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A presentation made at the WCCA 2011 event in Brisbane, Australia.TRANSCRIPT
Haque ME*, Bell RW, Islam AKMS, Sayre K, and Hossain MM*Email: [email protected]
WelcomeVersatile Multi-crop Planter for Two-wheel Tractors:
An Innovative Option for Smallholders
• AusAID• Australian Center for International Agricultural Research• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute• Bangladesh Agricultural University• Bangladesh Rice Research Institute• Farmers
• Farm Machinery Manufacturer• International Development Enterprise• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center• Murdoch University, WA• Smallholders Service Providers Group
Acknowledgement
Location map of Bangladesh
Between 20034' and 26038' north latitude and between 88001' and 92041 east longitude
Bangladesh agriculture in a brief• Average land holdings : 0.60 ha• Cropping Intensity: > 220%• Major Cropping Patterns
– Rice – Fallow – Rice– Rice – Wheat - Fallow– Rice – Potato - Maize – Rice – Wheat – Mungbean– Rice – Lentil – Jute
• Main Seasons– Monsoon (July – October)– Winter (November – February)– Summer (March – June)
Status of farm mechanization• Tillage/puddled operation ~ 85% (mainly 2
wheel tractor based)• Irrigation - >90%• Threshing/Shelling
– Rice (70-80%)– Wheat (80-90%)– Maize (95%)
• Milling/husking : 95%
Why two wheel tractor (2WT)?• Easy to access in the small field
• Easy to operate and maintain
• Relatively affordable
• Tractors and spares are available in the local level
• Repair and maintenance technicians are available at the village level
• Minimum operation and maintenance cost
• Minimum training needed
• Multipurpose use (custom hiring business)
• Proven and sustainable technologies
Chinese made 12-16 hp 2WT, > 0.4 million are using in Bangladesh
covering 85%Price per unit: US$ 1200 - 1600
Farm level adoption of 2WT based planters Planter Year of 1st
introductionUnits adopted for on-farm planting
Comments
2BG-6A 1995 >1000 Full rotary tillage, only seeding not real CA
Strip tillage 1995 0 Farmers not accepted that time
Toolbar frame ZT 1997 0 Poor residue handlingPoor weed managementLow field capacity
Toolbar frame bed planter 1998 0 Extensive pre-tillageHigher fuel consumptionFixed bed width
Single Pass Bed Planter 2007 0 Single planting mode
Versatile Multi-crop Planter 2009 14*
* including 4 and 2 units exported to India and Vietnam, respectively.
Versatile Multi-crop Planter for Two-wheel Tractors: An Innovative Option for Smallholders
• Seeding and fertilizer application in line for 5 tillage operations:1. Single pass shallow tillage 2. Strip tillage (both for wide/narrow and deep/shallow)3. Zero tillage4. Bed planting system (for single pass new bed making or re-
shaping of permanent beds)5. Conventional tillage system
• Power requirement: 12 - 16 hp• Sowing width in one pass: 70 cm up to four rows• Seeding of suitable crops: Wheat, rice, mungbean,
sesame, chickpea, lentil, jute, black gram, mustard, etc.• Net weight: 153-165 Kgs.• Price per unit: US$ 750-1000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The VMP and specifications
Fertilizer Box
Seed Box
Power Transmission Sprocket
Seed Meter Off/On Leaver
Seed Delivery Tube
Furrow Opener
Seed Rate Adjustment Handle
Pressing Roller
Bed Shaper
Fluted Type Seed Meter
Connecting Rod
Off/on Gear Leaver for Rotary Shaft
Hitching Part with 2-Wheel Tractor
Power Transmission Chain Box (To Rotary
Shaft)
Fertilizer Meter
Cover of the Rotary Shaft
Toolbar Frame
Depth Control Bar
Rotary Tine Holders (in each line four tines could be set)
Square rotary shaft is used to fix the clamping type tine holders with 4 blades/tines
Performance characteristics of VMP in different tillage modesLentil Rajshahi, 2009-10
Tillage type Field capacity (ha/hour)
Fuel consumption (l/ha)
Labour requirement, (person-hours/ha)
Cost of land preparation
and seeding§ (US$/ha)
Conventional Tillage 0.11a 33.1a 48.1a 41.5a
Single Pass Shallow Tillage
0.07b 20.6c 15.4c 19.8d
Strip Tillage 0.07b 5.83e 15.3c 10.3d
Zero Tillage 0.06b 16.6d 17.3c 18.1c
Bed Planting 0.05b 28.9b 23.9b 28.8b
Probability (<1% level) ** ** ** **
§ Considering variable costs for labour and diesel fuel.
VMP based Single Pass Shallow Tillage
Early stage chickpea planted by VMP
Later stage chickpea planted by VMP
Strip Tillage by VMP
Early stage strip tillage lentil planted by VMP
Early stage strip tillage maize land prepared by VMP
Early stage strip tillage Chickpea by VMP
VMP based Zero Tillage Planter in Operation with press wheel
VMP Zero Tillage Lentil
VMP Zero Tillage Chickpea VMP Zero Tillage Wheat
Zero Tillage by VMP
VMP is used to re-shape permanent bed to plant maize
Single pass bed formation by VMP
VMP is being used to make wider and deeper strip and plant potato in 100%
residue retention condition
Direct Seeded Rice (space/hill dropping) by VMP
Early stage (hill to hill 15 cm row to row 20 cm)
Later stage
DSR by VMP at farmers field
Location of VMP demonstration and trials in the Bangladesh map.
Area coverage and number of farmers received services for establishing various crops by the 4 studied VMPs.
VMP Trials and Adoption in Bangladesh November 2010– March 2011
More presentation on VMP works in 5WCCA
Poster 4 Poster 13
More presentation on VMP works in 5WCCA
Poster 25
Conference: Conservation Agriculture for Small Holders
February 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Proposed Themes:– Planter design, R&D, innovation– CA practices (min. tillage, rotation, residue)– Resource use – Weed, pests, and disease management– On farm demonstration and research– Planter value chain and commercialization including credit availability– Enabling services and technologies (e.g. sprayers)
We are cordially inviting you for the participation with technical papers, posters, and sponsorship
Further details: [email protected] OR [email protected]