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IMPACT OF HOMESTEAD FARMING ON THE LIVELIHOOD AND FARM ECONOMY IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF NARSINDI AND GAZIPUR DISTRICTS
(Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010-01) Jabber, M. A.; Miah, M. G.; Mortuza, M. G. G.; Hossain, F. M.; Ahmed, M.
The study was conducted at Shibpur Upazila in Narsingdi district and Gazipur Sadar Upazila in Gazipur district during the period of January to June 2007. The study was designed to asses the impact and present status of the technologies implemented during December 1997 to June 2004 under Agricultural Diversification and Intensification Project (ADIP). A sample of 100 beneficiaries was interviewed using a pre-tested interview schedule to collect the necessary information keeping the objectives of the study in mind. TIle beneficiaries were selected through random sampling method from 4 unions. Majority of the respondents (70%) were in the middle aged (36-50 years) group, while 60% of the respondents were in the primary level education, having average farm size of 0.221 ha. Seventy percent of the respondents got different types of training. of which 43% participated homestead vegetable cultivation training. Among the implemented technologies through ADJP, most of the beneficiaries were benefited and adopted it for a continued use. The technologies backed up by ADJP were found desirable as perceived from the opinions of the concerned farmers. Most of the technologies like introduction of new varieties, seedling raising, sustained significantly. The impact of ADIP was judged through the life style of the respondents. Most of those criteria were correlated with the individual characteristics of the respondents. Education. farm size. cosmopoliteness, training received had significant relationship with the impact like change in income. food consumption. health and sanitation. The average annual income of respondents increased from Tk 42,000.00 to Tk 71,000.00 while food consumption enhanced from 1700 Kcal to 2050 KcaJ.
PERFORMANCE OF PINEAPPLE IN TERMS OF YIELD AND QUALITY GROWN UNDER MULTI STORIED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
(Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010-01) Hossain, F. M.; Shapla, T. L.; Mortuza, M. M.; Mondal, S.; Shahazdat, M. K.
An experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Bangladesh Agricultural University. Mymensingh during the period from May 2002 to August 2003 with the objecti ve to study the fruit quality and yield of pineapple (var. Giant Kew) grown under different fruit tree based multistoried agroforestry production systems. Pineapple was grown under the shade of four fruit trees and one shrub viz. sissoo, mango, coconut, guava and lemon in different combinations. The treatments were T, = sissoo + guava + pineapple, T, = sissoo + lemon + pineapple, T, = mango + guava + pineapple, T. = coconut + guava + pineapple T, = coconut + lemon + pineapple and T" = control having pineapple only. Due to variation of shade created by trees different treatments showed significant differences in yield contributing features and quality of pineapple fruit. The yield of fruits showed considerable variations such as T, treatment showed highest fruit yield (27.08 tha') followed by T, (26.67 tha'), T, (26.35 tha') T. (25.52 tha') and T, (25.21 tha') and the lowest was in T" (23.44 tha'). The fruit set (82.33%), individual fruit weight (0.65 kg), fruit length (12.25 em), pulp of fruit (0.46 kg), pulp-peel ratio (2.35) and yield of fruit (27.08 t/ha) had been found to be the highest in the treatment T" where light intensity was 22.99% under partial shade condition. The p'' and titratable acidity of juice were the highest (5.16) in sunny treatment of T(, while the lowest value was obtained in the most shady treatment of T". Total sugar contents of pineapple (27.17%) including reducing sugar (6.69%) and non-reducing sugar (5.48%) was the highest in moderately shady treatment (T4), where the light intensity was 16.3%. Similarly, total soluble solid content of pineapple was the highest (21.23%) in moderately shady treatment (T4) and the lowest (18.86%) in the slightly shady treatment of T,. Therefore, for desirable quality and high yield, pineapple can be grown successfully in suitable agroforestry model.
POTENTIAL TREE SPECIES, THEIR DISTRIBUTION PATTERN AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN HOMESTEAD OF MADHUPUR TRACT
(Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009-07) Hossain, F. M.; Sarmin, N. S.; Sultana, M.; Chowdhury, A. K. M. M. A.; Al-Mamun, M. F.
A study was conducted in Rangchapra village belong to the Muktagacha Thana under Mymensingh District to find out the potential tree species, their growth and distribution pattern as well as biomass production in homesteads. Data were collected from selected randomly 100 households out of 253 households with the help of interview schedule during July to December 2004. The study revealed that potential tree species found in homesteads are wood (59%) followed by fruit (51%), and fruit and wood (33%), respectively. Among the respondents, large farm categories prefer pond micro site (53.89 dcml) for desired species plantations followed by medium (23.10 dcml) and small (18.63 dcrnl) fanners. Estimated tree biomass production was increased (0.50 t/ha) slightly from year 1985 to 2004. The correlation value indicated that there is insignificant relation between age with tree number and biomass production. While other independent variables are strongly correlated with tree number and biOlT.~SSproduction.