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Support Needs for Capacity Building of Small Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers in Bangladesh

M. M. Rahman
Lecturer
Department of Farm Mechanics, SAU, Dhaka.

M. R. A. Akanda
Assistant Professor
Department of Farm Power& Machinery, BAU, Myumensingh.

M. J. Abedin
Associagte Professor

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Survey in lour districts of Bangladesh namely Mymensingh, Kishorganj, Sherpur and Netrokona were carried out to assess the support needs for capacity building of small agricultural machinery manufacturing workshops. Farmers expressed their confidence on the presently available locally made agricultural machines and equipment by small machinery manufacturers within the country and eager to adopt appropriate machines to few labour intensive and time consuming crop production activities. From the viewpoint of sustaining agricultural production in the country, capacity building of small agricultural machinery manufacturers is a crucial need of the time. The volume of production of agricultural machinery is increasing and different types of machinery are being made locally but most of the agricultural machinery manufacturing workshops are in primary stage. They faced many technical, financial, environmental and so many problems and it is necessary to support local agricultural machinery manufacturing workshops to overcome these problems and to build their capacity. Suspensions in this context are proposed to minimize the problems and to build ttheir capacity.

Keywords: Capacity building, Agricultural, Machinery, Manufacturers

Location: Mymensingh, Kishorganj, Sherpur and Netrokona district, Bangladesh.

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Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Commodity: Farm machineries

Objectives:

To assess the type of support needs for capacity building of small Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers in Bangladesh.

Methodology:

The study was based on the field survey, where primary data were collected by questionnaire from individual manufacturer. Although, agricultural machinery manufacturers are situated all over the country, four district towns namely Mymensingh, Kishorganj, Sherpur and Netrokona were selected where farm machinery manufacturing industries are concentrated and maximum industry are established. In Mymensingh all authorized agricultural machinery manufacturers are located in and around district towns and these are situated at Tangail Road (Muktagacha), Saheb Ali Bazar (Muktagacha), and Dhaka Road (Sahra). Data were collected from 4 workshops located in Mymensingh, 15 workshops located at Akrampur, Karimganj and Stadium market in Kishorganj district, 6 workshops located at Teen Ani Bazar, Jhinaigachhi Bus Stand, Taragonj (Nolitabari), Hospital Road (Nolitabari), lsibpur (Nokla) of Sherpur district and 7 workshops located at New Court Road, Choto Bazar, Shamgonj Bazar, Madan Bazar (Madan) Pathar Ghat, Station Road in Netrokona district. The draft interview schedules were prepared according to the objectives of the study. Primary information was collected with the draft schedules from the study area. The answers, which obtained from the manufacturers were carefully checked and desired correction, modification and addition were incorporated in the schedules and afterwards information were collected carefully.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Prog. Sci. & Tech. 5(2): 393-396; July 2007 ISSN 1609-526x

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Achievement/Findings:

Maximum agricultural machinery manufacturing workshops in the study areas were not technically well equipped. The qualities of machines produced were not satisfactory and there was no sufficient quality control facility. Almost all agricultural machinery manufacturers need supports in capacity building within workshops as well as in developing healthy business environment for quality machinery production.

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