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Comparative Profitability and Impact of BINA Developed Aman Mutant Rice BINAdhan-7 with Non-mutant Variety in Bangladesh

M. H. Rahman
Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

R. Sultana
Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

M. M. A. Sarkar
Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

S. Islam
Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

M. A. K. Azad
Admn and Support Service, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

S. Sivasankar
Plant Breeding and Genetics, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of the UN, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Austria.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This paper examined the cost and revenue as well as impact of mutant rice on fourteen regions of Bangladesh namely Mymensingh, Jashore, Cumilla, Bogura, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Chattagram, Rangamati, Barishal and Faridpur. A total of 560 farmers were randomly selected to fulfill the objectives where 280 farmers were mutant growers and 280 were non- mutant growers. A pre-designed interview schedule was used to collect the necessary data. Descriptive statistics, profit function and livelihood assets were used to analyzed the collected data. The study revealed that the total variable cost of rice cultivation was BDT.40589 and BDT.43927 per hectare for mutant and non-mutant, respectively which was around 71 percent of the total cost of production. On average, the total cost of production was BDT.59584 per hectare, where 29 percent was fixed costs and 71 percent was variable cost. For Binadhan-7 cultivation per hectare, the average net return was found highest in the Dinajpur region i.e. BDT.70919 and the lowest in the Jashore region i.e. BDT.33703. BCR on a total cost basis was found at 1.90 which was the highest in Sylhet 2.56 and the lowest 1.51 in the Jashore region for Binadhan-7 production. In the case of non-growers BCR on a total cost basis was found 1.43 which was lower than Binadhan-7 production in the study areas indicating Binadhan-7 growers earn much than the non-growers. The asset pentagon approach showed that there is a noteworthy increase in capitals of sampled farm households and the highest for financial capital that was 20.05 percent and the lowest was for natural capital i. e., 5.38 percent. Among the list of preferences, the highest was 88.93 percent for a short duration and it was ranked I, the lowest was high yielding i.e. 81.43 percent which was ranked as V. Among the constraints, the highest constraint reported by the farmer was labour crisis as well as the high price of labour i.e. 80.71 percent and it was ranked I and the lowest-ranked V was lack of quality seed at a proper time i.e. 48.93 percent in Binadhan-7 cultivation. Finally, it is remarked that short-duration high yielding variety Binadhan-7 plays a vital role in the monga mitigation of the northern areas of Bangladesh.

Keywords: Short duration; High yielding; Aman mutant Rice; Profitability, Livelihood

Location: Fourteen region of Bangladesh namely Mymensingh, Jashore, Cumilla, Bogura, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Chattagram, Rangamati, Barishal and Faridpur.

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Program Area: Variety and Species

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

Considering all the things present study was undertaken to fulfill the following objectives:

