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Determination of Farm Resource Use and Economic Return from Crop Production by Resource-poor Farmers at Icm Project Sites

Dr. G W Sarker
Senior Scientific Officer
IWM Division, BRRI, Gazipur

M Maniruzzaman
Senior Scientific Officer
IWM Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The farmers in the study sites are resource-poor and living under subsistence level. Particularly, RDRS farmers in Pirgonj area under Thakurgaon are female farmer and their land holding size is comparatively low. In general GKF group farmers are farming based and their economic condition are slightly better than RDRS farmers. In these circumstances, a study was carried out to determine the existing farm resources and effects of resources on farm income, employment and livelihoods. The average farm size was 0.60 ha and 0.54 ha for GKF and RDRS sites, respectively, which indicates land holding was higher at GKF site. GKF farmers used more labour in crop production than RDRS farmers. Due to small land holding, most of the farmers in both sites used family than hired labour. High yielding boro varieties were grown by all farmers.The yields per hectare of Boro rice was 5.69 t/ha and 4.97 t/ha in Kurigram and Pirgonj, respectively.The per hectare Boro expenses was almost similar in both sites (around Tk.18,764 at GKF site and Tk. 18,056 at RDRS site). As a result, farmers at GKF site earned higher returns than RDRS site.

Keywords: Resource, Return, Crops, Resource-poor Farmer

Location: GKF site, Kurigram and RDRS site, Pirgonj, Thakurgaon

Start Date: 10-06-2001

End Date: 15-06-2002

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Analysis and interpretations

Objectives:

To determine the existing level of farm resource use.
To determine the effects of farm resource use on farm income, employment and livelihoods of the farmers.

Methodology:

Primary survey data were used for the study. A well-structured and pre-tested survey questionnaire was used for interviewing the farmers. The questionnaire had two sections, one for obtaining general socio-economic information on the farm while the other section covered information related to farm resource use, and cost and return of different crops grown in each season in the project areas. Total 60 farmers were selected, of which 30 participatory resource-poor farmers were selected from each site.

Source of Information: Annual Report on Integrated Crop Management in North-West Region of Bangladesh. BRRI, Gazipur-1701. November 2002. pp.31-41.

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Funding Source:

1.	Budget: 30,000

Total Budget (Tk.) : 30,000

Achievement/Findings:

In farm production activities farmers used land (owned and hired), labour (family and hired), bullock power, manures and fertilizers, irrigation water and pesticides etc..The level of resource use varied between locations. The average farm size was 0.60 ha and 0.54 ha at GKF and RDRS sites, respectively. Per hectare labour use between GKF and RDRS sites revealed that GKF farmers used more labour in crops production than RDRS farmers. Due their small land holdings, farmers mostly used family labour in both sites.

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