Agricultural waste management practices in Trishal upazilla, Mymensingh

Azmira Nasrin Riza,Farzana Akhter,Md Ali Ashraf,Md Monirul Hassan,Tangina Akhter

doi:10.3329/ralf.v3i3.30730

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the present status of agricultural waste management by farmers in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district, Bangladesh. During April to May 2015 and data were collected from the sample of 70 farmers and 5 farms. A structured interview schedule was used for collection of data. The study explored the relationship between the four selected type farming (independent variable) of farmers with their generation of agricultural waste (dependent variable). In this study the highest amount waste (straw and husk production) is closely related with the size of cropland. Straw production less than or equal 1000 kg is 36.62%, straw production less than or equal 10000 kg is 54.92%, straw production less than or equal 20000 kg is 5.63% and straw production less than or equal 30000 is 2.81% and husk production less than or equal 1000 kg is 35.71%, husk production less than or equal 10000 kg is 55.71%, husk production less than or equal 15000 kg is 8.57%. So as the dairy and poultry waste is also relate with the number of cows and birds. Average amount of dung is 8.87 kg per day and average amount of used litter was 46.36 kg per 800 bird production. For management biogas was suggested by 12.5 percent respondent. Composting and fish culture were suggested individually by 4.17 and 8.3 percent respectively. Due to manage agricultural waste efficiently it is necessary to initiating program to introduce the economic benefits of waste management and start training programs for farmers.Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.3(3): 395-402, December 2016

Highlights

Waste management is all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal
The term normally relates to all kinds of waste, whether generated during the extraction of raw materials, the processing of raw materials into intermediate and final products, the consumption of final products, or other human activities, including municipal, agricultural, and social
The legal definition of "agricultural waste" is: - "waste from premises used for agriculture within the meaning of the Agriculture Act 1947." Waste is a pejorative term for unwanted materials

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Waste management is all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes amongst other things, collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste together with monitoring and regulation. It encompasses the legal and regulatory framework that relates to waste management encompassing guidance on recycling etc. The term normally relates to all kinds of waste, whether generated during the extraction of raw materials, the processing of raw materials into intermediate and final products, the consumption of final products, or other human activities, including municipal (residential, institutional, commercial), agricultural, and social (health care, household hazardous wastes, sewage sludge). Anaerobic digestion process is the most efficient process for biogas production from poultry waste because carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) never produced in this process (Parmanik, 2000)

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