“Guti” Urea: A Win-Win Technology
for Farmers
Expansion of Urea Deep Placement (UDP) Technology
in 80 Upazilas of Bangladesh during Boro 2008
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Partners in Progress
• Farmers
• Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)
• Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
•
Private Briquette Machine Manufacturers
• Private Sector Briquette Manufacturers
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Comparison of Yield between UDP and Non-UDP
Total (HYV + Hybrid)
District
No. of
Sample
UDP Yield
(kg/ha)
Non-UDP
Yield (kg/ha)
Yield Difference
(kg/ha)
Percentage of
Increase
Brahmanbaria
120
7,887
6,891
995
14
Chandpur
100
7,279
6,219
1,060
17
Chittagong
21
7,147
6,029
1,118
19
256
7,518
6,617
901
14
Cox's Bazar
17
8,650
7,715
935
12
Feni
45
6,954
5,227
1,727
33
Hobiganj
58
7,583
6,504
1,079
17
Jamalpur
88
7,960
6,848
1,112
16
157
7,643
6,664
979
15
25
6,657
5,762
895
16
192
7,706
6,589
1,116
17
Netrakona
43
8,438
7,053
1,385
20
Noakhali
61
7,310
5,296
2,014
38
Sherpur
72
8,299
6,877
1,423
21
1,255
7,651
6,528
1,123
17
Comilla
Kishoreganj
Laxmipur
Mymensingh
All District
Source: Crop-cut Data Collection, Boro 2008, IFDC
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Table 1. A Comparison of broadcasted and UDP
Boro Yields in 2008 by District
District
Broadcasted
Paddy
Area
(Ha)
Broadcasted
Paddy
Yield
(Kg/Ha)
UDP
Paddy
Area
(Ha)
UDP
Paddy
Yield
(Kg/Ha)
Difference
in UDP/
Broadcasted
Yields
(Kg/Ha)
Mean
Difference
in UDP/
Broadcasted
Yields
Percentage
Brahmanbaria
0.41
7,246
0.28
8,330
1,084
14.96
Feni
0.52
6,760
0.22
8,025
1,265
18.71
Kishoreganj
0.49
5,621
649
11.55
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
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0.35
6,270
Table 2. A Comparison of Broadcasted and UDP Urea
Costs in Boro 2008 by District
District
Broadcasted
Area
Urea
(Kg/Ha)
Cost of
Broadcasted
Urea
(US$/Ha)
UDP
Area
Urea
(Kg/Ha)
Cost of
UDP
Urea
(US$/Ha)
Difference Difference
in Cost of in Cost of
Urea
Urea
(US$/Ha)
Mean
Percentage
Brahmanbaria
270
23.47
163
16.54
-6.93
-29.52
Feni
267
23.21
173
17.55
-5.66
-24.38
Kishoreganj
266
21.61
167
17.19
-4.42
-20.45
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
US$ 1 = Taka 69.00
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Table 3. A Comparison of Broadcasted and UDP Labor Costs
for Weeding in Boro 2008 by District
District
Broadcasted
Area Weeding
Labor costs
(US$/Ha)
UDP
Area
Weeding
Labor costs
(US$/Ha)
Difference in
Weeding Labor
Costs
(US$/Ha)
Mean
Difference in
Weeding
Labor Costs
Percentage
Brahmanbaria
66.95
47.82
-19.13
-28.57
Feni**
33.16
31.23
-1.93
-5.82
Kishoreganj
93.47
52.17
-41.3
-44.18
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
Average Daily wage is in Brahmanbaria ($2.39); Feni ($3.01); and Kishoreganj ($2.19)
