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Effect of Demographic Background on the Working Efficiency of Laboureres for Rice Cultivation

Md. Jahan Ullah Chowdhury
SSO
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur-1701.Bangladesh.

Meer Md Muniruzzaman
SSO
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur-1701.Bangladesh.

F I M Golam Wahed Sarker
SO
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur-1701.Bangladesh.

Md. Mizanur Rahman
SO
Farm Management Division, BRRI, Gazipur-1701.Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The experiment was conducted at BRRI Farm, Gazipur during T. Aman season’1995 to find out the effect of demographic background on the working efficiency of labourers for rice cultivation. Desirable labourers were selected randomly among muster roll labourers of the institute. Demographic factors studied were- four age groups: 20-30 years, 31-40 years, 41-50 years and 51-60 years; two literacy levels: illiterate (cannot read and write), literate (can read and write); and two gender issues: male and female labourers. The effect of demographic background of muster roll labourers on working efficiency showed that the youngest group of labourers (20-30 group) could complete different operations of rice production quickly. Illiterate labourers transplanted faster but literate labourers consumed less time in weeding, harvesting and threshing operations. The youngest literate female labourers completed transplanting and weeding within the shortest time, but younger literate male labourers harvested and threshed quickly.

Keywords: Demographic background, Working efficiency, Labourers and Rice.

Location: BRRI Farm, Gazipur

Start Date: 00-00-1995

End Date: 00-00-1995

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

To increase the labour use efficiency for rice cultivation
To evaluate the demographic factors of labourers like age, literacy and gender issues for different operations of rice cultivation.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Farm, Gazipur during T. Aman season’1995 to find out the effect of demographic background on the working efficiency of labourers for rice cultivation. Desirable labourers were selected randomly among muster roll labourers of the institute. Demographic factors studied were- four age groups: 20-30 years, 31-40 years, 41-50 years and 51-60 years; two literacy levels: illiterate (cannot read and write), literate (can read and write); and two gender issues: male and female labourers. The male and female of muster roll labourers were adjudged to evaluate the efficiency of the labourer and their effect on rice yield. The RCB design with three replications was used to grow in the unit plot of 20 m² (4x5-m). Selected labourers were engaged according to treatments in a unit plots for transplanting, weeding, harvesting and threshing operations of rice. The required time to complete each operation for a unit plot was converted into hours per hectare. The labourers were not informed of the motive of the evaluation of efficiency to avoid the biasness of performances, but their work was supervised keenly to maintain its quality. The collected data were analyzed by using the MSTAT programme for DMRT.

Source of Information: BRRI Annual Report,1995. Page:172-174. Farm Management Division,Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget: 15000/- (Fifteen Thousand)

Total Budget (Tk.) : 15000/- (Fifteen Thousand)

Achievement/Findings:

The youngest group of labourers (20-30 group) could complete different operations of rice cultivation earlier than the older groups. Females were more efficient for transplanting and weeding. Male and Illiterate labourers could do the laborious jobs harvesting and threshing quickly.

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