Boro Rice Production Research Articles

Relationship between Boro Rice Production and MODIS Derived NDVI for Rice Production Forecasting: A Case Study on Bangladesh

The present investigation illustrates an inclusive approach to extract remotely sensed Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (AQUA/TERRA) imageries to find out a relationship with Boro rice production for forecasting crop production in the context of Bangladesh. This study utilizes AQUA/TERRA MODIS reflectance data (250 m resolution) for the month of March (Peak-greenness period) to calculate the average NDVI values by following MODIS based algorithm at district level during 2011-2016. The linear regression analysis of calculated average NDVI and BBS estimated Boro rice production statistics reveals a significant positive relationship due to maximize photosynthetic activities. Among the regression equations from (2011-2016), the highest regression coefficients R2=0.87 and R2=0.85 for AQUA and TERRA MODIS data have been found respectively in 2015. Therefore this regression equation can be used for future estimation of Boro rice production at country scale. However, further testing and simulation of this regression model is required to generate Boro rice production forecasting dataset on timely basis. Hence this study summarizes that, NDVI based regression equation may be an effective process to forecast the Boro rice production which can play an important role in decision-making process relevant to the food security issues of Bangladesh.
 The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8(1), 2019, P 33-40

Upstream downstream divergence and hydro‐socioeconomic distress in South Asia

AbstractThe issue of transboundary river management is highly pertinent to South Asia with conflicts emerging in water resource management and utilization which indeed affect the beneficial uses of downstream states. The paper considers the situation of the Teesta river basin to assess the water unavailability driven agricultural shock, cost of loss and damage of the downstream region, identify the mutual benefits of water collaboration, and suggest potential adaptation options for water unavailability. The study found during 1995–2010, the annual mean discharge in the upper Teesta floodplain was 707 cumec, where the downstream discharge was 140 cumec and during 2005–2010 the downstream region received less than 8% of the mean annual discharge which may be attributed to reduced flow from the upstream region due to the intense operation of dams and barrage. Consequently, the water reliant 5,000 villages and 12 sub‐districts of lower Teesta basin of Bangladesh were found to be experiencing immense hydro‐socioeconomic impairment and food insecurity. The study estimates that in the Rangpur region, total loss and damage of Boro rice production is 15,08,020 metric tons during 2006–2015, and in the Nilphamri total loss and damage is estimated 9,83,054 metric tons during the same period. Here, the total computed economic loss for both the region is $564 million from 2006–15 FY, which remarkably trims down the overall agricultural production and socio‐economic situation in the lower Teesta region of Bangladesh and fuel the hydro‐economic and political tension between the close riparian.

Land Tenure System and Its Effect on Productivity, Profitability and Efficiency of Boro Rice Production in Northern Part of Bangladesh

Access to land in Bangladesh is governed by the state rule but informal tenure arrangement is existing all over the country. Land productivity differs with the contractual arrangement between landlord and tenant. Inefficiency may arise due to sharecropping which is known as Marshallian inefficiency. This study investigated the productivity the productivity, profitability and efficiency of different tenure arrangement of Boro rice cultivation selecting 120 farmers from Rangpur district of Bangladesh. The stochastic frontier production function was employed to determine the efficiency. Moreover, t-test was performed to see whether any significant difference exist among tenure categories in terms of productivity, profitability and efficiency. Four types of tenure arrangements were identified as cash tenant, fifty-fifty input-output sharing arrangement, only output sharing arrangement and owner farmers. Result revealed that productivity and profitability was higher for owner and cash tenant compared to others. Significant productivity and profitability difference were found between owner farmers and cash tenants versus sharecroppers. Result also found that inefficiency level was significantly high for fifty-fifty input-output share tenant and only output share tenant compared to cash tenant and owner operator implying that Marshallian inefficiency exist due to sharecropping system in the Boro rice production.