to compare the profitability of aman mutant rice variety Binadhan-7 with the non-mutant rice varieties;
to assess the impact of aman mutant rice variety cultivation on farmers livelihood patterns among the fourteen regions;
to identify preferences and constraints of aman mutant rice variety Binadhan-7 cultivation in the study areas.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in fourteen agricultural regions of Bangladesh namely Mymensingh, Jashore, Cumilla, Bogura, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Chattagram, Rangamati, Barishal and Faridpur. To fulfil the objectives fourteen agricultural regions were classified as Reg-1: Cumilla region, Reg-2: Mymensingh region, Reg-3: Sylhet region, Reg- 4: Rangamati hilly region, Reg-5: Khulna region, Reg-6: Barishal region, Reg-7: Rajshahi region, Reg-8: Rangpur Region, Reg-9: Dinajpur region, Reg10: Bogura region, Reg-11: Dhaka region, Reg-12:Chattagram region, Reg-13: Jashore region and Reg-14: Faridpur region. A total of 560 farmers were randomly selected to fulfil the objectives where 280 farmers were mutant growers and 280 were non- mutant growers. A pre-designed interview schedule was used to collect the necessary data. Descriptive statistics, profit function and livelihood assets were used to analyzed the collected data. Benefit-Cost Ratio: The benefit-cost ratio (BCR) is a relative measure that is used to compare benefits per unit of cost. The benefit-cost ratio is the ratio of the present net worth of benefit and present net worth of cost. It indicates that the benefit of per-unit cost at present is worth it. Land preparation: Land preparation included ploughing, laddering, pit preparation and other activities needed to make the soil suitable for the plantation of seedlings. In the study areas, all the farmers ploughed their land with the help of a power tiller and tractor and the number of ploughing varied from farm to farm. Human labour: Human labour is one of the most important components of crop cultivation. Machine power could not replace human labour fully for cultivation till now in our country. Farmers used both families supplied and hired labour. Family labour includes the operator himself and other working members of the family, while the hired labour includes permanent hired labour, labour employed on a monthly contract basis, casual labour and labour employed on the other contract basis. Seed: Most of the farmers collect seeds from their own storage. Besides, in the research office and DAE office, it is also available. Only a few farmers purchase seeds from the local market or other organizations. The farmer of the study areas mainly used Binadhan-7, Pajam, Balam, BRRI- 11, Shorna, etc. Fertilizer: Proper use of fertilizer can enhance agricultural production largely and help to retain or improve soil fertility. The sample farmers used four kinds of chemical fertilizers namely; Urea, TSP/DAP, MoP and Sulphur in the survey area. Pesticide: Pesticide mainly insecticide and fungicide was used by most of the sample farmers and applied to survey plots with different rates. The cost of pesticides was computed based on the price that the farmers have actually paid. Irrigation: Farmers in the study areas used irrigation water in their plots from shallow tube well (STW). Very few farmers followed the deep irrigation method for irrigation purposes. Land rent: Land rent is one of the biggest fixed cost items for the production process. The rental value of land was estimated for the cropping period at the rate prevailing in the study area. In this analysis, the cropping period was considered four months.

Source of Information: Asian Research Journal of Agriculture-14(3): 11-25, 2021

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: 10.9734/ARJA/2021/v14i330126

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Achievement/Findings:

Cultivation of mutant rice variety Binadhan-7 is highly profitable among the study areas and that is increasing day by day. Net return was the highest in the Dinajpur region, a northern part of Bangladesh. It brought 48.30% higher income than the non-mutant variety cultivation in the study areas. Farmers are happy to cultivate Binadhan-7 for the special characteristics of this variety such as short duration, HYV, early cutting and increasing the number of crops in their pattern i.e. Binasarisha (mustard), potato, Binarosun (garlic), Binamorich (Chilli), Binatomato, etc. Now in a year, they can cultivate four crops so that they can earn more money which stabilizes their income and secured food. Their livelihood also changes within 12 years. The asset pentagon approach showed that there is a noteworthy improvement based on different capitals (namely, human capital, social capital, natural capital, physical capital, and financial capital) of farm households adopting mutant rice varieties in comparison to non-mutant variety. On the other hand, the non-mutant growers are not growing mutant varieties like Binadhan-7 because of non-availability of quality seed, extension weakness, lack of training, reluctance to adopt new variety, and farmers' willingness to the traditional variety cultivation for their own consumption. Some of the farmers are also cultivating other mutant varieties such as Binasail, Binadhan-9, Binadhan-13, Binadhan-19, and Binadhan-22. Finally, it is remarked that short-duration high-yielding variety Binadhan-7 plays a vital role in the monga mitigation of the northern areas of Bangladesh for early ripening or cutting character. In this case, as there is an advantage for the BINA-developed HYVs like Binadhan-7 over the other HYVs because of their shorter duration and introducing opportunities four cropping pattern then it seems to be needed to estimate the value of the additional crop in the future study. So, the Government of Bangladesh and donor agencies can invest more for more research and extension of the short duration mutant rice variety to achieve food security as well as sustainable development goals (SDG).

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