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Status of Farm Machinery Manufacturing Industry in Some Seleted Areas of Bangladesh

M. A. S. Kowser Sarker
Agricultural Engineer
Directorate of Agricultural Extension, Sirajganj, Bangladesh

AKM Saiful Islam
Scientific Officer
EMPHT division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

M. M. Hossain
Professor
Department of FPM, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

M. M. Alam
Professor
Department of FPM, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was carried out to study the workshop facility, workmanship and capability of producing farm machinery of manufacturing workshops and industries in Dhaka, Comilla and Bogra. A sample of 42 farm machinery manufacturing workshops and industries was selected for the study by stratified sampling method. Data were collected through a pre-tested interview schedule. The study revealed that the farm machinery manufacturing workshops were still in initial stage yet to develop as a promising enterprise. The manufacturing of farm machines and equipment was found demand driven and mostly seasonal. Most of the workshops were small and owned by single entrepreneur. The larger workshops and industries were mostly own by cooperative or in partnership, a few were own by individual large entrepreneur. All most all the sample workshops had lathe, drilling, welding and grinding machine facilities, few had shaper and milling machine facilities and a very few had honing, boring, buffing, foundry and heat treatment facilities. Design & drawing, laboratory and quality control facilities were rarely observed in the study areas. All the manufacturing workshops had good number of skilled technicians and skilled and unskilled laborers, but lack in diploma or graduate engineer.

Keywords: Farm machinery, Manufacturing industry, Production facility, Employment status, Small entrepreneur

Location: Dhaka, Comilla and Bogra districts, Bangladesh.

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Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

To study the existing status of farm machinery manufacturing industry in terms of ownership, production facilities and employment status in the selected area.

Methodology:

The study area and the sample manufacturing industries were selected based on the availability and concentration of farm machinery manufacturing industry. Three district towns namely Dhaka, Comilla and Bogra were purposively selected. Manufacturing industry located in those areas plays a vital role in producing farm machinery. In Comilla, 15 industries were found manufacturing agricultural equipment and those industries were selected for data collection, In Bogra, there were about 188 workshops including Foundry, o*org them 20 industries were involved in manufacturing agricultural equipment and those industrials were selected as the sample of the study. Data were also collected from 7 industries out of 11 in Dhaka. The study was based on the field survey. An interview schedule was prepared according to the objectives of the study and data were collected by personal interview, Production facility, employment status,- technical facility, existing ffacilities etc. were addressed in the questionnaire. During the interview each question was explained clearly and tried to find out the real fact. Record keeping of production activities among the manufacturers was very poor and the problem was confronted by recalling the memory of the respondent.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agri. Engg. l2 (l&2)21-)7 : 2001

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Different types of farm machinery are manufactured locally fof various farming operations. Almost all of the manufacturing industries are at initial stage and need to be improved technically. Manufacturer follows simple material and production processes such as mild steel, sand casting and simple lathe machining. Manufacturing industries have limited facility of laboratory design, drawing, testing and quality control. Therefore, risks persist in producing lower quality product. Heat treatment facility is not available in all the districts. Foundry facility is rarely observed in surveyed area. Manufacturing industries are facing shortage of skilled and trained technician. manufacturing industry faced a problem of seasonal demand of agricultural equipment. Demand for agricultural equipment is seasonal and rnanufacturer'.s can not depend solely on its production. However, the manufacturing industries take it as a seasonal business. In recent time the demand for agricultural machines and equipment the increasing and more engineering workshops and industries are taking keen interest to involve in agricultural manufacturing business.

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