Financial and factors demand analysis of solar powered irrigation system in Boro rice production: A case study in Meherpur district of Bangladesh

Solar powered irrigation system (SPIS) has emerged as a promising technology in Bangladesh. The aim of this study to find the financial and environment importance of SPIS. This study also analyzes the factor demand and elasticity of substitute for SPIS irrigation in Boro rice production. The financial analysis indicate that SPIS user had significantly higher gross return, net return and benefit cost ratio (BCR) than diesel powered irrigation system (DPIS) user. The value of BCR for SPIS user was found 1.313 and 1.029 for DPIS user. Replacing half of diesel powered irrigation system can reduce more than one million carbon emission in environment from agricultural source. The result also revealed that irrigation system is highly inelastic and the result showed that an increase and decrease in price of irrigation wouldn’t have significant impact on demand of irrigation. The result indicates that for Boro rice production farmer had to use required amount of irrigation in field. Complementary relationship was found between seed and human labour, irrigation and human labour. Substitute relationship was found between machinery and seed, machinery and irrigation, machinery and human labour, machinery and fertilizer, seed and irrigation, seed and fertilizer, irrigation and fertilizer, human labour and fertilizer.

Economic and Social Benefits of Growing Peanut Instead of Boro Rice in a Sweet Water Scarce Area of Coastal Bangladesh

This study assessed the relative profitability and social impact of peanut cultivation over Boro rice production in a polder of coastal Bangladesh where there is a scarcity of sweet water for crop cultivation in the Rabi season. Sixty samples from a village namely Sekendarkhali of Amtali Upazila under Barguna district were randomly selected for the study. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, focus group discussion, and key informant interviews, and different quantitative and qualitative methods were used to explain the data. Cost and return analysis was performed to assess the relative profitability of the two crops. Major findings of the study show that per hectare total costs, gross return, gross margin, and net returns for peanut and Boro production were Tk. 116170 and Tk. 91632; Tk. 132648 and Tk. 52419; Tk. 28540 and Tk. -27628; and Tk. 16478 and Tk. -39203, respectively, which indicate that peanut was more profitable than Boro rice. Moreover, benefit-cost ratios (BCR) of peanut and Boro rice production were found 1.14 and 0.57, respectively indicating peanut production is profitable for farmers in the study area but not the Boro rice production. It was also found that peanut cultivation has some positive social impacts. Adoption of peanut cultivation as a Rabi crop increases the cropping intensity of the study area, creates employment opportunities for both men and women, helps to ensure better nutritional status and better health of the farmers, helps the farmers to stay in the village and to build a better social relationship, increases the income of the farmers, and ensures a better standard of living. The study also identified some problems and constraints faced by the peanut growing farmers and suggested some recommendations to improve the present production of peanuts so that adoption and per hectare yield of peanut would possibly be increased.

Impacts of cyclone and flood on crop and fish production in disaster prone coastal Bhola district of Bangladesh

This study assessed the impact of climate change induced disaster on crops and fisheries production at Bhola Sadar and Monpura upazila of Bhola district, Bangladesh during January to June 2018. The study was gathered primary data from primary observation (PO), questionnaire survey (QS), focus group discussion (FGD), and key informant interview (KII). Secondary data were collected from Upazila Agricultural Office and Upazila Fisheries Office of Bhola Sadar and Manpura upazila and moreover, climatic data were collected from Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Results of the study found that trend analysis indicates overall annual maximum temperature increased for Kharif-I, Kharif-II and Rabi season. Average annual minimum temperature also increased for Kharif-I season but decreased for Kharif-II and Rabi season. Study also found that for all cropping season average relative humidity was increased. Annual average rainfall exhibited decreasing trend for Kharif-I and Rabi season but increased for Kharif-II season in (1990-2019) time period. The Aus, T. Aman, Boro and Mung bean was dominant cropping pattern in Kharif-I, Kharif- II and Rabi season in Bhola district. Overall, Aus rice production in Kharif-I season increased but in 2009, 2013 production was decreased because of cyclone Aila (2009) and Cyclone Mahasen (2013). T. Aman production hampered due to Cyclone Sidr (2007) and flood (2014) in Kharif-II season. In Rabi season Boro rice production lessen because of low rainfall and salinity intrusion. Overall, Mung bean production increase but in 2008 and 2009 production become hampered due to late cultivation because of Cyclone Sidr (2007). Fish production rate increase in Bhola specially Hilsha fish because of non-climatic factor like raid in non-fishing time, banned current net but fish production in pond become diminished due to infrequent natural disaster. Practicing of salt and flood tolerant varieties, floating bed vegetable cultivation, and mixed cropping system (mainly for Rabi season), enhanced expedition activities against catching mother Ilish in prohibition period, dredging in the heart of the river which can eventually reduce vulnerabilities and increase crop and fish production in the Bhola region.
 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(1): 40-55, June 2020

