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Insect Management Practices and Profitability Analysis of Summer Vegetable Production in Sirajganj District of Bangladesh

Sontosh Chandra Chanda
Department of Agricultural Extension, Sirajgnj, Bangladesh

Md. Johny Khan
Department of Agricultural Extension, Sirajgnj, Bangladesh

Subhash Chandra Sarkar
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Md Ruhul Amin
Department of Entomology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujubur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

AKM Golam Sarwar
Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study investigated the insect pest management practices of summer vegetables and profitability of the practices in Sirajgonj district of Bangladesh through survey among the growers. In total fifteen groups of insect under 7 orders damaged 5 vegetable crops in the study area. Among the status groups, a total of 9 were found as major and 6 as minor groups. Chemical control, physical and hand picking, integrated pest management (IPM), field cleaning, botanical pesticide, biological control, twig or leaf cutting, crop rotation, mulching and intercropping methods were practiced to manage insect pests. Farmers apply tactics dealing with other farmers, agricultural dealers, agricultural extension officers or obtaining ideas from agricultural fair and demonstration also with their experience. The findings showed that the highest total return was obtained from the bitter gourd (532170 Taka/ha) and lowest in okra (374250 Taka/ha). Variable and total cost bases benefit cost ratios (BCR) were the highest in brinjal (2.7 and 2.4, respectively) and the lowest in okra (2.5 and 2.1, respectively). Among five vegetable crops, brinjal was more profitable in terms of gross margin, net return and benefit cost ratio compared to other summer vegetables.

Keywords: Summer vegetables, Insect, Management practices, Cost return

Location: Sirajgonj district of Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-04-2019

End Date: 00-07-2019

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Insects, Vegetables

Objectives:

This insect management practice will be helpful for the policy makers to initiate appropriate policy to control manacle pest in less expensive and environment friendly ways. So the present study was undertaken to analyze the abundance of insect pests of summer vegetables, their present management practices and profitability of a major vegetable producing area of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

A total of 180 summer vegetable farmers from Sirajgong district were selected for this study and the primary data were collected from April to July, 2019 with questionnaire. The information of questionnaire the socioeconomic profile, existing insect management practices, sources of insect management practices information, costs of variable and fixed inputs; and returns of the summer vegetable production were included. Secondary data were gathered from different published scientific article, books, papers etc. Insects were collected by Sub Assistant Agricultural Officer (SAAO) from assigned vegetable fields. The collected insects were send to the Entomology Laboratory of Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University for identification.

Total cost= Total fixed cost + Total variable cost

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Ecol. (2021) 3 (1) : 17-22

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority farmers of the study area received suggestions from other farmers to overcome the adverse situation created by insects where judicial use of pesticides was not maintained properly. Awareness should be developed among farmers about judicial use of pesticides or chemical-free vegetable production. Government along with other mastermind organizations should take necessary initiatives to train up the farmers about insect management practices that in turn will create great opportunity in getting higher production as well as higher profit from summer vegetable production. In the study area, brinjal production was more profitable in terms of gross margin, net return and benefit cost ratio compared to other summer vegetables. Therefore, it is concluded that summer brijal production in Sirajgonj district is a profitable practice.

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