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Study the Adoption Status of Farm Machinery in Bangladesh

Md.Golam Kibria Bhuiyan
Senior Scientific Officer
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701.

All divisional scientists
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Cost of land preparation by using PT/tractor was more or less similar in all the study locations. STW covered the highest area in Jessore (90%) and the lowest in Rajshahi (13 %). Land preparation by country plough in Thakurgaon and Jessore was 25 and 33% respectively. Weeding cost was comparatively lower in Thakurgaon because of lower infestation in rice field. Hand weeding is still now popular in the reported area. Only in Comilla and Jessore a number of mechanical weeder is being used in the field. Bullock cart was widely used in Jessore (60%) to carry paddy, while trolley (45%) was reported popular in Rajshahi. Comilla and Jessore area paddle /open drum thresher were widely used in threshing paddy. But hand beating was still popular in Thakurgaon and Rajshahi. In all the study locations there were existence of post harvest activities such as reaping, carrying and threshing on contract basis and cost for those activities was varied from Tk.9810/ha to Tk.11205/ha.

Keywords: Thresher, Reaper, Winnower, Weeder, Mechanization

Location: Thakurgaon, Comilla, Jessore, Rajshahi

Start Date: 01-07-2007

End Date: 30-06-2008

Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Commodity: Product development

Objectives:

1.To survey the use of farm machinery in rice cultivation

2. To identify the associated problems for rice cultivation

Methodology:

Four districts namely Thakurgaon, Comilla, Jessore and Rajshahi were selected purposively for this study. At least one upazila from each district was selected considering intensity of rice cultivation. Similarly at least 2 villages from each upazila and 10 farmers from each village were selected randomly. A pre-structured questionnaire was used to collect necessary information through interviewing the farmers. Well structured questionnaire was sent to the all upazila Agriculture office of these districts to provide relevant information of farm machinery that have been using in the field for land preparation, irrigation, weeding, threshing, winnowing and drying. The UAO has sent data to FMPHT division, BRRI. The statistical analysis of the collected data was done. The study was conducted in collaboration with Agricultural Economic Division, BRRI.

Source of Information: BRRI Annual Research Review 2007-08, BRRI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

Farmers were not aware enough about rice weeder and another reason was line sowing is essential for using weeder which increases the transplanting cost. No reaper unit was in the field to reap crop as farmers of those area are not familiar with mechanical reaping unit. Besides this, they are habituated with contractual service for reaping, carrying and threshing of their crop. There were no mechanical dryer and winnower was reported by the farmers of the reported area

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