A Cost Efficiency Analysis of Boro Rice Production in Dinajpur District of Bangladesh

A Cost Efficiency Analysis of Boro Rice Production in Dinajpur District of Bangladesh

Assessment of production vulnerability and food sufficiency in the southeastern parts of Bangladesh

In a subsistence agrarian economy of Bangladesh, domestic food production has an important role to play in the quest for food security. The productivity in the agricultural sector is critically important if agricultural production is to increase at a sufficiently rapid rate to meet escalating demands for food. Bangladesh has pursued for decades a strategic goal of self-sufficiency in rice production. The country passed a major milestone in its efforts to achieve food security in the sense of rice grain availability at the national level at the end of the 1990s. Whatever progress been made would be difficult to sustain it due to high vulnerability of climatic shocks and the growing pressure of population on scarce natural resources thus, yet food security has not been achieved. The present study finds that, rice production is secure in Feni district from Chittagong division. Because rice production is greater than the consumption. On the other hand, Chandpur and Cox’s Bazar district shows production insecurity in the very recent years. But Chittagong district has the production insufficiency from the past to present, because the production is insufficient to meet the demand of the vast population in this area. The study reveals that, the production of Aus rice will be increased in the next 5 years in Chittagong district. Aman rice production will be increased in the next 5 years in the districts namely Feni. Again, Boro rice production will be increased in the next 5 years in the districts namely Cox’s bazar and Feni districts.
 Asian Australas. J. Food Saf. Secur. 2019, 3(2), 77-84

Valuation of Weather Manifested Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh: A Way Forward

Good crop yield entirely depends on good management practice and quality management of crops allied with authentic weather forecasting can reduce risk, crop damage, cost of production and increase the yield as well. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) had aimed this study for quantifying the financial benefit of forecasting and validating micro climatological factors and their impacts on paddy production through experimentation and arranging for weather based agro meteorological advisory service delivery to the farmers applying the tools of ICT. A next-generation meso-scale numerical weather prediction system, WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model was used for generating atmospheric simulations based on real data (observations, analyses or idealized conditions). Field experiment was conducted in the areas of five different agro microclimatological conditions for Boro rice production, namely; Gazipur, Habiganj, Rajshahi, Barishal and Satkhira. Then the experimental fields were managed according to the weekly management advisory based on weather forecasts. Results obtained suggest that the application of weather predictability accrued a comparative rice yield benefit of 9-12% and a 3–5% reduction in the cost of cultivation. Countrywide application of agro-meteorological advisory service may pave the way for averting adverse climatic effects on agriculture.

Profitability Analysis of BRRI Dhan 29 in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

This study was conducted to analyse profitability of HYV Boro during the 2016 Boro season. BR-29 variety was selected for analysis as this variety is dominated among all Boro varieties in the study area. A total of 75 farmers were randomly selected from seven villages of Islampur Upazilla under Jamalpur district that produced BR-29 boro variety. Primary data collection was done from the randomly selected farmers. Functional analysis of cost and return were performed in this study. Cobb-Douglas production function was also used to determine the individual input effects on BR-29 production. Human labor, land cultivation, seed, fertilizer, manure, irrigation and pesticides were seven variables used. It was observed from the result that majority of the variables had shown significant impact on BR-29 Boro production value. This study also identified some problems faced by the farmers in producing BR-29 Boro rice. These were low price of output, scarcity and high wage rate of human labour, high irrigation cost, lack of credit facilities etc. Therefore, more research and extension are suggested to solve the farmers’ problems to increase production of Boro rice and to ensure food security in Bangladesh.

