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volume 37 issue 3 (september 2017) : 197-202,   Doi: 10.18805/asd.v37i03.8992

Conservation agriculture: A farm level practice in Bangladesh 

P
Prodip Kumar Poddar
M
M Abdul Momen Miah
M
Mohammed Nasir Uddin
D
Debashish Sarker Dev
1Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Cite article:- Poddar Kumar Prodip, Miah Momen Abdul M, Uddin Nasir Mohammed, Dev Sarker Debashish (2017). Conservation agriculture: A farm level practice in Bangladesh. Agricultural Science Digest. 37(3): 197-202. doi: 10.18805/asd.v37i03.8992.

ABSTRACT

Conservation agriculture (CA) is one of the alternative practices of agricultural development in Bangladesh. In the present study is investigated to determine the extent of practice of conservation agriculture by the farmers and to explore the factors related to practice of conservation agriculture. Eighty (80) farmers of four villages of Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district, Bangladesh were interviewed. Maximum farmers belonged to medium practice of conservation agriculture while very few of them had low or high practice. Zero tillage found to be the most practiced conservation technique. Out of nine independent variables, only level of education, extension media contact and organizational participation of the farmers had showed positive significant relationship with conservation agriculture practice. Extension media contact and organizational participation influence the extent of CA practices at farmers’ field as confirmed by the backward linear regression model. Growing more weeds in case of zero and/or minimum tillage and lack of available information about conservation agriculture at block level were the major problems hindering conservation agriculture practice. To popularize the CA practices, Government should organize more training and demonstration activities on CA involving block level extension workers as well as farmers plus strengthening research-extension-farmers linkage.

REFERENCES

  1. Akteruzzaman, M., Jahan, H.and Haque, M.E. (2012).Practices of conservation agricultural technologies in diverse cropping systems in Bangladesh.Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, 35 (1 & 2), 143-153.
  2. Barma, N.C.D., Malaker P.K., Sarker Z.I, Khaleque M.A., Israil Hossain M., Sarker M.A.Z et al.,2014). Adoption of power tiller operated seeder in rice wheat cropping system. WRC, BARI Annual report, Nashipur, Dinajpur. Pp:248-253.
  3. BBS (2015). Statistical Yearbook of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
  4. BBS (2012).Yearbook of Agricultural Statistics of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
  5. Dass, A.K. (2013). Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh (unpublished Master’s Thesis).Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
  6. Dev, D. S. (2015). Effectiveness of Process of Climate Risk Management Training in Agriculture as Perceived by The Farmers (unpublished Master’s Thesis). Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
  7. Haq, A. Z. M. (2016). Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 4(9): 787-792,
  8. HIES. (2010) .Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic. Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Dhaka. Bangladesh.
  9. Hossain, M.I., Sarker, J.U. and Haque, M.A. (2015). Status of conservation agriculture based tillage technology for crop production in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, 40(2), 235-248.
  10. Islam, A.K.M., Haque, S., Hossain, M.E., Saleque, M.M., and Bell, R.W. (2011). Evaluation of Versatile Multi-crop Planter to Establish the Sprouted Direct Seeded Rice. 5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference, 2011, Australia.
  11. Johansen, C., Haque M.E., Bell R.W., Thierfelder, C., and Esdaile, R.J. (2012). Conservation Agriculture for Small Holder Rainfed Farming: Opportunities and Constraints of new Mechanized Seeding Systems. Field Crop Research. Vol. 132: 18-32.
  12. Kafiluddin, A. and Islam, M.S. (2008). Fertilizer distribution, subsidy, marketing, promotion and agronomic use efficiency scenario in Bangladesh. In IFA Crossroads Asia-Pacific 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
  13. Khan, A. R. (2015). Domestic Violence against Women in Bangladesh: A Review of the Literature and the Gaps to fill-in by Future Intervention. Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 18(3): 57-80.
  14. Khatun, N. and Miwa , J. (2016). An autonomous learning system of Bengali characters using web-based intelligent handwriting recognition, Journal of Education and Learning, 5(3):122-138.
  15. Miah, M.M.A., Haque, M.E., Baksh, M.E. and Hossain, M.I. (2010). Economic analysis of power tiller Operated Seeder Operation at Farm Level. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 1: 19-24.
  16. Miah, M. A. M., Sarker, M.A., Dev, D.S. and Kabita, K.N. (2016). ‘Preference of information sources by the fish farming communities of Muktagacha Upazila in Bangladesh’. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. 8(9): pp. 166-170. DOI: 10.5897/JAERD2016.0796
  17. Rashid M.A., Alam M.M., andPaul P.L.C. (2014). Project report on “Co-ordinated project on water management for enhancing crop production under changing climate” to Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka.
  18. Roy, D. (2013). Effectiveness of Farmer Field School for Soil and Crop Management (unpublished Master’s Thesis).Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
  19. Roy, K.C, M.E. Haque, Scott Kustice, Israil Hossain and C.A. Meisner (2009). Development of tillage machinery for conservation agriculture in Bangladesh. AMA, 40 (2):58-64
  20. Statistical Bulletin (2013). Monthly Statistical Bulletin. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Bangladesh. June 2013. 
  21. Uddin, M.T. and Dhar, A.R. (2016).Conservation agriculture practice and its impact on farmer’s livelihood status in Bangladesh. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 14(1), 119-140.
  22. Uddin, M.N., Bokelmann, W. and Dunn, E.S. (2017a). Determinants of Farmers’ Perception of climate change: A case study from the Coastal Region of Bangladesh. American Journal of Climate Change, 6: 151-165. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2017.61009.
  23. Uddin, M.T., Dhar, A. R., and Rahman, M.H. (2017b). Improving farmers’ income and soil environmental quality through conservation agriculture practice in Bangladesh. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12 (1): 55.65.
  24. Willer, H., M. Yussefi, Menzler and Sorensen N., (2008). The world of organic agriculture statistics and emerging trends 2008, main results. The World of Organic Agriculture, Bonn.
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    volume 37 issue 3 (september 2017) : 197-202,   Doi: 10.18805/asd.v37i03.8992

