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Table 5 Crop production in main lands and the char lands with money value in local market.

From: Exploring impacts and livelihood vulnerability of riverbank erosion hazard among rural household along the river Padma of Bangladesh

Crop

Market price (BDT)

Main land

Char land

Production MT/ha/year

Value of crop (BDT)

Production MT/ha/year

Value of crop (BDT)

Boro (total)

15/kg

3.65

5475

Wheat

22/kg

2.4

5280

15

15,000

Mustard

38/kg

1

3800

Potato (total)

12/kg

16.5

19,800

Sweet potato

10/kg

Vegetable (winter)

20/kg

15

30,000

16

32,000

Corn

18/kg

16

28,800

6.5

11,700

Onion

30/kg

6.5

19,500

Garlic

80/kg

6.5

52,000

Chilli (winter)

20/kg

6

1200

1.5

3000

Sugarcane

50/kg

48

24,000

Peanut

30/kg

1.8

5400

Dhonia

80/kg

1.23

9840

Maskolai dal

50/kg

1

5000

Mugdal

65/kg

1

6500

1

6500

Musur dal

70/kg

1

7000

Khesari dal

28/kg

1

2800

Motor dal

70/kg

1

7000

Aush dan

15/kg

3.65

5475

Aman, Bona

15/kg

3.65

5475

Jute (total)

50/kg

1.2

240,000

Vegetable (summer)

20/kg

8.8

17,600

Til

35/kg

0.85

2975

Kaon

20/kg

0.7

1400

Dhoncha

Chilli (summer)

20/kg

1.13

2260

Chola

75/kg

1

7500

  1. [1 BDT = 0.0123255 $]