judged by the eye estimation of the investigator(s).

Source of Information: Bangladesh Rice J. 4 (1&2):54-58, 1993

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget: 25,000

Total Budget (Tk.) : 25,000

Achievement/Findings:

Labourers supplied and supervised by the contractors required minimum man-hours/ha for all operations and seasons. But the quality of works was slightly inferior than other methos of supervision. Considering the farm labourers of BRRI, it was observed that the job contract method required less man-hours/ha followed by indirect supervision method. Direct supervision method needed highest man-hours but quality of works was seemed superior than other supervision methods.

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