Dr. Md. Ahashan Habib Farmers access to e-Krishi development in Bangladesh Utilization of ICTs for...

Dr. Md. Ahashan Habib

Farmers access to e-Krishi development in Bangladesh

Utilization of ICTs for the development of agriculture

in Bangladesh

Country Profile of Bangladesh

•The People’s Republic of Bangladesh•Capital: Dhaka•Rate of education: 60.3 % (2010)•Most of the people are Muslim and speak in Bengali.

•Bangladesh plays vital role in the international and regional forum, particularly in UN, Commonwealth and SAARC

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Area : 144,570 sq km

Population : 158 million (BBS)

Population density : ~ 950/sq. km

Arable land : 14 million ha (60.7%)

Flood Prone : 1.5 million ha

Drought Prone : 5.05 million ha

Salinity areas : 3.0 million ha

Decrease of Arable land : 1.6 % per year

Natural Disasters : Flood, drought, cyclones

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The climate of Bangladesh is characterized by high temperature, high humidity, heavy rainfall and marked seasonal variations.

There are three major seasons in Bangladesh: summer, monsoon and winter.

The maximum temperature recorded in summer months (March-June) is approximately 37°C.

Monsoon (July-October), accounts for 80% of the total annual rainfall in the country. The average annual rainfall varies from 1429 to 4338 mm.

In winter (November-February), there is minimum fluctuation in temperature, which ranges from 7-12°C (BBS, 2010).

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1. Floodplains occupy about 75% of the total land area

2. Terraces about 8% (Barind tract & Madhupur sal forest).

3. Hill areas about 12%.

4. Saline area ~5-8%.

There are four broad physiographic regions in Bangladesh. Such as-

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1.Floodplain areas

Floodplain areas contain mainly alluvial soil (recent soil).

Floodplains occupy about 75%.

Soil of this areas are very fertile and used for cultivation.

Legend 4a Teesta Floodplain

4b Ganges Floodplain

4c Brahmaputra- Jamuna Floodplain

4d Surma- Kushiyara Floodplain

4e Meghna Floodplain

8d Meghna Estuarine Floodplain

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i. Barind Tract

The Barind tract is located in Rajshahi division.

It is the soil of Pleistocene Geologic age (old soil).

Mainly Calcarious soil (pH high).

In this zone, field crops such as sugarcane, mustard, wheat, rice (aus paddy) are grown.

Source: Nishat, et.al. 2002

2.Terrace:

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2.Terrace

The Madhupur Sal tract central Dhaka division.

The total area of Sal Forest is 1,20,000 hectares.

Sal forest is classified as Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest.

Source: Nishat, et.al. 2002

ii.Madhupur Sal Forests

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3.Hill Areas

Hill areas spread over the hilly areas of Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Hill areas occupy about 12%.

It is mainly Evergreen Forest.

It contains the soil of Tertiary geologic age.

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4.Saline Area (The Sundarban Mangrove forest)

The Sundarbans mangrove forest is situated in the southwest of Bangladesh.

Sundarban is the unique largest tract of mangrove forests.

Total area of Sundarban is 6,01,700 hectares.

Sundarban has a large floral and faunal diversity.

World famous Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) are found here.

10Royal Bengal Tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris)

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According to FAO, Bangladesh is one of world's largest producers of-Jute (2nd)

Rice (4th),

Fisheries(5th),

Tropical Fruit (5th),

Mango(9th),

Potato(11th),

Tea (11th)

Pineapple(16th),

Onion (16th) and

Banana (17th).

Agricultural production in BD

Rice Wheat Pulses Jute Sugarcane Tea Oilseeds

2001

Area (Million Acre)

26.681 1.909 1.170 1.107 0.417 0.120 1.038

Production (metric ton)

25086 1673 366 821 6742 57 385

2010

Area (Million Acre)

26.01 1.184 0.833 0.993 0.377 0.130 0.845

Production (metric ton)

26530 735 279 4619 5511 58 577

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Cont’d

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The most common Information and communication technologies or ICTs are Radio, TV, cell phone, PDA, PC etc.

Introduction of ICTs

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New and emerging technologies of ICTs are i. cell broadcast, ii. internet and iii. satellite

iii. satellite

i. cell broadcast

ii. Internet system

Cont’d

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The modern ICTs are used in GPS and GIS

Cont’d

GPS

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ICTs play vital and catalytic role in agriculture.They help farmers by giving them vital information, about-

i. weather forecast,

ii. crop advice,

iii. market price etc. These establish link with policy makers. Promote growth of agribusinesses and rural enterprises by connecting the country with the international market.

