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Socioeconomic Status and Soil Crop Management Practices of the Farmers in Bangladesh

Roy PK
Department of Farm Structure and Environmental Engineering, BAU, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Ali MH
Scientific Officer
IWMD, BRRI, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Kundu PK
Scientific Officer
IWMD, BRRI, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Bari MN
Senior Scientific Officer
Entomology Division, BRRI, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Islam MN*
Scientific Officer
Soil Science Division, BRRI, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

There are many constraints, major of them are inadequacy of credit, lack of knowledge for improved agricultural practices, inconvenient transportation, low market prices and high cost of production, existing among farmers of Bangladesh for sustainable crop production. This study was conducted at Shutia Khali ward of Boira union in Mymensingh to identify the constraints to adoption of sustainable agricultural practices among crop farmers (various crops cultivated farmers) and agricultural land management techniques practiced by the farmers, their effectiveness, problems and thereby to make a guideline. A simple random sampling technique was used in selecting a total of one hundred and forty small scale crop farmers. Descriptive statistics and correlation co-efficient “r” model were used to analyzed the data for the study. The study revealed that food crop production in study area was dominated by middle aged farmers (44.3%) who were poorly educated and had less access to agricultural extension services. In case of their level of education majority 45% respondents can sign only and 2.9% had primary level of education while majority 60.7% possessed medium size family and 7.9% had large family size. The maximum 38.5% of the respondents had small farm size and 27.9% were large farm size. Maximum 80.7% of the respondents were practicing residue management, 72.1% of the respondents were practicing crop rotation, 71.4% of the respondents were practicing minimum tillage, 55.7% of the respondents were practicing planting trees, 55% of the respondents were practicing mixed cropping and 25.7% of the respondents were practicing intercropping system. The study recommended the necessity for training program on the use of appropriate sustainable practices that will take into account the cropping systems adopted by the farmers.

Keywords: Crop rotation, Mixed cropping, Residue management, Socio-economic

Location: The Shutia Khali ward of Boira Union of the Mymensingh Sadar Upazilla, Bangladesh 2015

Start Date: 03-02-2015

End Date: 31-03-2015

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Crop diversification

Objectives:

1. To study the soil crop management techniques practiced by the farmers of the selected area. 2. To identify the problems faced by the farmers in practicing those techniques. 3. To explore the socio-economic status of the farmers of this area.

Methodology:

2.1 Area selection: The Shutia Khali ward of Boira Union of the Mymensingh Sadar Upazilla, Bangladesh was selected as the study area as this ward is situated at the flood plain of the old Brahmaputra River i.e. AEZ 9. The soil falls under the general soil type non-calcareous dark grey floodplain and taxonomically it belongs to order inceptions. Hence, lot of problems arises due to the soil erosion, due to flood, surface run-off, due to rain water etc. Its geographical coordinates are 240 41' 0" North and 900 26' 0" East.

2.2 Method of data collection and period of study For collecting data, personal interview from the individual respondent was carried out at their home. An introductory visit was made to the study area to become familiar with the respondents and their environment. During visit the objectives of the study were explained clearly to most of the respondents. This assists the researcher to have a friendly orientation with the respondents. The researcher also established desired rapport with respondents. Questions were asked systematically and explanations were made whenever it was felt necessary. The information supplied by the respondents was recorded directly on the interview schedule. The information was checked carefully before leaving the study area in order to minimize errors. Data were collected in local unit. These were subsequently converted into appropriate standard units. The respondents were interviewed at their own house in leisure time so that they could give accurate information in a sound mind. The data were collected from 140 respondents from February 3 to March 31, 2015. Excellent co-operation was received from all respondents during collection of data. The questionnaire was carefully designed keeping the objectives of the study in view.

2.3 Sampling technique adopted The study was conducted in rural areas of Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. The people of the villages are constituted the population. The population constituted 680 households. Among the population, 140 respondents were selected by simple random sampling technique. A structured interview schedule with open-ended and closed-ended questions was developed. Data were collected through personal interview during February 3 to March 31, 2015.

2.4 Measurement of variables A variable is any characteristics which can assume varying or different values in successive individual cases. There are two types of variables such as independent and dependent variables. A dependent variable is that factor which appears, disappears or varies as the researcher introduces, removes or varies the dependent variables. The independent variables were age, sex, educational status, farm size, annual income, household size and extension service. The land management techniques (crop rotation, mixed cropping, residue management, planting trees/agroforestry, intercropping) were dependent variable in this research.

2.5 Data analysis The information obtained from all the respondents were coded, compiled and tabulated in MS Excel sheet after completion of the survey. Then (SPSS v 20) data software was used for analyzing the coded data from MS Excel sheet. Basic statistics such as frequency (number of the respondents), percentage distribution, range, mean and standard deviation were used in describing the variables of the study. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation co-efficient (r) was used to compute the linear relationship among the variables with one percent (0.01) level of probability and five percent (0.05) level of probability was used to accept or reject any null hypothesis.

Source of Information: Journal of Scientific Achievements, Apr 2017; 2 (4): 28-34.

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Achievement/Findings:

The study assessed sustainable soil management practices in food crop production among small scale farmers at Shutia Khali village of Boira union of the Mymensingh sadar upazilla, Bangladesh which is situated at the flood plain of the old Brahmaputra River. Among the respondents 44.3% of the respondents were middle aged and 25.7% of them belonged to the old aged category and 93%of the respondents were male and 7% respondents were female. In case of their level of education majority 45% respondent can sign only and 2.9% had primary level of education while 60.7% possessed medium size family and 7.9% had large family size. The maximum 38.5% of the respondents had small farm size and 27.9% were large farm size. Study reveals that maximum 60.7% had low annual income and 12.9% had high annual income. Maximum 80.7% of the respondents were practicing residue management, 72.1% of the respondents were practicing crop rotation, 71.4% of the respondents were practicing minimum tillage, 55.7% of the respondents were practicing planting trees, 55% of the respondents were practicing mixed cropping and 25.7% of the respondents were practicing intercropping system. Correlation analysis indicates that significant positive relationship among farm size, educational status and extension service and significant negative relationship among farm size, minimum tillage, residue management, planting trees and intercropping. However, age and sex of respondents had no relationships with their soil management activities. It was found that 80.7% of the respondents were facing problems of inadequacy of credit, 60% of the respondents were facing high cost of production, 35.7% were facing low market price problem and 20.7% of the respondents were facing transportation problem.

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