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Contributing Factors of Boro-rice Production in Hakaluki Haor of Bangladesh

Masud Alam
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Bishwajit Sarker
Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Islam Uddin
MS Student
Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Ashfaq Ahmed
Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Bangladesh is a riverside country and Hakaluki haor is one of the major wetlands. This research aims to identify the key factors affecting Boro-rice production and also to discover the optimum farming system. Information was collected from 150 respondents through a structured questionnaire and also focus group discussion. Descriptive analysis and factor analysis was applied to identify the key factors of Boro-rice production. Among the problems of Boro-rice production, more than two-thirds of the farmer tackled irrigation-related problems whereas insect and disease problems affect all farmland. The price of inorganic fertilizer is high but two-third of them applies inorganic fertilizer. The rate of applying high yield variety (HYV) was found very low. A remarkable portion of the farmer practices mass media so information should be strengthening for increasing production. The rate of adoption method of modern technology (i.e., crop rotation and practice intercropping) is very poor. The agricultural extension service was not sufficient. More than half of the farmers sell their products in the crisis period. Flash flood was the major natural disaster and most of the farmers claimed that heavy rain and an unexpected misplaced dam was the prime reason for a flash flood. In factor analysis, seed plant cost, plow cost, irrigation cost, as well as family size and cultivable lands (last year), were found as significant factors for Boro-rice production. So, the government may give more support to the farmers so that they increase cultivable land as well as sustain their livelihood.

Keywords: Hakaluki haor, Boro-rice production, Farming system, Crop rotation, Flashflood, Factor analysis.

Location: Maulvibazar and Sylhet, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-08-2017

End Date: 00-07-2018

Program Area: Farming System

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

To identify the key factors affecting Boro-rice production and also to discover the optimum farming system.

Methodology:

This study was conducted on five Upazilas which encloses Hakaluki haor cover two administrative districts of Maulvibazar and Sylhet, Bangladesh from August 2017 to July 2018. A multi-stage cluster sampling was used for the selection of the respondents. Descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis was used for the identification of the key factors of Boro-rice production. Factor Analysis using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted to reduce the data and check the convergent strength of significant constructs. To find out the factors affecting Boro-rice production, a multiple regression was carried out with the Boro-rice yield as the dependent variable and the factors identified by the Factor Analysis using PCA as the independent variables. The general expression of a regression model can be written as: y=f(x1,…,xn)+ε, in which: y-dependent variable (outcome variable) randomized; x1,…,xn independent variables (factorial) non-randomized; ε-random error variable. Random variable ε summarizes the influences of variables not included in the model that influences the variable y.

Source of Information: International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research, 2020 Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 267-274.

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: 10.18488/journal.70.2020.74.267.274

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Achievement/Findings:

The study was undertaken to determine the significant factors that affect the Boro-rice production of the Hakaluki Basin, Bangladesh. Farmers' view about weather information is an important effort in making farm decisions. The maximum portion of the farmers seemed that the climatic indicator rainfall is irregular but the sudden flash flood is a prime cause of food insecurity. Farmers who were vulnerable due to flash flood and their agricultural production and also fodder for livestock damage drastically. Seed plant cost, plow cost, irrigation cost, size of family, and cultivable land last year were found as the significant contributing factors to the Boro-rice production of the Hakaluki Basin. So, different government and non-government organizations can take part in an important role by assisting the farmers in these areas of weakness. Especially the department of Agricultural Extension may take steps to offer training and extension service to the farmers on the diverse aspects of Boro-rice production.

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