Remotely Sensed Boro Rice Production Forecasting Using MODIS-NDVI: A Bangladesh Perspective

This research work dealt with the development of an operational methodology with appropriate technical components for monitoring and forecasting of rice crop (Boro) production in Bangladesh. Designed system explores integrated application of remote sensing (RS) sciences and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. Terra MODIS 16-day Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) maximum value composite (MVC) image product MOD13A1 of 500 m spatial resolution covering Bangladesh have been utilized for a period 2011–2017. Hence the district-wise sum of NDVI on pixel-by-pixel has been calculated from Jan–April during 2011–2017. Regression analysis between district-based pixel-wise summation of MODIS-NDVI and district-wise BBS (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics) estimated Boro production revealed strong correlation (R2 = 0.57–0.85) where in March most of the regression coefficient shows significant correlation due to maximize photosynthetic activities. Therefore, the highest regression coefficient value from derived set of coefficient value (BCP-Boro Crop Production Model 2) has been utilized to obtain year-wise rice productions for all the years (2011–2017). Global Positioning System (GPS)-based field verification, accuracy assessment and validation operation have been carried out at randomly selected geographical positions over the country using various statistical tools. The results demonstrate good agreement between estimated and predicted yearly Boro rice production during 2011–2017 time period with Mean Bias Error (MBE) = −29,881 to 19,431 M.Ton; Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) = 5238 to 11,852 M.Ton; Model Efficiency (ME) = (0.86–0.94); Correlation Coefficients = 0.65 to 0.87. Therefore MODIS-NDVI based regression model seems to be effective for Boro production forecasting. The system generally appears to be relatively fast, simple, reasonably accurate and suitable for nation-wide crop statistics generation and food security issues.

Effect of temperature variation on Aman and Boro rice production of Barisal division in Bangladesh

A study was undertaken to study the impact of seasonal temperature variation on Aman and Boro rice production in Barisal division of Bangladesh. The study revealed that the relationship between changing patterns of seasonal mean temperature and yield of rice, which illustrates the average mean temperature for the correlation of time series data from 1958-2008. The regression model is used to analyze the different temperature trends, and to identify the possible factors and causes of these differences. The value of t-statistic for slope and p-value for different regression equations are estimated. Results show that the average maximum temperature is risk increasing for Boro, while it is risk decreasing for Aman for the period of 2006-2008. Besides, minimum temperature is risk increasing for Boro during 1994-2008 but it is risk decreasing for Aman except the year 1998. We observed that the summer temperature has been rising up during the period 1958-1974 and fallen down for 1992-2008. The average annual temperature changes from 0.5˚C to 1˚C over the period from 2005 to 2008 which impact on Aman and Boro rice yield. Therefore, the predictive approach provides an outline for future risk of the minimum temperature that has the impact on rice yield than maximum temperature, which can be used for rice production for its better management strategies.
 Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 95-103, 2019

Agro-economic performance of boro rice cultivation at farmers’ level of haor area in Bangladesh

The present study is an attempt to see the boro rice cultivation and agro-economic performance in haor area. A total number of 65 farmers’ were randomly selected by using random sampling technique. Data were collected from the sampled farmers’ through direct interview method using a questionnaire. The study was carried out to list down the available 31 boro rice variety cultivated in the haor area. Most of the farmers had low capital consuming agricultural machinery. Considering all farmers, per hectare labourer required for boro rice cultivation in haor area was 149 man day-1 ha-1. The highest per hectare labourer required for boro rice cultivation in haor area was found 157 man day-1 ha-1 in case of medium farmers followed by large (154 man day-1 ha-1), small (149 man day-1 ha-1), marginal (147 man day-1 ha-1) and landless (138 man day-1 ha-1) farmers, respectively. Considering full cost, the average cost of rice production was Tk. 38153 ha-1 under the all sampled farmers’. Farmers’ average cost of rice production for land preparation, intercultural operation, seed, fertilizer, irrigation, pesticide, harvesting, threshing, carrying and others were of Tk. 3735, 6881.92, 1912.95, 6308.64, 2523.20, 782.80, 9277.07, 3421.27, 3073.57 and 236.87 ha-1, respectively. The average all sampled farmers’ net-return earned form boro rice production was Tk. 52646 ha-1 and yield was 5.31 t ha-1. The economic returns earned from rice production of Tk. 49137, 52595, 50777, 56338 and 55003 ha-1 against the yield of 4.97, 5.26, 5.24, 5.60 and 5.45 t ha-1 for landless, marginal, small, medium and large farmers’ categories, respectively. Productivity of boro rice is low due to imbalance use of fertilizers but yield showed higher than that of national average production in Bangladesh due to one cropped area in haor.

