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STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON RURAL ENVIRONMENT (Pages : 37 - 40)

The survey was conducted at author’s own village “Charia Kalibari” in the Hatikumrul Union Parishad (No. 9) under Ullapara Upazila in Sirajganj District, Bangladesh during 2006 to know the status of agricultural mechanization and its impact on rural environment. Most of the farmers (80%) of the village said that fertility of soil was increased by agricultural mechanization. Farmers of the village seemed that layer of water was decreasing by deep tube well, as a result less water was being uptaking by wells and tube wells. Beneficiary earthworm and insects were destroyed by spraying pesticides. Animal draft power was decreasing with the increase of power tiller. As a result, cowdung is decreasing day by day. So, farmers used excessive chemical fertilizers instead of compost, which create toxicity in soil. Finally they stated that many peoples are being jobless which creates social problems. Eighty per cent farmers informed lack of spray machine for pesticides spray and high price of pesticides, and lack of fuel and high price of fuel for power tiller and power pump. Sixty per cent respondents claimed that lack of power tiller for tillage operation and lack of power pump for irrigation. Ninety per cent villagers told about improper supply of electricity.Download