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Study the Problems and Prospects of Open Drum Thresher at Selected Sites of Bogra District - Farmers' Perspective

Dr. SM Mahfuzur Rahman
Senior Scientific Officer
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

AKM Saiful Islam
Scientific Officer
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Forty-one owners of open drum thresher from a population of 102 of the villages Zamhata, Shantiara, Jamail and Kachauapara under Bogra dirtrict were interviewed. All categories of farmers had found the open drum thresher very useful and effective in threshing paddy. But some problems were identified by the farmers. Among technical aspect inability to separate straw from the threshed grain, excessive vibration due to lighter weight of the thresher and miss-alignment of drum shaft. High capital cost, high price of fuel and Oil and lack of quality spares were the major socio-economic causes limiting the use of open drum thresher. Other problems such as lack of safety, technical skill of operator etc. where identified.

Keywords: Thresher, Capital cost, Fuel, Oil,

Location: Bogra

Start Date: 01-07-2000

End Date: 30-06-2001

Program Area: Farm Mechanization

Commodity: Farm machineries, Farm machineries

Objectives:

• To identify the problems and prospects of open drum thresher in paddy threshing • To study the socio-economic status of the farmers using open drum thresher

Methodology:

Technical Survey A technical survey on problem confrontation of the farmers in using diesel engine operated open drum thresher was conducted in four purposively selected villages under two upazillas of Bogra district. The villages were Zamhata and Shantiara under Bogra sadar upzilla, and Jamail and Kachauapara under Sherpur upazilla. The villages were selected on the basis of the suggestions of the open drum thresher manufacturers of Bogra district head quarter and district extension officer. The selected villages had 102 users and owners of open drum threshers. Farmers (owners/users) were selected from each village by stratified random sampling method. Thus, 41 farmers constituted the sample of this study Similarly, 10 percent of farmers were selected from each village for pre-test. Data Collection and Analysis A set of interview schedule was used in the survey. A draft interview schedule was prepared and pretested. The researchers through personal interview procedure collected data from June to July of 2001. Data collected for the survey were compiled, tabulated and analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the study. Variables of the Study and their Measurement The prospects and problems of open drum threshers as perceive by the farmers (owner/users) were the dependent variables of this study. Seven selected characteristics of the farmers were included as independent variables, among them four personal namely age, education, general knowledge in agriculture and general knowledge in agricultural machinery; one social namely extension contact; and two economic namely family income and farm size. The variables were measured by developing different scales and assigning weights to different categories.

Source of Information: BRRI Annual Research Review 2000-01

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Funding Source:

1. Department for International Development (DFID)

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

i. Irrespective of farmers category the operation of open drum thresher was found useful and effective ii. Locally made open drum thresher had a lot of problems iii. Ways must be find out as how the small and marginal farmers can have bought and get the benefit from the open drum thresher

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings