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1.

Title of the technology: Cropping Pattern: Potato+Red Amaranth+Sweet Gourd-Jute-Radish

Year of innovation: 2001

2.

Indroduction: The applicability of this technology was verified in Manikganj, Rangpur and Faridpur regions from 1995 to 2000.

3.

Salient features of the technology:

a) Three crops containing cropping pattern converted into 5 crops containing cropping pattern.

b) Vegetable crops will play a helpful role in providing nutrients to people.

c) Farmers get quick income and higher net profit as all the crops included in this cropping pattern are cash crops.

d) It is possible to earn more profit in a short time especially by cultivating radish, red amaranth, and sweet gourd.

4.

Brief description of the technology:

Items

Potato+Red Amaranth

+Sweet Gourd

Jute

T. Aman

Variety

Diamond+Altapati+

Local variety

CVL-1/O-9897/OM-1

BARI Mula-1 (Tasakinsan)

Sowing Time

Potatoes are sown from Mid-October to the last week of November. 30-35 days after potato sowing, red amaranth and sweet gourd are sown.

Last week of March to last week of April

Middle August to Middle September

Spacing (cm)

60x25+

Broadcast+

250-300 in pit

Broadcast

40x25-30

Fertilizer (kg/ha)(U-TSP-MP-Gypsum-Zn)

146-55-112-33

163-25-30-28

161-85-100-45

Duration (Days)

90-100+35-40+90-100

100-120

60-70

Yield (tha^-1)

18.64+4.20+1.92

2.52

20.30

Production Cost (Tk./ha)

54405

20057

29128

Gross Return (Tk./ha)

114788

34588

60900

Gross Margin (Tk./ha)

60383

14531

31772

5.

Suitability of the technology: The cropping pattern can be introduced in high land and medium high lands of agro-ecological zones 3, 8 and 16.

6.

Economic benefit of the technology and role for livelihood development: A total profit of Tk 106686 per annum can be achieved by following this improved cropping pattern.

7.

Availability of the technology and contact:

Director General, BJRI, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207.

Phone: +880248118984, +880248120094

E-mail: dg@bjri.gov.bd