    Conservation agriculture: A farm level practice in Bangladesh 

    P
    Prodip Kumar Poddar
    M
    M Abdul Momen Miah
    M
    Mohammed Nasir Uddin
    D
    Debashish Sarker Dev
    1Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
    Cite article:- Poddar Kumar Prodip, Miah Momen Abdul M, Uddin Nasir Mohammed, Dev Sarker Debashish (2017). Conservation agriculture: A farm level practice in Bangladesh. Agricultural Science Digest. 37(3): 197-202. doi: 10.18805/asd.v37i03.8992.

    ABSTRACT

    Conservation agriculture (CA) is one of the alternative practices of agricultural development in Bangladesh. In the present study is investigated to determine the extent of practice of conservation agriculture by the farmers and to explore the factors related to practice of conservation agriculture. Eighty (80) farmers of four villages of Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district, Bangladesh were interviewed. Maximum farmers belonged to medium practice of conservation agriculture while very few of them had low or high practice. Zero tillage found to be the most practiced conservation technique. Out of nine independent variables, only level of education, extension media contact and organizational participation of the farmers had showed positive significant relationship with conservation agriculture practice. Extension media contact and organizational participation influence the extent of CA practices at farmers’ field as confirmed by the backward linear regression model. Growing more weeds in case of zero and/or minimum tillage and lack of available information about conservation agriculture at block level were the major problems hindering conservation agriculture practice. To popularize the CA practices, Government should organize more training and demonstration activities on CA involving block level extension workers as well as farmers plus strengthening research-extension-farmers linkage.