Effect of mulch and organic amendment on yield performance of dry direct seeded BORO rice

An experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from February to June 2018 with a view to study the effect of mulch and organic amendments on growth and yield performance of BRRI dhan58 under dry direct seeded boro rice production system. The experiment included two set of treatments. A. Mulch (M1=rice straw mulch @ 7 t ha-1 and M2=No mulch) and B. Organic amendments (T1=Trico-compost (TC) @ 5 t ha-1, T2 =Farm Yard Manure (FYM) @ 5 t ha-1, T3 =Mustard Oil Cake (MOC) @ 0.5 t ha-1, T4= Trico-compost (TC) @ 5 t ha-1 + Mustard Oil Cake (MOC) @ 0.5 t ha-1, T5 = Farm Yard Manure (FYM) @ 5 t ha-1 + Mustard Oil Cake (MOC) @ 0.5 t ha-1, T6=Control). The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with mulch in the main plot and organic amendments in the sub-plot. The treatments were replicated three times. The higher plant height (95.90 cm), no. of effective tillers hill-1 (11.48), 1000-grains weight (24.75 g), grain yield (5.34 t ha-1), and straw yield (7.38 t ha1) were found from rice straw mulch plots. The highest plant height (103.40 cm), panicle length (23.24 cm), no. of grain panicle-1 (118.79), 1000-grain weight (25.23 g), grain yield (5.67 t ha-1), straw yield (7.80 t ha-1), biological yield (13.47 t ha-1) and harvest index (42.06%) were found from treatment T4 (Tricho compost+Muatard Oil Cake). The crop grown with recommended rate of fertilizers (T6) gave the worst performance. The interaction between mulch and organic amendments were not significant for grain yield. Thus the study concludes that rice straw mulching gives better yield than no mulch plots and the organic amendment is better than recommended inorganic fertilizer application.
 Asian Australas. J. Biosci. Biotechnol. 2019, 4 (1), 48-59

Economics of Boro Rice Production in Rangpur District of Bangladesh: Comparative Assessment of Urea Super Granule and Traditional Urea Application

The study was examined the profitability of Boro rice production using Urea Super Granule (USG) and traditional urea in Rangpur district of Bangladesh. 60 farmers were selected randomly for the present study. The cultivation of Boro rice was profitable from the viewpoint of the farmers. Per hectare net return for USG user and traditional urea user was Tk. 40264.4 and Tk. 26740.2, respectively. Benefit cost ratio for USG user and traditional urea user was estimated at 1.5 and 1.3, respectively. BCR was higher for USG user because they were efficient producer. Power tiller cost, seed/seedling cost, TSP cost, MoP cost, cowdung cost and irrigation cost; and human labor cost, seed/seedling cost, urea cost, MoP cost, cowdung cost and irrigation cost had significant impact on gross return from Boro rice production for USG and traditional urea user, respectively. Age of farmer, price of USG, soil nutrient availability and extension contact had significant impact on farmers’ preference for using USG in Boro rice production. The price of fertilizer should be regulated strictly by the government and extension programs should be arranged in order to motivate farmers for adopting USG use in Boro rice production.

Financial profitability and resource use efficiency of boro rice production in some selected areas of Mymensingh in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is predominantly an agricultural country. Agriculture provides employment to nearly about 47.33 percent of its total labor forces (BER, 2015). Broad agriculture sector which includes crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry contributes 16 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a whole in the FY 2013-14 (BER, 2016). Mymensingh district was selected for the study to calculate the profitability and to assess the resource use efficiency of Boro rice production. Simple random sampling technique had been used for collecting data from 60 sample farmers through interview schedule. Both descriptive studies and functional analysis was done to achieve the objectives of the study. The findings of the study revealed that per hectare gross return, net return, and gross margin were found to be BTD110680.00, BTD 25208.94 and BTD 48158.95, respectively. Total costs of rice production were calculated at BTD 85471.06 per hectare. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found to be 1.29 for Boro rice production. Thus it was found that Boro rice production was profitable. Production function analysis suggested that, among the variables included in the model, quantity of seed, animal labor and power tiller cost, No. of human labor, quantity of fertilizer, cost of irrigation, had a positive and significant effect on the gross yield of Boro rice production, except for cost of manure and cost of pesticides had an insignificant effect on the gross yield of rice production. Efficiency analysis indicated that most of the farmers inefficiently used their inputs. This study also identified some problems associated with Boro rice production. Problems faced by the farmers were ranked on the basis of corresponding percentages. This study provides appropriate suggestion and policy recommendations which will help the development agencies and policy makers of the country for improving the livelihood of the people in the study area.
 Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.5(3): 293-300, December 2018

