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Farm Machinery Used and Problems Associated with Rice Cultivation as Well as Farmers Expectation in Two Villages of Comilla District in Bangladesh

Abu Sayed*
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh, Chapainawabgonj-6300, Bangladesh

MA Hossain
Senior Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh.

MR Talukder
Librarian, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh.

Mahedi Hasan
Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701, Banglaesh.

Mohammad Ali
Lecturer, Statistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

Mosharaf Hossain
Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701, Banglaesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken to find out the real situation of modern rice cultivation in Bangladesh and to observe the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the village and level of adoption of modern rice cultivation practices. Data were collected by sample survey method from individual farmers of two selected villages (Raichow and Hatibanda) of comilla sadar Dakkhin upazila during May 2012. From field survey, it was found 65 and 2.5 % of the farmers were categorized as small farmers and large farmers, respectively. High yielding varieties were cultivated 75% which contribute about 87% of total rice production of the country. About 77.5 and 6% tillage operation were done by power tiller and tractors in the villages, respectively. Farmer’s paid on an average 5270 and Tk.4800 per hectare for land preparation and irrigation purpose, respectively. Most of the farmers preserved and used their own seed without any germination test before sowing seed. They transplanted 35-40 days (5-6 seedlings/hill) and 30-35 days (2-3 seedlings/hill) old seedlings for inbred in both Boro & T. Aman season. Farmers applied fertilizers, pesticide, herbicide and weedicide according to their own experience. About 72.5and 15% farmers controlled their weed by hand weeding method and weedicide application, respectively. During the survey, it was observed that more than 90% of the villagers were agreed that mechanization makes the rice farming easier, it saves time, reduces labor cost, human drudgery, cost of production, increases cropping intensity, overall rice production and finally made rice farming become more profitable. Farmers’ got 1.7t/ha more yield and saved production cost 4260 Tk/ha by using machinery over traditional rice cultivation method. Lack of disease resistant varieties, lack of good quality seed, inadequate knowledge about machinery and modern cultivation technologies and higher input cost (Irrigation, labor, fertilizer, pesticide) were the main problems to adopt the modern rice cultivation practices.

Keywords: Rice cultivation, Farm Machinery, Modern variety and Modern technology

Location: Two selected villages (Raichow and Hatibanda) of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin Upazila

Start Date: 00-05-2012

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Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Commodity: Farm machineries, Rice

Objectives:

There are many factors are behind it. In Bangladesh, very few attempts have been made to study the cause behind non-adopting of modern technologies in agriculture. Adopting modern rice cultivation practices can only produce higher yield. Thus the study was undertaken to know the existing farm machinery used at farmer’s field in rice cultivation, to identify the problems in modern rice cultivation and to determine the new innovation needed for the betterment of the farmers as well as sustainable development of rural community.

Methodology:

The study was conducted by following sample survey method. Data were collected from individual farmers of two selected villages (Raichow and Hatibanda) of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin Upazila during May 2012. Data were taken from 40 farmers to gather information from both the villages. Random sampling technique was followed in selecting the individual farmers.Both primary and secondary data were collected in the study. Primary data from the respondents were collected through pre-tested structured questionnaire following face-to-face interviewing method. Secondary data were collected from published and unpublished manuals, articles, research reports etc. After completion of data collection, tabulation work including editing, coding and tabulation was done manually. Collected data were processed and analyzed by using simple mathematical tools like average, percentage, etc. to present the research findings in a meaningful way. Data are expressed in percentage in a tabular form.

Source of Information: International Journal of Advanced Research (2015), Volume 3, Issue 8, 112-121

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Achievement/Findings:

Bangladesh needs a substantial increase in crop especially in rice production to provide her teeming millions of people with food and other basic needs of life by using its limited land resources. Bangladesh is a country of chronic food grain deficiency has recently attained self sufficiency due to green revolution but this is not a stable condition. About 92% farmers grow rice and have no scope for horizontal expansion. So the vertical expansion is the only way to increase rice production. To increase rice production vertically the farmers should be easy access to agricultural inputs timely, to change their traditional cultivation practices into modern cultivation practices, use of high yielding varieties, quality seeds, healthy seedlings, use of balanced fertilizers, proper water management and farm mechanization from pre-harvest to post harvest operations. The government should give more emphasis and provide more training to build up awareness of the farmers about modern rice cultivation practices.

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