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Outline of Crop Biomass Utilization in Designated Rural Areas of Bangladesh

Muhammad Ashik-E-Rabbani
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Rafiqul Islam Sarker
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Abdus Satter
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This research work has been undertaken to collect the primary data on crop biomass utilization among farm households in two selected village, under Karimganj Upazilla of Kishoreganj district. A survey was conducted through interviewing eighty two farmers. Data on cropped area, production and yield, plant and crop biomass, and utilization as biomass were collected from different farmer category. It was found that potential crop biomass availability was 222.57 GJ /Yr per household (16.74 ton/Yr per household). The highest amount of crop biomass was obtained from cereal crops (158.13 GJ/Yr per household) followed by dry plant residues, oil seed residues, jute stick, pulse residues and Dhaincha (Sesbania aculeate). The average homestead fuel energy requirement was 83.86 GJ/Yr per household. Energy requirement for cooking was found maximum, which accounts 57.68 GJ/Yr per household. The utilization of crop biomass increases according to the farmer’s economic condition. The utilization of crop biomass was 153.01 GJ/Yr per household in the study area, which includes both the fuel energy and the animal feed. Among the crop biomass, rice straw utilization was leading accounting 91.93 GJ/Yr per household. It was observed that there was surplus crop biomass (69.56 GJ/Yr per household) available in the study area which might be used for other purposes.

Keywords: Crop biomass, Rural energy, Dhaincha, Rice, Jute

Location: Digharcolla and Neyamatpur, Karimganj Upazilla, Kishoreganj

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Program Area: Postharvest and Agro-processing

Commodity: Jute, Rice

Objectives:

To assess the crop biomass use pattern in rural areas of Bangladesh based on their availability.

Methodology:

Data collection: Two villages named Digharcolla and Neyamatpur of the union Neyamatpur under the Karimganj Upazilla of the Kishoreganj district were selected for data collection. The villages stretch out within the Sylhet Basin (Agro Ecological Zone 21) (TAO, 2013). A micro level study about the production of crop biomass and rural energy consumption was carried out for 82 families from the two villages according to the prepared questionnaire. Before finalizing the questionnaire, it was pretested for judging the suitability to respondent and necessary correction, modification and alterations were done accordingly. 82 farms were surveyed in the study areas. Questions were related to the farmer’s family description, land ownership, land utilization pattern, cropping system, farming system and other farm activities that are related to biomass production and utilization as they usually practice. Data were collected through personal interview. The information given by the farmer was oral and from memory because none were maintaining records about collection, production and use of biomass. Farmers were selected randomly from the study areas covering various economic groups.

Biomass production: Biomass from different agricultural crops such as rice (usually cultivated in the Aus, Aman and Boro seasons in a year), wheat, pulses, jute, oilseeds, groundnut, sugarcane etc. and some vegetable crops were selected. The crops produce six crop residues, which were considered in the estimation. Total rice straw production, total rice husk production, total jute sticks production, other crop residues production was calculated, and Agricultural residues used as fuel, total fuel consumption for cooking was determined using different formula.

Homestead energy requirements

Farmers performed different daily activities which required energy or fuel. These activities include energy for cooking, parboiling of rice, burning in pottery works, lighting purposes, making smoke in the cowshed, room heating and so on. Types and amount of fuel required for an individual activity was recorded in kg/month and then converted for the whole year. The fuel requirement was further converted into energy by multiplying each type of fuel with its specific energy conversion factor to estimate individual homestead energy requirements.

Source of Information: Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, Vol. 05, Issue 01: 10-15, (2015) eISSN: 2312-7945

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.journalbinet.com/uploads/2/1/0/0/21005390/outline_of_crop_biomass_utilization_in_designated_rural_areas_of_bangladesh.pdf

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Achievement/Findings:

Energy is considered as one of the basic elements that are essential for the progress of civilization and all sorts of development activities. Rural people are fully dependent on biomass energy for their daily energy needs. Burning of the agricultural residue (26% of the total biomass fuel) is an indication that depletion of fuel wood resources is taking place at faster rate. This fuels over burnt most inefficiently (efficiency less than 10%) in the traditional earthen stoves. Efficient use of biomass resources should be encouraged through the introduction of biogas plant, biomass briquetting, improved cooking stoves, and so on. The rural people specially the woman should be trained for the construction and maintenance of the im proved cooking stoves. The Government along with innovative people should make extension works about this technology to reuse the surplus crop biomass efficiently and effectively. The policy makers and national planners in the relevant areas of the industrial, energy and forestry sectors; agricultural development authorities; and rural development authorities are now urgently needed to bring attention on the crop biomass as it is the safe, cheaper and environmental friendly energy sources.

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