ICTs in Agriculture……

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In Agriculture some problems are common-

i. Research Information are Scattered

ii. Single Source of Information is Absent

iii. Past Information is Essential for new Project.

iv. Information duplication,

v. Information Gap

ICTs are used to overcome such problems.

Cont’d

ICTs are also used in agriculture to improve Research Management Process

Facilitate Informed Decision Making

Serve as a Central Depository of Agricultural Research Information

Cont’d

ICTs can enhance the contribution to agriculture and rural development tremendously by establishing-

i. information centre,ii. farmers call centre, Iii GIS-based soil mapping, iv. GPS-based weather prediction,v. improved radio-TV programs,vi. agricultural data base and vii. encyclopedia.

Cont’d

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i. information centre: It is a center designed specifically for storing, processing, and retrieving information for dissemination at regular intervals, on demand or selectively, according to express needs of users.

Cont’d

ii. Farmers call center

A call centre or call center is a centralised office used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone

Cont’d

iii. Soil mapping, is the process of classifying soil types and other soil properties in a given area and geo-encoding such information.

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Cont’d

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iv. GPS-based weather production: Weather is very important for agriculture.Good weather is always beneficial for crop cultivation

Cont’d

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v. Radio tv programme: These can help farmer for doing their good activities in the field level

Cont’d

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A database is an organized collection of data

vi. Agricultural data base: The following diagram is a graphical representation of the MARIA (Management of Agricultural Resources by Integrated Assessment) database interactivity.

Cont’d

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An encyclopedia is a type of reference work or compendium holding a comprehensive summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge.

vii. Encyclopedia

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Objectives of ICTs in agriculture

Gather and input agricultural research projects/programs/published documents and related information

Develop ICT In Agriculture as a sustainable repository of updated agricultural research information for the users

Ensure availability of information to all through ICT based communication channel

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Benefits of ICT in Argiculture

Systematic, easy and timely archive and retrieval of research information

Fact based research investment

Economy in resource use

Building strength through sharing information

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Cont’d

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ICT Based Agriculture Activities in BangladeshPhase-I:

Recruit approved provision Purchase of Computer and other office equipment Develop agricultural database application Conduction of inception workshop and trainingsDevelopment of linkages with National Agricultural

Research System (NARS) and Academia

In Bangladesh Capacity Enhancement of NARS through ICT-based Agricultural Research Management Information System (ARMIS) does some works for the development of agriculture. They use icts and manage several activities. Such as-

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16 organizations (13 NARS institutes and 3 Agricultural universities) were included

Selected focal points in each of the NARS institutes and contact persons in the universities were involved

Last 10 years was the period of data collection

6033 completed entries were entered into the system

On completion of Phase-I in 2014, ICT based database was developed and submitted

(Con’td)

Entries by Institute

Sl. no Organization Completed entries

1. BARC 32. BARI 25003. CDB 474. FRI 1405. BFRI 56. BINA 1247. BJRI 12008. BLRI 1209. BRRI 1100

10. BSRTI 14211. BSRI 12012. BTRI 6013. SRDI 9014. BSMRAU 5215. BAU 30016. SAU 3017. Total 6033

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(Con’td)

Entries by CommoditySl. No Commodity Total

1. Cereals 10772. Pulses 2873. Oil seeds 1574. Vegetables 3685. Spices 1976. Fruits 2167. Tuber crops 4128. Flowers 249. Poultry 94

10. Livestock 12111. Fisheries 26712. Forestry 14213. Fiber crops 92114. Sugar crops 9715. Miscellaneous 165316. Total 6033 33

(Con’td)

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The Problems are:

Not all could be sensitized to the extent required

Task was huge

Lack of required facilities e.g computer, internet connection etc. in some of the agencies hindered progress

Frequent changes in Head of agencies/ Focal points

Documentation of Research in the institutes/universities were not as per required

Movement of the project personnel were limited due to unavoidable circumstances

Contribution to science and joy to be a part of the activity; were not equally appreciated by all

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Next Target of ARMIS are-

Systematize documentation : for entry and retrieval

Ensure quality and reliability

Make the database a comprehensive and updated one

Turn it user friendly and interactive

Reach 20,000 entries by 2015

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Phase-II

Expansion of scope: from 16 agencies to 79 agencies (may be more) View

Coverage: from 1971 to date Priority: Published and Completed work (e.g

Books/Journal/Reports etc.) Ongoing work not excluded

Implementation Mechanism

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Jobs done by now

Program area: Detailed out and sub-divided into 14 categories (View)

Commodity group: Detailed out and sub-divided into 23 categories and 275 nos.(view)

Non- commodity group: Detailed out and sub-divided into 5 categories and 18 nos.(view)

Users guideline: Developed and Uploaded

Entries : Over 7,800 at present

Entry by Commodity

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OUR PLAN

Reach out to all

Arrange training for the users

Increase frequency of interaction

Demonstrate research achievements

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No matter; big or small It’s Obvious. Some will

contribute more, some less But, all are important to us Just, like these two: World’s

TALLEST and SMALLEST persons Both are in the Guinness

Book of Records

Thank You

Phase-II : Targeted Institutes

NARS Institutes

1.Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council

2.Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute

3.Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

4.Bangladesh Jute Research Institute

5.Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

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Phase-II : Targeted Institutes (con’td)

NARS Institutes

6.Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute

7.Bangladesh Cotton development Board

8.Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute

9.Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute

10.Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

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NARS Institutes

11. Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute

12. Bangladesh Tea Research Institute

13. Soil Resource Development Institute

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Universities

14. Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)

15. Sher-E- Bangla Agricultural University (SAU

16. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)

17. Sylhet Agricultural University

18. University of Dhaka (DU)


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Universities

19. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

20. University of Rajshahi (RU)

21. Jahangirnagar University

22. University of Chittagong (CU)

23. Khulna University (KU)

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Universities

24. Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU)

25. Potuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU)

26. Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU)

27. Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Science University

28. Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST)

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Universities

29. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)

30. North South University (NSU)

31. Islamic University of Technology (IUT)

32. International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT)

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Government Organizations

33.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

34.Bangladesh Council of Science and Industrial research

35.Bangladesh Academy of Rural development (BARD)

36.Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogra

37.Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation

38.Department of Fisheries

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Government Organizations

39.Department of Livestock Services

40.Bangladesh Water Development Board

41.Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

42.Bangladesh space research and remote sensing organization (SPARRSO)

43.Bangladesh Meteorological Department

44.Hortex Foundation

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National and International Organizations/NGOs

45. BRAC

46. Proshika

47. RDRS, Bangladesh

48. FAO, Bangladesh

49. Winrock International51



50. IRRI Bangladesh

51. CIMMYT Bangladesh

52. DANIDA

53. IUCN, Bangladesh

54. Institute of Water Modeling

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55. CEGIS

56. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)

57. WorldFish – Bangladesh

58. Arannayk Foundation

59. Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad53



60. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences

61. CARE Bangladesh

62. CARITAS

63. Lalteer

64. ACI Limited54



65. Supreme Seed

66. IMED (PCR - Agriculture)

67. National Agricultural Training Academy

68. Seed Certification Authority

69. HEQEP55


Journals

70. SAC Journal

71. BARC Journal

72. BARI Journal

73. BRRI Journal

74. Agronomy Journal

75. SSSB Journal

76. BAAS Journal

77. Journal of Genetics and Plant breeding

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78. Individual Publications Collected by all Agriculture Expert

79. SPGR/CGP and others

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Program Areas

1. Variety and Species Development

2. Crop-Soil-Water Management

3. Pest Management

4. Farming System

5. Farm Mechanization

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Program Areas

6. Knowledge Management

7. Seed Technology

8. Socio-economic and Policy

9. Postharvest and Agro-processing

10.Food Safety and Security

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Program Areas

11. Animal Health and Nutrition

12. Resources Development and Management

13. Risk Management in Agriculture

14. Development of host and medicinal plants

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Commodity Group

1. Cereals (Rice, Wheat, Maize, Sorghum, Millet, Barley etc.)

2. Pulses

3. Oilseeds

4. Vegetables

5. Fruits

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Commodity Group

6. Tuber and root crops

7. Spices and condiments

8. Flowers

9. Sugar crops

10. Tea, beverage and narcotics

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Commodity Group

11. Fibre, allied fibre crops and products

12. Timber, Non-timber and medicinal plants

13. Livestock and poultry

14. Fish and aquatic animal

15. Feed and fodder

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Commodity Group

16. Host plant

17. Food and nutrition

18. Land and soil

19. Irrigation water

20. Fertilizer and manures

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Commodity Group

21. Weed

22. Farm machinery & agricultural mechanization

23. Value added products

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Non-commodity Group

1. Policy studies

2. Evaluation and impact assessment

3. Climate smart technology

4. ICT and MIS

5. Agricultural statistics

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