** In many cases, weedicide applied in both plots without knowing the implications of UDP technology.
US$ 1 = Taka 69.00
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Table 4. A Comparison of Revenue from Paddy Sales in
Boro 2007-2008 by District
District
Quantity
of Paddy
sold in
Boro 2007
(Kg)
Difference
Revenue
Revenue
in
from
Quantity
from
Revenue
Paddy of Paddy Paddy
from
Difference
sold in
sold in
sold in
Paddy
in Revenue
Boro
Boro
Boro
sold
from Paddy
2007
2008
2008
2007-2008
sold
(US$)
(Kg)
(US$)
(US$)
2007-2008
Mean
Percentage
Brahmanbaria
1,773
389
1,051
245
-144
-37
Feni
1,233
163
1,595
376
213
131
Kishoreganj
1,222
194
1,483
394
200
103
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
US$ 1 = Taka 69.00
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Table 5. A Comparison of Hired and Family Labor Days in Boro 2007
and 2008 by District
District
Hired
Labor
Days for
Post
Harvest
Work
2007
Hired
Labor
Days for
Post
Harvest
Work
2008
Difference
in Hired
Labor
Days
2007-2008
Family
Labor
Days
for Post
Harvest
Work
2007
Family
Labor
Days
for Post Difference
Harvest in Family
Work Labor Days
2008
2007-2008
Mean
Brahmanbaria
4.94
7.63
2.69
13.40
13.38
-0.02
Feni
1.47
5.00
3.53
7.18
10.11
2.93
Kishoreganj
1.24
11.60
10.36
20.04
16.88
-3.16
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
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Table 6. A Comparison of Household Labor Days by Women
for Post Harvest work in Boro 2007-2008 by District
District
Household
Labor
Days of
Women
Boro 2007
Household
Labor
Days of Women
Boro 2008
Difference in
Household
Labor Days of
Women Boro
2007-2008
Mean
Difference
in
Household
Labor Days
of Women
Boro
2007-2008
Percentage
Brahmanbaria
7.36
8.31
0.95
12.90
Feni
4.11
5.33
1.22
29.68
Kishoreganj
9.29
11.63
2.34
25.19
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
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Table 7. Intended Changes in the UDP Area 2008-2009
by District
District
UDP Area
Boro
2008
Planned
UDP Area
Aman
2008
Planned
UDP Area
Boro
2009
Difference
in UDP
Boro Area
2008-2009
Mean (Ha)
Difference
in UDP
Boro Area
2008-2009
Percentage
Brahmanbaria
0.28
0.29
0.66
0.38
136
Feni
0.22
0.44
0.76
0.54
245
Kishoreganj
0.35
0.43
0.69
0.34
97
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
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N Efficiency
Preliminary Grain Yield Response to
Broadcasted Urea and UDP in Boro 2008
10
Grain Yield MT/Ha
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
38-50
51-100
101-150
N Fertilizer Rate (Kg/Ha)
Broadcasted Urea Yield
Source: UDP Impact Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
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UDP Yield
151-200
Farmers Using Guti urea by District
District
Number
of Block
Total
Farmer
UDP
Farmer
Boro 2007
UDP
% of Total
Farmer Farmers use
Boro 2008
Guti in
Boro 2008
Brahmanbaria
228
272,074
7,321
53,794
19.77
Chandpur
245
239,919
1,433
43,608
18.18
Chittagong
38
57,276
222
2,214
3.87
511
456,443
5,188
157,313
34.46
Cox's Bazar
29
36,374
0
3,378
9.29
Feni
70
52,296
597
18,252
34.90
Hobiganj
69
109,719
53
2,787
2.54
Comilla
Continued……
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Farmers Using Guti urea by Distirct
District
Number
of Block
Total
Farmer
UDP
Farmer
Boro 2007
UDP
% of Total
Farmer Farmers use
Boro 2008
Guti in
Boro 2008
Jamalpur
232
375,191
1,347
23,101
6.16
Kishoreganj
273
268,155
2,258
34,837
12.99
58
77,285
724
8,278
10.71
Mymensingh
514
569,338
1,046
26,500
4.65
Netrokona
112
133,094
364
5,787
4.35
Noakhali
120
106,623
860
13,848
12.99
Sherpur
136
207,473
344
12,497
6.02
2,635
2,961,260
21,757
406,194
13.72
Laxmipur
Total
Source: Block-wise Monitoring Information Survey, Boro 2008, IFDC
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