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Adoption of Raised Bed Technology in Some Selected Locations of Rajshahi District of Bangladesh

M. A. Monayem Miahh
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur

Moniruzzaman
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur

S. Hossain
Chief Scientific Officer
Regional Agricultural Research Centre, BARI, Jamalpur

J. M. Duxbury
Professor
Cornell University, USA

J. G. Lauren
Professor
Cornell University, USA

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study evaluated the adoption and farmers’ practice of raised bed technology at farm level since the close of the Soil Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SMCRSP) through a follow-up survey conducted at Durgapur Upazila of Rajshahi district. Data for the study were collected from 195 adopters and 65 non-adopters through a pre-tested interview schedule during May, 2011. The survey findings showed that the raised bed technology had a strong demonstration effect and were adopted well (56%) by the respondent farmers. The probability of adopting this technology was significantly influenced by extension contact, societal membership, and the number of male member in the household. Due to lack of machine, most farmers prepared raised bed by hand (82.7%) without maintaining recommended bed size. The most cultivated crops on bed were wheat (cultivated by 97.95% farmers) maize (27.69%) onion (16.41%) and mungbean (12.31%). Respondent farmers mentioned various positive benefits of bed technology and willing to continue this practice in future with increased area of land. This immerging technology increased cop productivity and farmers’ income to some extent. To popularize the raised bed technology among farmers, bed planter should be available to the farmers and the positive benefits should be broadcasted in the mass media.

Keywords: Bed planter, raised bed technology, adoption

Location: Durgapur Upazila of Rajshahi district

Start Date: 00-05-2011

End Date: 00-08-2011

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Planter

Objectives:

To know the present status of using raised bed technology for cultivating crops at the farm level.
To assess the status of adoption of the raised bed technology at farm level and to find out the factors affecting its adoption and non-adoption.
To assess farmers’ perceptions on the impact of raised beds on input use and income through higher productivity.

Methodology:

Sampling and data collection: The study followed purposive sampling in order to select study areas and sample raised bed using farmers. At the first stage of sampling, the study selected those areas where the raised bed technique of crop production was first introduced through SM CRSP between 2003 and 2008. Besides, the primary focus population of this survey was those farmers who are currently using the raised bed practice or have used the technique in the recent past. Thus, a total of 13 villages namely Alipur, Uzalkhalshi, Namordakhali, Nandigram, Nowapara, Sunpukuria, Shyampur, Sakundhighi, Dorampur, Debipur, Usappur, Tiokhum, and Kashipur under Durgapur Upazila of Rajshahi district were selected purposively for the study. A total of 195 raised bed technology using farmers taking 15 farmers from each village were selected for interview. Again, 65 non-using farmers taking five farmers from each village were interviewed to know the causes of non-adoption of this technology. Thus the total number of sample was 260. Data were gathered through a pre-tested interview schedule during May, 2011. Analytical technique: The collected data were scrutinized, edited, tabulated and analyzed for fulfilling the objectives of the study. Data were mostly analyzed through tabular method using descriptive statistics. The level of adoption of the raised bed technology was measured by the formula. Probit regression model has been extensively used by agricultural production and farming systems economists for studying and analyzing farmer adoption and diffusion of agricultural interventions. Therefore, the following empirical Probit regression model was used to ascertain the probability of adoption of raised bed technology at farm level.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 40(4): 551-566, 2015

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1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

The study has evaluated farmers’ practice of raised bed technology since the close of the SM CRSP project through a follow-up survey. The survey findings show that the raised bed technology has a strong and positive demonstration effect and has been adopted well by the farmers of the study areas. The probability of adopting this technology is significantly influenced by extension contact, societal membership and number of male member in the household. Due to lack of machine, most farmers prepare raised bed by hand without maintaining recommended bed size. The most cultivated crops on bed are wheat, maize, onion and mungbean. Responded farmers have mentioned various positive benefits of raised bed cultivation and willing to continue this practice in future with increased area of land. This versatile and immerging technology has created a positive impact on crop productivity and farmers’ income to some extent.

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