Village-Level Studies on Rice-Based Cropping Systems in the Low-Lying Areas of Bangladesh. III. Expansion of Boro rice cultivation under the chaunia system and farmers' reaction in the Bogra District of the Barind Tract.

This study includes the existing cropping pattern, cropping intensity and crop diversity of Khulna region. A pre-designed and pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the information and validated through organizing workshop. Single T. Aman cropping pattern was the most dominant cropping pattern in Khulna region existed in 17 out of 25 upazilas. Boro-Fallow-T. Aman cropping pattern ranked the second position distributed almost in all upazilas. Boro-Fish was the third cropping pattern in the region distributed to 17 upazilas with the major share in Chitalmari, Dumuria, Rupsha, Tala, Kalaroa, Mollahat, Terokhada, Bagerhat sadar, Fakirhat, Rampal and Phultala upazilas. Single Boro rice was recorded as the fourth cropping pattern covered 18 upazilas with the higher share in waterlogged area of Dumuria, Mollahat, Tala, Bagerhat sadar, Fakirhat and Rampal. The highest number of cropping patterns was recorded in Kalaroa (26) followed by Tala (24) and the lowest was reported in Mongla (5). The overall crop diversity index (CDI) for the region was 0.93. The highest CDI was in Tala (0.95) and the lowest in Dacope (0.42). The average cropping intensity (CI) of the Khulna region was 171% with the lowest in Mongla (101%) and the highest in Kalaroa (224%).Bangladesh Rice j. 2017, 21(2): 203-215

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Agricultural Diversity, Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Intake: An Evidence on Inter-linkages from Village Level Studies in Eastern India

Agricultural Economics Research Review ◽

10.5958/0974-0279.2016.00030.6 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (conf) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Anjani Kumar ◽

Sunil Saroj ◽

R.K.P. Singh ◽

Shiv Jee

Keyword(s):

Dietary Diversity ◽

Nutritional Intake ◽

Eastern India ◽

Village Level ◽

Village Level Studies ◽

Agricultural Diversity

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Methodologies for the Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Production Systems, with a Focus on Rice: A Review

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su131911123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (19) ◽

pp. 11123

Author(s):

Olfa Gharsallah ◽

Claudio Gandolfi ◽

Arianna Facchi

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Production ◽

Management Practices ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Production Systems ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Rice Cultivation ◽

Environmental Harm ◽

Individual Farm ◽

Agricultural Production Systems

The intensification of agricultural production is connected to the increased use of fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation water, and energy. Among all cropping systems, rice cultivation is considered to be one of the most significant sources of environmental harm due to the flooding conditions in which rice normally grows; at the same time, rice has important economic and social implications, especially in areas where it is a staple food. In the last 20 years, sustainable development of agricultural production has become a priority for scientific research and policy programs. Several studies proposed methodological frameworks to assess the impacts of different management practices adopted in agro-ecosystems and to identify strategies to mitigate the negative effects of agricultural intensification. Such methodologies are based on the use of particular indicators, which are increasingly seen as crucial tools in impact assessment studies and for decision making. This paper aims to review and analyze the most significant methodological frameworks developed to assess the sustainability of agricultural production systems, with a particular focus on rice cultivation. The analysis includes highlighting which dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social, and governance) are covered by each method and identifying which indicators are used to describe the different dimensions. The spatial scale of the application of the indicators, their typology, the data needed for their implementation, and the criteria for formulating the overall sustainability judgment were then examined. The analysis highlighted the scarce availability of clear operational data for the calculation of the indicators and the often-limited involvement of stakeholders in the development and implementation of the methodologies. The exceptions to these limitations are represented by a few methodologies developed under the umbrella of important international organizations to promote sustainability and research efficiency in specific agricultural production systems, such as the SRP (sustainable rice platform) for rice. Finally, the analysis shows that there is a need to develop methodologies that are applicable not only to an individual farm or group of farms, but also at larger spatial scales (district, watershed, region), which are often those of greatest interest to decision makers.

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Knowledge Gap of the Haor Farmers in Boro Rice Cultivation

Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences ◽

10.9734/arjass/2018/41546 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

M Islam ◽

M Chowdhury ◽

S Baishakhy

Keyword(s):

Rice Cultivation ◽

Knowledge Gap ◽

Boro Rice

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Effect of Nitrogen and Water Management on Methane Emission of Boro Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh

Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection ◽

10.4236/gep.2018.67007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 06 (07) ◽

pp. 90-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Israt Zahan ◽

Shahadat Hossen ◽

Akhter Hossain Chowdhury ◽

Abdul Baten

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Methane Emission ◽

Rice Cultivation ◽

Boro Rice

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The feasibility of crop diversification in rice based cropping systems in haor ecosystem

Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University ◽

10.3329/jbau.v10i2.14697 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 211-216

Author(s):

J Shopan ◽

MSU Bhuiya ◽

MA Kader ◽

MK Hasan

Keyword(s):

Short Duration ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Cost Ratio ◽

Cropping Patterns ◽

Economic Productivity ◽

Benefit Cost Ratio ◽

Oil Crops ◽

Seasonal Flood ◽

Benefit Cost ◽

Boro Rice

An experiment was conducted in five farmers field in Dingaputa haor of Purba Tetulia village, Mohangonj Upazila in Netrakona district during the period from 20 July 2010 to 15 May 2011. The objective of the study was to determine the feasibility of growing short duration vegetable and oil crops in seasonal fallow of Boro rice-Fallow-Fallow cropping patterns in terms of both combined yields and economic performance. Six short duration vegetables such as potato, red amaranth, stem amaranth, spinach, radish and mustard were the first crops and Boro rice (var. BRRI dhan28) was the second crop. Thus there were six types of cropping patterns Potato-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Red amaranth-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Stem amaranth-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Spinach-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Radish-Boro rice- Seasonal flood and Musturd-Boro rice- Seasonal flood. The agronomic productivity (rice equivalent yield t ha-1) of the cropping patterns Potato-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Red amaranth-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Stem amarnth-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Spinach-Boro rice- Seasonal flood, Radish-Boro rice- Seasonal flood and Mustard-Boro rice- Seasonal flood were 22.42, 15.47, 17.04, 17.79, 22.11 and 11.56 t ha-1, respectively with economic productivity (gross return Tk ha-1) of 364162.50, 251712.50, 276900.00, 292012.50, 359125.00 and 187850.00, respectively and the benefit cost ratio of 1.88, 1.52, 1.65, 1.69, 1.75 and 1.12, respectively From diversification practices in Dingaputa haor ecosystem Potato-Boro rice- Seasonal flood and Radish-Boro rice- Seasonal flood cropping patterns were found to be the most dominant cropping patterns in economic terms. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i2.14697 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(2): 211-216, 2012

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