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Outline of crop biomass utilization in designated rural areas of Bangladesh
Muhammad Ashik-E-Rabbani, Rafiqul Islam Sarker and Md. Abdus Satter
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Volume 05, Issue 02, September 2015, pp. 50-58
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.050215.54
Outline of crop biomass utilization in designated rural areas of Bangladesh
Muhammad Ashik-E-Rabbani, Rafiqul Islam Sarker and Md. Abdus Satter
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Volume 05, Issue 02, September 2015, pp. 50-58
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.050215.54
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ABSTRACT
This research work has been undertaken to collect the primary data on crop biomass utilization among farm households in two selected village, under Karimganj Upazilla of Kishoreganj district. A survey was conducted through interviewing eighty two farmers. Data on cropped area, production and yield, plant and crop biomass, and utilization as biomass were collected from different farmer category. It was found that potential crop biomass availability was 222.57 GJ/Yr per household (16.74 ton/Yr per household). The highest amount of crop biomass was obtained from cereal crops (158.13 GJ/Yr per household) followed by dry plant residues, oil seed residues, jute stick, pulse residues and Dhaincha (Sesbania aculeate). The average homestead fuel energy requirement was 83.86 GJ/Yr per household. Energy requirement for cooking was found maximum, which accounts 57.68 GJ/Yr per household. The utilization of crop biomass increases according to the farmer’s economic condition. The utilization of crop biomass was 153.01 GJ/Yr per household in the study area, which includes both the fuel energy and the animal feed. Among the crop biomass, rice straw utilization was leading accounting 91.93 GJ/Yr per household. It was observed that there was surplus crop biomass (69.56 GJ/Yr per household) available in the study area which might be used for other purposes.
Key words: Crop biomass, biomass energy, energy requirement and rural energy
This research work has been undertaken to collect the primary data on crop biomass utilization among farm households in two selected village, under Karimganj Upazilla of Kishoreganj district. A survey was conducted through interviewing eighty two farmers. Data on cropped area, production and yield, plant and crop biomass, and utilization as biomass were collected from different farmer category. It was found that potential crop biomass availability was 222.57 GJ/Yr per household (16.74 ton/Yr per household). The highest amount of crop biomass was obtained from cereal crops (158.13 GJ/Yr per household) followed by dry plant residues, oil seed residues, jute stick, pulse residues and Dhaincha (Sesbania aculeate). The average homestead fuel energy requirement was 83.86 GJ/Yr per household. Energy requirement for cooking was found maximum, which accounts 57.68 GJ/Yr per household. The utilization of crop biomass increases according to the farmer’s economic condition. The utilization of crop biomass was 153.01 GJ/Yr per household in the study area, which includes both the fuel energy and the animal feed. Among the crop biomass, rice straw utilization was leading accounting 91.93 GJ/Yr per household. It was observed that there was surplus crop biomass (69.56 GJ/Yr per household) available in the study area which might be used for other purposes.
Key words: Crop biomass, biomass energy, energy requirement and rural energy
Please cite this article as:
Rabbani, M. A., Sarker, R. I. & Satter, M. A. (2015). Outline of crop biomass utilization in designated rural areas of Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 05(02), 50-58.
Rabbani, M. A., Sarker, R. I. & Satter, M. A. (2015). Outline of crop biomass utilization in designated rural areas of Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 05(02), 50-58.
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