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Table 4.1.15 Seed sources used by the farmers for grain production in the study areasFarmers’category% Seed sourcesOwn BADC Research CompanySeedDealerOthersRajshahiLarge 77 14 2 5 2 0 100Medium 86 9 0 3 2 0 100Small 83 4 0 2 8 3 100Average 82.0 9.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.0 100RangpurLarge 72 12 4 10 2 0 100Medium 67 15 2 11 4 1 100Small 82 6 0 4 6 2 100Average 73.7 11.0 2.0 8.3 4.0 1.0 100JessoreLarge 75 11 0 8 6 0 100Medium 81 13 0 3 1 2 100Small 85 6 0 1 4 4 100Average 80.3 10.0 0.0 4.0 3.7 2.0 100Average (all sites) 78.7 10.0 0.9 5.2 3.9 1.3 100TotalThe PRA results presented in Fig. 4.1.2 shows that the farmers of the study area were getting their riceseeds from four sources like, self, BADC, DAE and other farmers. Eighty percent of the rice seedswere self supplied. On the other hand, farmers collected 10% seeds from BADC. A very negligiblequantity of seed was supplied by DAE and other farmers (5% each). Farmers informed that the qualityof BADC seeds was not satiafactory.During PRA exercise in Rangpur, farmers identified six sources from where they used to collect riceseeds. These are dealer, other farmer, retailer, BADC, DAE and own. Figure 4.1.3 presents thedistribution of rice seed sources in the study area. It is clear from figure that the respondents collected71% of their own source rice seed. Other farmers occupied the second position by supplying 10% ofthe total requirement. Farmers procured a mentionable amount (7%) rice seeds from BADC. Thedealers, retailers and DAE sources supplied 6%, 4% and 2%, respectively of the total requirement.From the above results it is observed that the information regarding the seed sources as received fromthe questionnaire surveys and that of the PRA exercises for rice grain production varied a little exceptDAE. In survey, DAE was not found as separate entity as it was included in the other category sinceDAE’s contribution as a seed source was traced to be negligible. Additionally, it is likely that all thesame farmers did not attend both the studies (Survey and PRA) that might have caused this difference.