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Study on Boron Fertilizer in Markets of Monirampur Upazila, Jashore, Bangladesh

G. M. Mesbahul Islam*
Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Jashore, Bangladesh

Sushanto Kumar Tarafder
Dept. of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Khamarbarhi, Jashore, Bangladesh

G. M. Mostafizur Rahman
Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Jashore, Bangladesh

S. M. Ashik Iqbal
Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Jashore, Bangladesh

Md. Abu Talha
Dept. of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Moheshpur, Jhenaidah, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was conducted in Monirampur upazila under Jashore district from July to December 2017 to collect information on comparative availability of different boron fertilizers in order to aid the assessment of nutrient status for quality.For this purpose,information was collected from 54 randomly selected fertilizer shops (20 BCIC fertilizer dealers and 34 retailers) through questionnaire interview. Total 37 nature (19 Solubor, 16 Boric acid and 2 Fertibor) of boron fertilizer marketed by 33 companies were found in the upazila. A few marketed boron was found higher in the shop, availability is not adequate. Five percent of Solubor and six percent of Boric acid mentioned no registration number. Twenty six percent solubor brands were in both 100 gram and 500 gram packet where same registration number was used for both sized packed of an individual sample studied. There was a significant difference between highest and lowest MRP of imported Solubor for both 100 and 500 gram packet as well as supplied and imported type of Boric acid.

Keywords: Jashore, Boron fertilizers, Random sample test, Availability, Quality

Location: Monirampur upazila under Jashore district

Start Date: 00-07-2017

End Date: 00-12-2017

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Fertilizer

Objectives:

Present study was conducted to find out how many of boron fertilizer are available in the markets of Monirampur upazila, Jashore region and to compare the availability in order to aid the assessment of nutrient status for quality.

Methodology:

The present study was carried out in Monirampur upazila under Jashore district during the period from July to December, 2017 to collect the information on the availability of different categories of Boron fertilizer viz. Solubor, Boric acid and Fertibor. For this purpose,investigations were conducted in eighteen points throughout the upazila that were considered as main bazar of seventeen union sadar and one pourashava. Information was collected from different fertilizer shops situated on those bazar points and surrounding the points. Three shops were randomly selected from each union and pourashava. Thus 54 fertilizer shops were taken under the study. There were twenty dealership of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) distributed in the upazila. All BCIC fertilizer dealers were included in the study. Information on boron fertilizer of each category were recorded from each of fifty-four shops by individual interview. Manufacturer’s or supplier’s name, Government registration number, maximum retail price (MRP) and date of expiry (DOE) of each sample collected 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 and summarized. Qualitative data were converted into quantitative forms by eans of suitable scorin technique when ever necessary.Tabular technique was applied for the analysis of data by using simple statistical tools like averages and percentages. Selected 54 shops were assumed as 54 attendances 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 54 shops). TSP of a brand represented its degree of presence, which was 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. Biosci. Agric. Res. 19(01): 1569-1575

Article Link (Online Journal): https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.190119.19

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Achievement/Findings:

Total thirty-seven boron fertilizer brands manufactured or marketed by thirty-three individual companies were found in the market of Monirampur upazila among which three brands (2 of Solubor and 1 of Boric Acid) were most available, eight brands were moderately available,and rest twenty-sixbrands 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 five percent of Solubor and six percent of Boric acid fertilizer brands were no registration number in the market.We observed that two companies use same registration number. This should be addressed by proper authority so that this misleading practice does not exist in the market. The brand name without any registration number might be adulterated, further investigation suggested. Remarkable variation was observed among the MRP of the brands of Solubor and Boric acid. On the other hand, average MRP of Solubor was too much higher than Boric acid and Fertibor. Beside this, a wide difference (112% for 500 gram packet and 57% for 100 gram packet) was conspicuously observed in the highest and the lowest MRP of Solubor. Lower MRP of same type of product might cause adulteration also. Thus,quantitative analysis of all categories of boron fertilizer is very much important to see the actual scenario. However, the study suggests that (a) companies which are not following fertilizer production and marketing regulations should be under supervision by relevant authority and (b) further study is needed to assess more deliberately the individual quality status of all three categories of boron fertilizer obtained in this study.

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