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A Study on Different Brands of Zinc Fertilizers Available in the Markets of Chuadanga Region

G. M. M. Islam
Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Jessore, Bangladesh.

S. M. A. Iqbal
Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Jessore, Bangladesh.

M. R. A. Mollah
On-Farm Research Division, BARI, Bogra, Bangladesh.

S. S. Hossain
Dept. of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Jhenaidah, Bangladesh.

M. A. Ali Chowdhury
Dept. of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Jhenaidah, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was conducted in Damurhuda upazila under Chuadanga district from January to December, 2014 to collect information on names, numbers and comparative availability of different brands of Zinc fertilizers in order to aid the assessment of nutrient status for quality of the brands. For this pur pose, information was collected from 30 randomly selected fertilizer shops (10 BCIC fertilizer dealers and 20 retailers) through questionnaire interview. In the study total 80 brands [41 Zinc sulfate (mono), 22 Zinc sulfate ( hepta) and 17 Chelated zinc] of zinc fertilizer marketed by 51 companies were found in the upazila. Grogin, Topaz, Zinc Sulfate, Mukta Plus, Zingsul, Hay Zinc + of Zinc sulfate ( mono) brands , Topaz and Petro zinc of Zinc sulfate ( hepta) brands and Brexil, Field Marshal, Topaz of Chelated zinc brands were most available. “ Grogin ” of Zinc sulfate ( mono) and “ Topaz ” of Zinc sulfate ( hepta) were the top most available. Five percent of Zinc sulfate ( mono) and nine percent of Zinc sulfate ( hepta) mentioned no registration number. No maximum retail price (MRP) was mentioned in seven percent of Zinc sulfate ( mono). There was a significant difference between highest and lowest MRP of imported Zinc sulfate ( mono) and Chelated zinc brands.

Keywords: Brand name, Chuadanga, Fertilizer, Zinc

Location: Damurhuda upazila under chuadanga district

Start Date: 00-01-2014

End Date: 00-12-2014

Program Area: Quality and Nutrition

Commodity: Fertilizer

Objectives:

To find out how many and which brand of Zinc fertilizers are available in the markets of Chuadanga region and to compare the availability of those brands in order to aid the assessment of nutrient status for quality.

Methodology:

The present study was carried out in Damurhuda upazila under chuadanga district during the period from January to December, 2014 to collect the information on the availability of different brand name of Zinc fertilizers. For this purpose investigations were conducted in three points viz. Damurhuda sadar, Darsana and Karpasdanga bazar that were considered as main bazar of the upazila and where dealership of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) were distributed. There were ten BCIC fertilizer dealers in the upazila among which four were at Damurhuda sadar and three were at both Darsana and Karpasdanga bazar. For that reason, information was collected from different fertilizer shops situated on those bazar points and surrounding the points. All BCIC fertilizer dealers were included in the study. Twice of BCIC dealer from each point were considered as the number of retailer shops. Thus 20 retailers with 10 BCIC dealers and total 30 fertilizer shops were taken under the study. Among the retailers, eight were randomly selected from Damurhuda sadar and six from both Darsana and Karpasdanga points. Informations on the number and name of brands of each category of Zinc fertilizer were recorded from each of thirty shops by individual interview. Manufacturer’s or supplier’s name, Government registration number, maximum retail price (MRP) and date of expiry (DOE) of each brand were also recorded during interview. Data were collected through questionnaire interview. The questionnaire prepared in Bengali was designed with both closed and open form of questions. The collected data were coded, summarized and proceed for analysis. Qualitative data were converted into quantitative forms by means of suitable scoring technique whenever necessary. Tabulations and cross tabulations were done on the basis of categorization developed by the researcher. Tabular technique was applied for the analysis of data by using simple statistical tools like averages and percentages. Selected 30 shops were assumed as 30 attendance for each brand. One mark (score point) was given for each attendance in a shop against a brand and total score point (TSP) was calculated with the aggregate of the score points for the individual ( i.e. TSP 2 means the brand was present in 2 shops out of 30 shops ). TSP of a brand represented its degree of presence which were treated as its availability. Then they were tabulated gradually from highest to lowest depending on their TSP. Finally they were classified into following three classes depending on the availability.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(2): 103-107 2015, ISSN 1999-7361

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v8i2.26875

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Achievement/Findings:

Total eighty zinc fertilizer brands manufactured or marketed by fifty one individual company were found in the market of Damurhuda upazila among which 11 brands [ 6 of Zinc sulfate (mono), 2 of Zinc sulfate (hepta) and 3 of Chelated zinc] were most available, 14 were moderately and 55 were less available. According to Fertilizer (management) Act - 2006 of Government of Bangladesh, the product without registration number and MRP on their packet is not allowed to market. But this study found 5% of Zinc sulfate ( mono) and 9% of Zinc sulfate (hepta) were registration num ber less and 7% of Zinc sulfate ( mono) were MRP less brand in the market. In that case, the company was in a wrong practice in their business. The brands without any registration number might be adulterated. Remarkable variation was observed among the MRP of the brands of each category. On the other hand, MRP of Chelated zinc was too much higher than Zinc sulfate (mono) and Zinc sulfate ( hepta). Beside this, a wide difference (160%) was conspicuously observed in highest and lowest MRP of Chelated zinc fertilizer. Lower MRP of same type of product might cause adulteration also. So chemical analyses for quality of all category of zinc fertilizer is very much important to see the actual scenario. However, the study suggests that (a) illegal company should be taken under regulation and (b) further study is needed to assess the individual quality status of all the brands of three categories of zinc fertilizer obtained in this study.

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