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Survey and Monitoring of Existing Crops Grown in Saline Area

Farida Begum
SSO
Agronomy Division, Gazipur

M. A. Aziz
SSO
Agronomy Division, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A detail survey of existing crops and cropping was done at Noakhali, Patuakhali, Satkhira and Khulna saline area and some of the important uses are presented here. Five different cropping patterns are followed by respondent farmers. Among these five cropping pattern 50% of the respondent farmers followed Aman-Rabi-Aus pattern, 15% followed Aman-Rabi-Fallow, 24% followed Aman-Boro-Fallow, 11% followed Aman-Fallow-Aus and 17% followed. T.Aman-Fallow-Fallow pattern. It is observed that Aman-Rabi-Aus is mostly followed in Potaukhali area. In Sathkira 90% of the responds follow Aman-Boro-Fallow pattern. Aman-Rabi-fallow as only followed in Potuakhali. Different rabi crops like pulses, Oil seeds, Different types of vegetables and watermelon are grown in different area. In Satkhira only pulses (50%) and Oilseed (50%) crops are grown. In Noakhali, although the land occupied by all four type of crops oil seeds crops was dominant (60%) where as in Potuakhali water melon dominates.

Keywords: Survey, Existing crops and cropping pattern, Saline area

Location: Khulna, Satkhira, Potuakhali and Noakhali

Start Date: 10-12-2005

End Date: 25-03-2006

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Cropping pattern

Objectives:

To find out the existing crops and cropping in the coastal saline areas of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Three saline areas namely Khulna Satkhira, Potuakhali and Noakhali were selected for the study. The village Loudobe of Khulna, Benarpota of Satkhira, Islampur and kuakata of potuakhali and Charmazid and Hazigong of Noakhali were surveyea. The data were collected through a questionare.rs. The collected data were analyzed and presented in a tabular from. To analyze the data percentage and mean values are used.

Source of Information: Annual Report, Agronomy Division 2005-2006

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Funding Source:

1. Asian Development Bank

Budget: 15,000/-

Total Budget (Tk.) : 15,000/-

Achievement/Findings:

Different rabi crops like pulses, Oil seeds, different types of vegetables and watermelon are grown in different area. In Satkhira only pulses (50%) and Oilseed (50%) crops are grown. In Noakhali, although the land occupied by all four type of crops oil seeds crops was dominant (60%) where as in Potuakhali water melon dominates. In Sathkira 90% of the responds follow Aman-Boro-Fallow pattern.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings