Introduction of orange sweet potato in homestead vegetable production system and its impact on production and consumption at household level in Bangladesh
Keywords:
Orange sweet potato (OSP), poor farming household, consumption, incomeAbstract
ABSTRACTThe study was conducted under USAID funded CSISA-BD project. Three Orange Sweet Potato (OSP) varieties BARI SP-4, BARI SP-7 and BARI SP-8 were introduced in 20 m2 area within homestead vegetable production system of poor farming households in six agro-ecological regions of Bangladesh during 2011-12 and 2012-13. Data on different aspects of the study were collected from 196 randomly selected households. The average productions of roots and leaves of OSP per household were 33.65 and 12.11 kg respectively from 20 m2 of land during 2011-12. Whereas, during 2012-13 period average productions of roots and leaves were 36.24 and 12.36 kg respectively from same amount of land. Of the average total production of roots and fresh leaves of 47.15 kg per year, 34.66 kg was consumed at household level, 6.84 kg was sold and 5.89 kg was gifted to neighbours and relatives. The average gross return from cultivation of OSP at household level from 20 m2 of land per year was BDT 845.00. Organoleptic test revealed that the acceptability of OSP for consumption as boiled roots and leaves varied slightly from region to region and variety to variety.References
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