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Study on Adoption Level of Agricultural Machinery in Farmers’ Field

MA Hossain
Senior Scientific Officer
Workshop Machinery and Maintenance Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

MA Zami
Principal Scientific Officer and Head
Workshop Machinery and Maintenance Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

SM Shahidullah
Senior Scientific Officer
RFS Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

BK Biswas
Senior Scientific Officer
Workshop Machinery and Maintenance Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Questionnaire survey was conducted on adoption level of agricultural machinery in farmers’ field in Harinakundu and Shailakupa Upazilla of Jhenidah District. 10% of small land owner (<100 decimal) have PT, 66% of medium land owner (100-400 decimal) have PT and 6.5% of big land owner (>400 decimal) have PT. Farmers’ opined that in land preparation, they can save Tk. 300-660/bigha/yr over traditional ploughing method. 86% farmers have open drum power thresher (ODT) and stand fan to thresh and clean paddy. 14% farmers are using closed drum power thresher (CDT). Farmers opined that they can save Tk. 200-500/bigha/yr by threshing and Tk. 200-300/ bigha/yr by cleaning paddy and wheat over traditional method.

Keywords: Questionnaire, Maintenance, Agricultural machinery, Farmers

Location: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

To investigate on adoption level of agricultural machinery by the farmers
To disseminate the benefits of farm machinery use over traditional method.

Methodology:

Questionnaire was prepared and the survey was conducted on adoption level of agricultural machinery in the farmers’ field from Harinakundu and Shailakupa Upazilla of Jhenidah District. Data had been collected and analyzed. Demonstrations on agricultural machinery have been conducted among the farmers’ field.

Source of Information: Proceeding of the BRRI Annual Research Review Workshop, 2013-2014, BRRI

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Achievement/Findings:

10% of small land owner (<100 decimal) have PT, 66% of medium land owner (100-400 decimal) have PT and 6.5% of big land owner (>400 decimal) have PT. Farmers’ opined that in land preparation, they can save Tk. 300-660 bigha/yr over traditional ploughing method. 86% farmers have open drum power thresher (ODT) and stand fan to thresh and clean paddy. 14% farmers are using closed drum thresher (CDT) and stand fan. Farmers opined that they can save Tk. 200-500 bigha/yr by threshing and Tk. 200-300 bigha/yr by cleaning paddy and wheat over traditional method.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings