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Intervention and Monitoring the Whole Farm Activities of Intervened Farmers

Shila Pramanik
Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

Satyen Mondal
Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

Md. Khairul Quais
Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

Mahbubur Rahman Dewan
Scientific Officer
Rice Farming Systems, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

On an average annual income of landless and small group of farmers under interventions were increased by 28.88 and 32%, respectively compared to base year data at FSRD site, Kapasia, Gazipur. Higher income was associated with interventions of technologies, off-farm and non-farm activities.

Keywords: Rice, Mango, Jackfruit, Fish, Vegetables, Farmers' category, Fruit tree management, Income, Expenditure

Location: Kapasia, Gazipur

Start Date: 01-07-2009

End Date: 30-07-2010

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Rice, Profitability

Objectives:

To increase income of the farm families through the intervention of improved farming system technologies.

Methodology:

Before interventions of farming systems technologies benchmark data for selected farmers were collected during 2009. Three farm families from each of landless and small farm categories were selected for interventions. Different farming system technologies were intervened on the homesteads based on the resources and opportunities of the selected farmers. The interventions for landless farmers were production of improved mango in the homestead, rearing of improved breed of layer and pigeon, rearing of goat, fertilization of jackfruit trees and spraying of mango trees and for small farmers: N-management through use of LCC in modern Boro and T.Aman rice, Water saving technologies in rice, production of high value summer and winter vegetables, fertilization and insect management of bearing Jackfruit, production of improved turmeric and zinger in the homestead, production of improved mango in the homestead, spraying on mango and litchi fruit trees (bearing trees), polyculture of fish in seasonal pond and Rearing of honey bee. The income and expenditure data of the intervened farmers were collected using questionnaire. Finally, the collected data were analyzed and compared with base year data.

Source of Information: Proceedings of the BRRI Annual Internal Research Review, 2010-11

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

In this study income included the total amount of products consumed, distributed to the relatives and price of sale of different products whereas household expenditures included the total cost of production of the intervened technologies. Results showed that intervention on non-crop components provided additional income. The average income of landless and small farmers was increased by 29 and 32% whereas expenditure was increased by 24 and 66%, respectively compared with the base year.

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