Cropping System Intensification: An Approach to Increase Yield, Water Productivity, and Profitability in North-West Bangladesh

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="10"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Cropping patterns</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">GR (US$ ha<sup>−1</sup>)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">TVC (US$ ha<sup>−1</sup>)</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">GM (US$ ha<sup>−1</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">T. Aman</td><td class="align_center">Rabi</td><td class="align_center">Boro</td><td class="align_center">Total</td><td class="align_center">T. Aman</td><td class="align_center">Rabi</td><td class="align_center">Boro</td><td class="align_center">Total</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="10"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="10"><i>Mithapukur, Rangpur</i></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CP1</td><td class="align_center">1402</td><td class="align_center">917</td><td class="align_center">1826</td><td class="align_center">4145</td><td class="align_center">844</td><td class="align_center">551</td><td class="align_center">1123</td><td class="align_center">2518</td><td class="align_center">1628</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CP2</td><td class="align_center">1450</td><td class="align_center">2202</td><td class="align_center">1750</td><td class="align_center">5402</td><td class="align_center">844</td><td class="align_center">1700</td><td class="align_center">1123</td><td class="align_center">3667</td><td class="align_center">1736</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CP3</td><td class="align_center">1455</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">1819</td><td class="align_center">3275</td><td class="align_center">844</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">1123</td><td class="align_center">1967</td><td class="align_center">1308</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="10"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="10"><i>Pirganj, Rangpur</i></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CP1</td><td class="align_center">1429</td><td class="align_center">812</td><td class="align_center">2006</td><td class="align_center">4246</td><td class="align_center">866</td><td class="align_center">444</td><td class="align_center">1160</td><td class="align_center">2470</td><td class="align_center">1776</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CP2</td><td class="align_center">1455</td><td class="align_center">1988</td><td class="align_center">1904</td><td class="align_center">5348</td><td class="align_center">866</td><td class="align_center">1744</td><td class="align_center">1160</td><td class="align_center">3770</td><td class="align_center">1578</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CP3</td><td class="align_center">1391</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">2092</td><td class="align_center">3483</td><td class="align_center">866</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">1160</td><td class="align_center">2026</td><td class="align_center">1457</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="10"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Gross margin (GR), total variable cost (TVC), and gross margin (GM) of different cropping patterns (CP1: T. Aman-Mustard-Boro, CP2: T. Aman-Potato-Boro, CP3: T. Aman-Fallow-Boro) at Rangpur during 2018–2019.</div>

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Table 5: Cropping System Intensification: An Approach to Increase Yield, Water Productivity, and Profitability in North-West Bangladesh 