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POTATO PRODUCTION AND COLD STORAGE FACILITIES IN DINAJPUR

DISTRICTM. R. Haque1, M. D. Hossain2, M. M. Hosain3, M. S. Kabir 4 and M. R. Amin5

ABSTRACT

The purpose of he sud! "as o idenif! he presen saus of poao produ#ion and #o$d

sora%es fa#i$iies in Dina&pur disri#. 'e se$e#ed Dina&pur as a sud! area be#ause hu%eamoun of poao is produ#ed here. Daa "ere #o$$e#ed b! quesionnaire for #o$$e#in%

informaion. A$$ he #o$d sora%es of Dina&pur disri# "ere (isied from Au%us o )#ober 2**+ o sud! he pra#i#a$ siuaions eisin% in hose #o$d sora%es. The #o$d sora%es "ere

mos$! pri(ae and "ere esab$ished "ih -an $oans. Some of he #o$d sora%es ui$i/ed 1**

per#en of heir insa$$ed #apa#i!. A(era%e ui$i/aion #apa#i! ran%ed from 0.3 o 1**

per#en. The sud! re(ea$ed ha presen #o$d sora%e fa#i$iies are insuffi#ien a##ordin% o presen poao produ#ion. The mone! in(esed for ea#h #o$d sora%es under sud! area "ere

(aried "ide$! dependin% on indi(idua$ siuaions, si/e or sora%e #apa#i!, !ear of in(esmen,

pri#es of he $and, bui$din% maeria$s and #os of bui$din% #onsru#ion. There "ere

mana%emen prob$ems oo, re%ardin% he pro#uremen and marein% of poaoes. There "asa$so shora%e of operain% #apia$. -an $oans shou$d be made a(ai$ab$e o he o"ners before

pro#uremen, so as o enab$e hem o pro#ure he poao afer he har(esin% season. ied #os,

(ariab$e #os, and oher re$e(an #os, for he eisin% operain% #ondiion for ea#h #o$d sora%e"as #a$#u$aed.

INTRODUCTION

oao is he erm "hi#h app$ies eiher o he sar#h!, uberous roo (e%eab$e #rop from he (arious subspe#iesof he perennia$ p$an Solanum tuberosum of he So$ana#eae, or ni%hshade, fami$!, or o he p$an ise$f. n he

re%ion of he Andes, he "ord is a$so used o refer o oher #$ose$!re$aed spe#ies of he %enus Solanum. oao

is he "or$d6s mos "ide$! %ro"n uber #rop and he fourh $ar%es food #rop in erms of fresh produ#e afer ri#e,"hea, and mai/e 7#orn8.

oao is (er! imporan iem of food for human #onsumpion. is used in #u$inar! preparaion in a (arie! of

produ#s made from is fresh and pro#essed forms. oao uber #onains abou 0* o +* per#en "aer, 19 o 2*

per#en #arboh!draes, 2.5 o 3.2 per#en #rude proein, *.+ o 1.2 per#en minera$ maer, *.1 o *.2 per#en#rude fa and some (iamins 7S#hoenemann,108.oao proein has hi%h nuriiona$ (a$ue, ran%in% from 9* o*. oao proein #onains subsania$$! %reaer amouns of a$$ he essenia$ amino a#ids e#ep hisidine and he

amoun of $!sine in poaoes is simi$ar o ha in mos anima$ proeins.

oao need o be sored in a #ondiion so ha he $osses due o spoi$a%e ma! be #onro$$ed. There are se(era$

mehods of poao sora%e e.%. oudoor or #$amp sora%e, indoor sora%e and refri%eraed or #o$d sora%e

7Ahmed, 1008. n -an%$adesh poao is har(esed durin% he period, from mid :anuar! o $ae Mar#h. oao!ie$d ran%es from o 23 ones; he#are dependin% on he (arie!.

upa el al. 71+28 #arried ou a sud! on "o quina$s of seed poaoes pa#ed in ordinar! &ue 7%unn!8 ba%s

and anoher "o quina$s in padd! sra" ba%s. These ba%s "ere ep in a #ommer#ia$ #o$d sore o obser(e


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"ei%h $oss durin% four monhs of sora%e period. The! des#ribed ha he #omparai(e "ei%h $oss, %erminaion

per#ena%e and !ie$d of seed poaoes sored in "o !pes of ba%s.

As he #ounr! is siuaed in he ropi#a$ /one and is ho and humid durin% summer, so, i is ne#essar! o

preser(e he poaoes b! mainainin% #onro$$ed sora%e en(ironmen. To e(a$uae he pro#ess of #o$d sora%e

mana%emen pra#i#es in Dina&pur disri# a pro&e# sud! "as aen under he fa#u$! of A%rondusria$ and

ood ro#ess ?n%ineerin% a Ha&ee Mohammad Danesh S#ien#e and Te#hno$o%!


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D F

'here, F ur#hase pri#e of he ma#hine in T.

SF Sa$(a%e (a$ue in T.F


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Eear$! fue$ and oi$ #oss "ere #o$$e#ed from he daa re#orded b! #o$d sora%e mana%ers.

