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Potato for Food Security in Bangladesh

Md. Azimuddin
Senior Scientific Officer
Training and Communication Wing, BARI, Gazipur-1701

Q.M. Alam
Chief Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BARI Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purposes of this study were to assess the potato crop for food security in Bangladesh. This study was conducted during the period 2007-08. Both primary and secondary data were used in this study. Area and production of potato have been increasing rapidly compared to cereal crops like rice, wheat and maize. Production of potato was more than any other crops considering per unit of land and time. Results showed that Potato is an efficient food crop. Potato would be better by far than any other major food crops available today from the view point of food value. Percentage of potato consumption should be increased. The pressure on rice would be reduced. Hence potato is appropriate for food security in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Potato, Food security

Location: Comilla and Munshigonj

Start Date: 00-00-2007

End Date: 00-00-2008

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Potato

Objectives:

To show the trend area and production of potato during the last two decades and to estimate their growth rates
To evaluate potato as an efficient food and nutritious crop
To suggest how potato can reduce the dependency on major cereal crops

Methodology:

Primary and secondary data were used in this study. Primary data were collected from two potato growing areas of Bangladesh namely Chandina upazila of Comilla district and Gozaria upazila of Munshiganj district by direct interview with a set of questionnaires designed for this study. The information were collected to the crop year 2007-2008. Different Software Excel, SPSS and Other programmes were used. Total Sample size was 60. Among them fifty percent were taken from Comilla district and fifty percent from Munshiganj district.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report, Agricultural Economics Division, BARI

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Achievement/Findings:

Average potato yield was 22,251.98 kg per hectare for both the locations Comilla and Munshiganj whereas individual average yields at Comilla and Munshiganj were 19,754.24 and 24,749.73 kg per hectare respectively. C V (%) was 11.99 at Comilla that of Munshiganj was 21.65. Average production cost and selling price were Tk 6.95 and 10.95 per kg respectively. Benefit Cost Ratios (BCR) of potato at Comilla, Munshiganj and their average were 1.72, 1.48 and 1.58, respectively. Munshiganj farmers spent more money with regard to seed (49.02%) and fertilizer (27.81%) whereas the Comilla farmers spent in seed (41.50%) and fertilizer (16.22%) only considering total cost of potato production on different items. In terms of area and production the Annual Compound Growth Rate (ACGR) of potato was much higher as compared to the two major cereals rice and wheat. Such rapid growth in potato production has gone relatively unnoticed mainly because the cereals rice and wheat are considered as major food crops. Potato being a high productivity crop, it produces more dry matter per unit area and time than the major cereal crops. The dry matter production in potato is 47.6 kg/ha/day whereas in wheat, rice and maize it is 18.1, 12.4 and 19.1 kg/ha/day respectively. Potato has the potential to produce 111.6 kg dry matter/ha/day as compared to wheat, rice and maize whose potential dry matter production is 24, 32.2 and 12.4 kg/ha/day.

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