Bangladesh programs / Facilitation and promotion for adoption of mechanization by growers
A simple two-wheel tractor (Chinese Dongfeng type) operated zero till seed and fertilizer drill attachment has been developed jointly by the Wheat Research Centre of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Without prior land preparation, this machine places seed and fertilizer directly into the soil in one operation. There is tremendous scope for such tools for conserving agriculture attachments as there are over 200,000 Chinese two-wheel tractors currently in Bangladesh. This prototype version of the zero till seed drill is made up of four major components, namely, a toolbar frame, a furrow opener, a seed delivery unit and a fertilizer delivery unit. The performance of the machine has been tested in 180 farmers' fields in different parts of Bangladesh for wheat and maize in 1999-2004. The crop yields are similar compared to the conventional methods. The effective field capacity of the machine was found to be 0.18 ha per hr for simultaneous seeding and fertilizer application. Planting cost of wheat and maize were 83% and 89% less than that of conventional method. The two-wheel tractor operated ze
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ADO-620 (2004). The source's own text.
Operated in: Bangladesh.
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| International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | implementer | 2004 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Operated in Bangladesh, 2004 1 source
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| U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 2004 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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| Bangladesh | 2004 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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