Impact of Some Climatic Variables on the Yields of Boro Rice in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is primarily an Agriculture based country and its economy largely depends on the agriculture. Weather and climate are key determinants of the productivity of crops grown in an agrarian country like Bangladesh. Boro rice constitutes a large share in the domestic food grain of the country. Sometimes its production affected by some climatic factors. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the likely climatic factors for Boro rice production in Bangladesh. In this study we employed traditional OLS method and recent Bootstrap technique to identify the influential climatic factors on Boro rice production. Our study revealed that the considered variables rainfalls (RAIN), maximum temperature (MAX), minimum temperature (MIN) and wind speed (WIND) have significant effect on Boro rice production both by OLS and Bootstrap method. Bootstrap method exhibits lower standard errors in comparison to the OLS method indicating that this estimate could be useful in Boro rice production of Bangladesh. The messages from this study could be useful for the policy makers of the country.

Economics of Boro Rice Production in Rangpur District of Bangladesh: Comparative Assessment of Urea Super Granule and Traditional Urea Application

Economics of Boro Rice Production in Rangpur District of Bangladesh: Comparative Assessment of Urea Super Granule and Traditional Urea Application

Level of Awareness of Haor Farmers in Combating Climate Change Hazards for Boro Rice Production

Level of Awareness of Haor Farmers in Combating Climate Change Hazards for Boro Rice Production

Effects of municipal solid waste compost and fertilizers on the biomass production and yield of BRRI dhan 50

An experiment was conducted at the soil science field laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University(BAU), Mymensingh during Boro season of 2011 to evaluate the effect of municipal waste compost (MSW) and chemical fertilizer on the biomass production and yield of boro rice(BRRI dhan50). The experimental field was silty loam in texture having pH 6.58, organic carbon 1.0% total nitrogen 0.17%, availableP11.0ppm, exchangeable K 0.11meq/100 gm soil and available sulphur 11.8ppm. the experiment comprised of 9 treatments T0 = Control (no fertilizer or compost), T1= 100% recommended fertilizer dose (N, P, K, S), T2 = Compost 5 t ha-1, T3= Compost 5 t ha-1 +100% RDF, T4 = Compost 7.5 t ha-1, T5 = Compost 7.5 t ha-1+100% RDF, T6 =Compost 10 t ha-1, T7= Compost 10 t ha-1 +100% RDF, T8= Compost 20 t ha-1.Compost was prepared with MSW collected from Mymensingh. Recommended dose of NPK and S at 135, 20, 50 and 10 kg/ha respectively were applied as Urea, TSP, MOP and Gypsum. Application of MSW compost either alone or in combination of fertilizer at positive and significant effect on all the parameter studied. The plant characters like plant height, panicle length, effective tillers per hill, grain per panicle, Shoot dry weight, Root dry weight were significantly influenced by the different treatments. The highest biomass yield of 925 g/m2 was recorded with the T7 treatment and the lowest yield was noted in the T0 treatment. The same treatment i.e. T7 demonstrated the highest grain yield (6.3t/ha) and the T0 (control) treatment had the lowest yield (3.90 t/ha). Application of MSW compost@ 10 ton/ha with 100% RDF (T7) also produced the highest straw yield. Lone application of MSW compost even at 20 ton/ha was not comparable with recommended dose of fertilizer in producing rice yield. Further study in needed to explore a positively to reduce fertilizer dose to the use of MSW for achieving sustainable soil fertility and crop yield.Progressive Agriculture 29 (2): 82-90, 2018