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Adaptive Trial of BARI Developed Agricultural Machinery for Crop Production in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh (2019-2020)

M A Matin
Scientists
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur

M S Miah
Scientists
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur

M A Hossain
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur

A K Chowdhury
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project (SACP) has been implemented (especially mechanization part) in six different coastal districts by Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur during 2019-20. BARI developed six types of agriculture machinery (BARI Seeder, BARI Bed Planter, BARI Weeder, BARI Axial Flow Pump, BARI Sunflower Thresher, BARI Compost Separator) were disseminated to farmers and local service providers through 21 adaptive trials with the help of OFRD, BARI. The selected crops were soybean, mungbean, groundnut, sunflower, mustard, cowpea, maize, and wheat. In each adaptive trial, 40 farmers and service providers participated who were practically demonstrated at least one machine in the farmers’ fields. Sometimes farmers operated the machine, and operating techniques and troubleshooting of the machines were taught to them. Farmers opined that the machine reduced their drudgery and cost significantly and often obtained higher yields compared to hand sowing. Additionally, sowing in lines by seeder reduced weeding labour requirement for and cost of weeding. Four local service providers (LSPs) in the working areas were developed. They have been earning money through providing mechanization services to the farmers. Feedbacks from the farmers as well as the LSPs were collected and necessary measures were taken. After observing the performance of the machines, many of the farmers were interested to buy the machines. This program will be continued next year to train the farmers/service providers/operators to disseminate the machinery, get feedback from farmers’ fields and improve the machinery as needed.

Keywords: Crop production, Coastal areas, Service providers, Sowing soybean, Mungbean, Groundnut, Sunflower, Mustard, Cowpea, Maize, Wheat

Location: Patuakhali, Bhola, Satkhira, Noakhali and Laksmipur, districts, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2019

End Date: 00-00-2020

Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Commodity: Farm machineries

Objectives:

Objectives a) Evaluation of the performance of BARI developed machinery for crop production in the coastal areas of Bangladesh b) Fine tuning of the machinery based on farmers’ and service providers’ feedbacks c) Dissemination of the machinery in the coastal aras

Methodology:

Working areas and demonstrated machinery The project locations were 30 different upazilla under 11 coastal districts of Bangladesh shown in Fig.1. Six districts were selected for conducting adaptive trials and demonstrations of different BARI developed farm machinery. The selected districts were Patuakhali, Bhola, Satkhira, Noakhali, and Laksmipur considering cropping diversity, machinery availability, working facility, helping manpower, BARI stations, etc. The selected farm machinery were BARI Seeder, BARI Bed Planter, BARI Axial Flow Pump, BARI Dry Land Weeder, BARI Sun Flower Thresher and BARI Compost Separator based on cropping diversity and local farmers’ demand. Adaptive trials An adaptive trial is a trial in the presence of a user that evaluates a machine by observing performance on a prescribed schedule, and also collected feedback from the users. We also try to teach them how to operate those machineries and troubleshooting. Local On-Farm Research Division (OFRD) office closely monitor all of them work until harvesting. Crop selection We try to fit our developed machinery on the existing crops grown in the project location. BARI Seeder and BARI bed planter are suitable for all cereal crops. It is used for tilling and seeding at a time by a single pass. We used for sowing soybean, mungbean, groundnut, sunflower, mustard, cowpea, maize, and wheat in different coastal areas. Local service provider (LSP) A local service provider is a person who provides the machine for doing different agricultural operation in a different farmer’s field on rental basis along with his labor or not. We have a target to develop LSP in the project location for smoothly running agricultural mechanization

Source of Information: Annual Research Report 2019-2020, FMPE Dvision, BARI, Gazipur

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Achievement/Findings:

BARI developed farm machinery (five types) were demonstrated in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The machine was used for various agricultural operations like tilling, seeding, weeding, irrigation, threshing, etc. The machines used for planting soybean, mungbean, groundnut, sunflower, mustard, cowpea, maize, and wheat. Feedback from farmers and as well as LSP were collected and taken necessary measured based on their feedback. After observing the performance of the machine, many of them are interested to buy.

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