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167 kg K, and 42 kg S/ha (BARC, 2005). Such high uptake of nutrients makes the land less fertile forthe succeeding crop unless excellent soil nutrient management practices are followed. This is popularlycalled maize injury in some parts of India and is recommended to compensate by using up to 30%higher fertilizer in the succeeding crop. However, farmers under study mostly apply unbalancedfertilizers, particularly with low amounts of PKS and other micronutrients.Table 4.3.14 Seed and fertilizers application rate for maize in the study areas (2008-09)Farmers’ categorySeed rate(kg/ha)Fertilizer application rate in maize (kg/ha)Manure Urea TSP MP Gyp Zn BRajshahiLarge 20.3 5081 321 80 68 61 5 7Medium 17.5 5173 312 74 59 64 6.5 8Small 17.1 2786 235 53 44 39 - -Average 18.3 4347 289 69 57 55 3.8 5.0CV (%) 2.14 13.24 7.87 12.56 15.48 16.12 10.25 5.64DinajpurLarge 17.3 6208 348 137 119 116 6 7Medium 17.3 5186 317 127 112 112 5 6Small 17.0 3373 236 80 40 45 - 4Average 17.2 4922 300 115 90 91 3.7 5.7CV (%) 1.65 15.23 10.54 16.51 17.17 19.81 4.67 6.79KishoregonjLarge 21.6 5864 357 82 85 72 - -Medium 21.4 6133 392 65 91 68 - -Small 21.2 3071 217 49 40 51 - -Average 21.4 5023 322 65 72 64 - -Recommended 20 6000 550 250 220 250 15 6CV (%) 1.41 19.21 10.45 12.34 15.48 13.64 - -Average (all sites) 19.0 4764 304 83 73 70 2.5 3.64.3.17 Grain yield of maize in the study areasAmong the farmers’ categories, the highest average grain yield of maize (7.43 t/ha) was obtained bylarge farmers followed by medium farmers (7.22 t/ha). But the small farmers produced the lowest yield(6.15 t/ha) in all the study areas (Table 4.6.11).Table 4.3.15 Grain yield of maize in the study areas (2009)Farmers’ categoryGrain yield (t/ha)Rajshahi Dinajpur Kishoregonj Average (all sites)Large 8.02 7.10 7.17 7.43Medium 7.40 6.48 7.77 7.22Small 6.41 5.41 6.64 6.15Average 7.27 6.33 7.19 6.93CV (%) 10.35 12.78 9.86 10.614.3.18 Production function for maizeThe estimated production function of maize as presented in Table 4.3.16 reveals that the explanatoryvariables such as application of cowdung, urea, TSP, MP, gypsum and number of irrigation were94
significantly affected the maize production. The Cobb-Douglas Production Function models were usedin this study. The results show that cow dung, urea, TSP, MP, gypsum and number of irrigationsignificantly influenced the grain yield of maize.Table 4.3.16 Estimated coefficients and their statistics of production functionfor maize grain cultivation in Dinajpur, 2009Explanatory Variable Standardized Coefficient tConstant 16.492Cowdung 0.148** 2.478Urea 0.301*** 4.236TSP 0.242*** 3.228MP 0.250*** 3.252Gypsum 0.150*** 2.715Zinc Sulphate 0.060 0.984Irrigation No. 0.107* 1.786Human labour 0.008 0.117R² 0.59F-value 25.42***Note: *** Significance at 1 % level; ** Significance at 5 % level; * Significance at 10 % level4.3.19 Gender participation in maize cultivation activitiesA gender-based division of labor of men, women andchildren was found to participate in maize graincultivation. Men participation was dominant inploughing, fertilizing and irrigating. Women hadcontribution in seeding, weeding and dominancy inpost harvest activities like threshing, cleaning etc.Children were involved in seeding, harvesting anddoing post harvest activities (Table 4.3.17 and Plate4.3.1).Table 4.3.17 Men, women and children’sparticipation in maize productionPlate 4.3.1 Gender participation in removing the coverof maize cobParameter Male (%) Female (%) Child (%)Land preparation 100 0 0Plowing 100 0 0Seeding 40 40 20Fertilizing & Manuring 100 0 0Irrigation 100 0 0Weeding 60 40 0Earthen up 70 30 0Harvesting 50 30 20Carrying 100 0 0Remove cover of cob 10 70 20Threshing 63 37 0Cleaning 20 80 095
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Final Report PR #6/08Studie
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSTUDIES ON POLICY
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TABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive SummaryL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTD.)ChapterPa
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LIST OF TABLESName of the TablesPag
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LIST OF TABLES (CONTD.)Name of the
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LIST OF ANNEXESName of the AnnexesP
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STUDIES ON POLICY OPTION FOR QUALIT
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1.2 Expected outputs of the studyi)
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selected upazilas, the team selecte
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2.10 Preparation and pre-tested of
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3. REVIEW OF LITERATUREThe availabi
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different storage containers ranged
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3.1.3 Maize SeedResearch works on m
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findings that the farming community
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Table 4.1.5 Linkage of the family m
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different hybrid varieties of rice
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large farmers had used all types of
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4.1.15 Seed classes used by the ric
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BADC10%Others Farmers5%DAE5%Self80%
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Similarly, farmers’ own seed and
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4.1.25 Drying method used by the ri
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4.1.34 Production cost and profitab
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Page 125 and 126: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAll praises are due
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