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Comparative Study on Integrated Farming in Bangladesh and Other Countries

Mohammad Taj Uddin
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, BAU, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Hiroyuki Takeya
Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This paper evaluates the different variations of integrated farming that are prevalent in developing countries in Asia. A cross-country comparison was done using productivity analysis on duck-fish integrated farming in India, poultry-fish in Thailand, rice-fish in the Philippines, and crop-livestock-fish-homestead integrated farming in Vietnam. The study findings indicate farmers in Bangladesh could add additional components to their on-going farming practices to increase not only the productivity of land and other inputs but also improve economic conditions.

Keywords: INTEGRATED FARMING BANGLADESH, OTHER COUNTRIES

Location: Mymensingh, Netrokona, and Kishoregonj

Start Date: 00-00-2003

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Comparison

Objectives:

Integrated farming is practiced widely in Asia and other regions of the world. To date, no cross-country study has been conducted. This study, therefore, intends to highlight ways to improve the present status of integrated farming in Bangladesh based on the experiences of other developing countries.

Methodology:

The study is based on primary fieldwork conducted in 2003 in Bangladesh in three districts namely Mymensingh, Netrokona, and Kishoregonj. In total, 110 farmers were selected, of which 30 were landless (below 0.20 hectares), 30 were marginal (0.21 to 0.60 hectares), 20 were small (0.61 to 1.0 hectares), 20 were medium (1.1 to 3.0 hectares), and 10 were large (more than 3.0 hectares). Among these, a total of 78 respondents were actual farmers who practiced integrated farming at the time of the survey. Primary data were collected for one year of operation of farms beginning from April 2002 to March 2003 by directly interviewing the selected farmers. This study covered rice and cash crops, vegetables, cattle, poultry, fish and homestead enterprises. A cross-country comparison was done using productivity analysis for different types of integrated farming and these were duck-fish integrated farming in India, poultry-fish in Thailand, rice-fish in the Philippines, and crop-livestock-fish-homestead integrated farming in Vietnam. Data and information for integrated farming in India, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam were obtained from secondary sources such as websites and academic papers in 2004 and 2005. A simple exchange rate was used for currency conversion in this study.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agric. Econs XXIX, 1 &2 (2006) 81-92

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Achievement/Findings:

This study aimed at advancing integrated farming in Bangladesh by building on the enterprises and experiences of other countries. The utmost importance should be placed on integrating the various agricultural enterprises. This will increase the productivity of available resources and maximize agricultural production from a limited amount of land while decreasing pollution. The study reveals that higher returns were realized from duck-fish integrated farming in India, as the country raised high breeds of duck and stocked the ponds at a specific time. Poultry-fish integrated farming in Thailand ensured higher yields when compared to Bangladesh. In comparison to the return of the Philippines, the net return from rice-fish farming was lower in Bangladesh. The Vietnamese farmers earned higher returns from crop and livestock raising whereas farmers in Bangladesh generated more amounts from pond fish and homestead gardening. Multi-enterprise farming presented more advantages than monocropping, though the enterprise integration must fit with a particular farmer's capabilities, resources, and need; as well as the social, economic, and environmental factors around him. Enterprise composition varied considerably from country to country, depending upon land topography, climate, individual preferences, etc. This study should be seen as a starting point that could be improved through the use of related methodologies.

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