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An Economic Assessment of Chickpea Production by Improved Technology in Bangladesh

Quazl Md. Shafiqul 1sIam
SO

Tarun Kanti Kundu
SO

Md. Sahadad Hossain
CSO

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study on economic assessment of chickpea production by improved technology in Bangladesh was conducted by using multi-stage sampling technique. Trials conducted by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in collaboration with the Crop Diversification Program (CDP) for the last few years in Bangladesh showed higher yield of Chickpea in comparison with the average yield obtained by the farmers. The large gap between yields in on-farm demonstration and average yield obtained by farmers points to scope for some major productivity gains by alleviating the production constraints at farm level. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to estimate the yield gap of chickpea production, to assess chickpea production by improved technology and to identify the problems of its production by improved technology. This study revealed that,higher yield and higher economic returns can be obtained out of improved technological packages used for chickpea production. Therefore, large scale.expansion of the use of these technological packages would definitely increase the yield as well as the production of chickpea. Farmers' motivation and easy access to inputs need to be ensured for further development of chickpea production in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Chick pea production, Estimate, Improved technology

Location: Kushtia, Chuadunga, Meherpur, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Magura, Farjdpur and Gopalganj

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Chickpea

Objectives:

1.To identify the problems and estimate the yield gap of chickpea production

2.To assess economics of chickpea production by improved technology

Methodology:

Eight demonstration farmers were selected randomly from the list of total demonstration trials of each district and eight farmers' plots were selected randomly from the- list of the plots adjacent to the selected demonstration plots. Thus, a total of 128 farmers (64 demonstrations and 64 farmers) were selected for the study. Necessary information was collected through survey method with the help of a pre tested structured interview scheduled by field investigators in. collaboration with DAE field staffs under direct supervision of the researchers, The collected data were analyzed through tabular method using' percentages, averages and ratios, T--test was used to find out significant differences in yield between demonstrations and tar.mers. Multistage sampling technique was followed for this study. Eight districts, namely, Kushtia, Chuadunga, Meherpur, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Magura, Farjdpur and Gopalganj were selected purposively on the basis of extensive cultivation of chickpea and its demonstration of CDP. Two thanas under each district and the sample farmers were selected in consultation with DAE personnel depending on the number of demonstration' trials .

Source of Information: Economic Affairs, VoI 41, Qr, 3, September 1996

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Achievement/Findings:

Higher yield and higher economic returns could be obtained by improved technological package use for chickpea production. Therefore, large scale expansion on the use of these technological packages would definitely increase the yield as well as the production of chickpea in the country. Farmers motivation and easy access to inputs need to be ensured for further development of chickpea production in Bangladesh.

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