Iariab$e #os 7IB8 F ?$e#ri#a$ ener%! #os 7?8 abor #os 78 Repair and mainenan#e #os ue$ and )i$#os.

Toa$ #os, T#os F BIB

'here, BF ied #os T;!r

IBF Iariab$e #os T; !r

Ba$#u$aion of uni sora%e #os of #o$d sora%e


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Tab$e2. n(esmen in differen #o$d sora%es in Dina&pur disri# a##ordin% o esab$ishmen !ear

Came of he #o$d sora%eArea

7a#re8

Amoun of in(esmen 7#ore aa8

and -ui$din% Ma#hineries Toa$)"n

in(esmen-an $oan

1. o(ern

men

Installed capacity and capacity %tili&ation

A#ua$ sored amouns "ere (aried from !ear o !ear. Iariaions of a#ua$ sora%e from !ear o !ear "ere "ihin

he ran%e of 0.3 o 1** per#en of he insa$$ed #apa#iies.

Tab$e 3. nsa$$ed #apa#iies and he amouns a#ua$$! sored in he #o$d sora%es in Dina&pur disri#

Came of he #o$d sora%e nsa$$ed #apa#i!

7meri# on8

Amoun of a#ua$$! sored

A(

A(era%e sored

in meri# on

er#en of insa$$ed

#apa#i!

-ased on

Mu$ipurpose Himadri A%ro

pro#essin% Bompan! d.

5+** 49** 0.31

-ased

on 3!ears daa

72**9*+8

hu$bari #o$d sora%e 1**** *** *

M. Rahman Bo$d sora%e 5*** 49** 2

:ahanara #o$d sora%e d. +*** 95** +1.25

Suihari Bo$d sora%e 4*** 34** +5

unor(oba ood

ro#essin% d.

+*** 95** +1.25

-ADB Bo$d Sora%e 1*** 1*** 1**


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#ost!benefit analysis

Toa$ sorin% #os and ne profi are abu$aed in he ab$e 4. The #os ana$!sis of differen #o$d sora%es is

presened in ab$e 4. is found ha none of he #o$d sora%es suffered $osses bu he profi 7T;one8 is

#omparai(e$! $ess in ross

profi

7T8 inhousand

ied

#os

7T8 inhousand

Iiab$e

#os

7T8 inhousand

Toa$

sorin%

#os7T8 in

housand

Ce

profi

7T8 inhousand

rofi

7T;one8

1 2 3 4 5 9 0 +


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Tab$e 5. Spoi$a%e rae of poao in #o$d sora%es

Came of he #o$d sora%eA(era%e rae of spoi$a%e

7=8-ased on

1. Mu$ipurpose Himadri A%ropro#essin% Bompan!

d.1.**

-ased on 3 !ears daa

72**9*+8

2. hu$bari #o$d sora%e *.0

3. M Rahman Bo$d sora%e *.5

4. :ahanara #o$d sora%e d. *.4

5. Suihari Bo$d sora%e *.95

9. onor(oba ood ro#essin% *.5

0. -ADB Bo$d Sora%e

+.


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#onstraints faced by the cold storage authority

The prob$ems en#ounered b! he #o$d sora%e mana%emen as undersood from iner(ie"in% he mana%er and oher saff of he ei%h #o$d sora%es summari/ed as fo$$o"s@

i8 oao %ro"er does no %e an! ban $oans espe#ia$$! for poao produ#ion.

ii8 -an $oans o he %ro"ers and #o$d sora%es are no a$"a!s a(ai$ab$e in ime and

in adequae amouns.

iii8 ro#uremen po$i#ies of he #o$d sora%es are no fair.i(8 A#ue po"er supp$! prob$em, pro$on%ed po"er fai$ure, $o" (o$a%e and frequen

e$e#ri#a$ $oad shadin%.

(8 Bos of e$e#ri#a$ ener%! is bein% in#reased quie re%u$ar$!.(i8 Mos of he #o$d sora%es do no ha(e heir o"n adequae ranspor fa#i$iies for

#arr!in% poaoes.

(ii8 The #o$d sora%es are no uniform$! disribued o(er he enire area "here he

poaoes are %ro"n. erhaps his resu$s in $o" ui$i/aion of insa$$ed #apa#iies.

CONCLUSION

The presen sud! indi#aes ha here are no spe#ia$ prob$ems on he e#hno$o%i#a$ side re%ardin% he

#o$d sora%e in -an%$adesh. -u for smooh roub$e free operaion he! need uniform and re%u$ar supp$!of e$e#ri#i! and ransporaion fa#i$iies. Bomprehensi(e p$an o mii%ae hese prob$ems "i$$ no on$!

he$p %ro"h of #o$d sora%e business bu "i$$ a$so he$p he %ro"h of produ#ion of poaoes. Therefore,

#o$d sora%e fa#i$iies #an be effe#i(e$! used for sora%e of poao in -an%$adesh.

REFERENCES

Ahmad, K.radin%, pa#a%in% and Marein% poaoes, n@ oaoes produ#ion, sorin%.

ro#essin%, )ra Smih, ?d., 2nd ?diion. The AI pub$ishin% #ompan! n#., 'es por, pp. 40*

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