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Challenges of Potato Cultivation in Bangladesh and Developing Digital Databases of Potato

M. A. UDDIN
Principal Scientific Officer
Training and Communication Wing, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur

S. YASMIN
Principal Scientific Officer
Training and Communication Wing, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur

M. L. RAHMAN
Principal Scientific Officer
Training and Communication Wing, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur

S. M. B. HOSSAIN
Curator
Training and Communication Wing, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur,

R.U. CHOUDHURY
Senior Scientific Officer
Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI),

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted to build the union level digital database and maps of potato during 2008-09. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. Data were collected from all blocks of four upazilas of four districts and farmers’ level. Union, upazila, district, and country level digitized maps of Bangladesh were used in the programme. GIS, GPS, and MIS related IT were used in the study. Out of total cultivable land (1,00611 ha) in four upazilas, potato cultivated area and production were 27,414 ha and 3,32,424 t, respectively. Eighteen (18) varieties of potato were cultivated in the study areas, among them 13 were HYVs and 5 were local varieties. Out of 41 HYVs of potato developed by BARI upto 2008, 13 were cultivated in the study areas. Maximum (89.7%) area of HYV potato was covered by Diamant, Cardinal, Granola and Multa. At Chandina and Gozaria, potato area was only cultivated by HYVs. Shibganj and Pirganj shared 64 and 61% potato areas, respectively under HYVs. Average potato yields of these upazilas and Gozaria were 14.34 and 24.36 t/ha, respectively, during 2008-09. Production cost and selling price were Tk. 8.73 and 11.56 per kg, respectively at the time of harvest in 2009. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) of potato was 1.32 and maximum was 1.37 at Pirganj. Besides adopting high yielding and hybrid varieties, management practices should be improved. It is possible to increase potato production by vertical and horizontal expression (Uddin, 2009).

Keywords: Union level digital database, Maps, area, Production, Adoption, Potato.

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Start Date: 00-00-2008

End Date: 00-00-2009

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Database Management

Objectives:

Collection and documentation of information of potato for multidimensional use
Build, union, upazila, district and country maps of potato.
Study impact of BARI on the basis of adoption and area coverage by HYVs, of potato
Identify problems and suggested probable solutions for expansion of potato.

Methodology:

Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Secondary sources were government and non-government organizations, such as Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) etc. Data were collected from the Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer by direct interview with a set of questionnaires designed for this study. The questionnaires were modified according to expert comments, pre-tested, and then finalized after necessary corrections. For the present study, in case of farmers’ fields, the simple random survey method was used and the investigator made multiple visits to collect the recent information. They asked questions in such a way as to create interest among the supervisors avoid boring. In case of any inconsistency, data were rechecked and corrected through repeated visits. The information were collected during the year 2009. Different Softwares, such as Excel, SPSS, ArcView, Arclnfo etc. were used in the study. District, upazila, union level digitized boundary maps of Bangladesh were used. A study was done by Hossain et al. (2005) as documentation and mapping of major tuber crops in Bangladesh: an application of GIS technology in 2005. Another study was done by Uddin et al. (2002) as documentation and mapping of major cereal crops: an application of GIS technology in 2002.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 35(3) : 453-463, September 2010 ISSN 0258-7122

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Achievement/Findings:

Based on the findings of the study and discussions with the farmers and SAAOs, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. Yield of potato was low in the northern part of the country due to late blight during 2008-9. 2. Due to use of low quality seed, yield of potato in Comilla area was low in the same period. 3. Cost of productions was higher but price of potato was lower at the time of harvest. So, farmers became looser.

Knowledge Management: Journal