    REFERENCES

    1. Akteruzzaman, M., Jahan, H.and Haque, M.E. (2012).Practices of conservation agricultural technologies in diverse cropping systems in Bangladesh.Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, 35 (1 & 2), 143-153.
    2. Barma, N.C.D., Malaker P.K., Sarker Z.I, Khaleque M.A., Israil Hossain M., Sarker M.A.Z et al.,2014). Adoption of power tiller operated seeder in rice wheat cropping system. WRC, BARI Annual report, Nashipur, Dinajpur. Pp:248-253.
    3. BBS (2015). Statistical Yearbook of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
    4. BBS (2012).Yearbook of Agricultural Statistics of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
    5. Dass, A.K. (2013). Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh (unpublished Master’s Thesis).Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
    6. Dev, D. S. (2015). Effectiveness of Process of Climate Risk Management Training in Agriculture as Perceived by The Farmers (unpublished Master’s Thesis). Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
    7. Haq, A. Z. M. (2016). Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 4(9): 787-792,
    8. HIES. (2010) .Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic. Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Dhaka. Bangladesh.
    9. Hossain, M.I., Sarker, J.U. and Haque, M.A. (2015). Status of conservation agriculture based tillage technology for crop production in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, 40(2), 235-248.
    10. Islam, A.K.M., Haque, S., Hossain, M.E., Saleque, M.M., and Bell, R.W. (2011). Evaluation of Versatile Multi-crop Planter to Establish the Sprouted Direct Seeded Rice. 5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference, 2011, Australia.
    11. Johansen, C., Haque M.E., Bell R.W., Thierfelder, C., and Esdaile, R.J. (2012). Conservation Agriculture for Small Holder Rainfed Farming: Opportunities and Constraints of new Mechanized Seeding Systems. Field Crop Research. Vol. 132: 18-32.
    12. Kafiluddin, A. and Islam, M.S. (2008). Fertilizer distribution, subsidy, marketing, promotion and agronomic use efficiency scenario in Bangladesh. In IFA Crossroads Asia-Pacific 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
    13. Khan, A. R. (2015). Domestic Violence against Women in Bangladesh: A Review of the Literature and the Gaps to fill-in by Future Intervention. Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 18(3): 57-80.
    14. Khatun, N. and Miwa , J. (2016). An autonomous learning system of Bengali characters using web-based intelligent handwriting recognition, Journal of Education and Learning, 5(3):122-138.
    15. Miah, M.M.A., Haque, M.E., Baksh, M.E. and Hossain, M.I. (2010). Economic analysis of power tiller Operated Seeder Operation at Farm Level. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 1: 19-24.
    16. Miah, M. A. M., Sarker, M.A., Dev, D.S. and Kabita, K.N. (2016). ‘Preference of information sources by the fish farming communities of Muktagacha Upazila in Bangladesh’. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. 8(9): pp. 166-170. DOI: 10.5897/JAERD2016.0796
    17. Rashid M.A., Alam M.M., andPaul P.L.C. (2014). Project report on “Co-ordinated project on water management for enhancing crop production under changing climate” to Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka.
    18. Roy, D. (2013). Effectiveness of Farmer Field School for Soil and Crop Management (unpublished Master’s Thesis).Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
    19. Roy, K.C, M.E. Haque, Scott Kustice, Israil Hossain and C.A. Meisner (2009). Development of tillage machinery for conservation agriculture in Bangladesh. AMA, 40 (2):58-64
    20. Statistical Bulletin (2013). Monthly Statistical Bulletin. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Bangladesh. June 2013. 
    21. Uddin, M.T. and Dhar, A.R. (2016).Conservation agriculture practice and its impact on farmer’s livelihood status in Bangladesh. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 14(1), 119-140.
    22. Uddin, M.N., Bokelmann, W. and Dunn, E.S. (2017a). Determinants of Farmers’ Perception of climate change: A case study from the Coastal Region of Bangladesh. American Journal of Climate Change, 6: 151-165. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2017.61009.
    23. Uddin, M.T., Dhar, A. R., and Rahman, M.H. (2017b). Improving farmers’ income and soil environmental quality through conservation agriculture practice in Bangladesh. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12 (1): 55.65.
    24. Willer, H., M. Yussefi, Menzler and Sorensen N., (2008). The world of organic agriculture statistics and emerging trends 2008, main results. The World of Organic Agriculture, Bonn.
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