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INFORMATION MEDIA USED BY VEGETABLE GROWERS OF BISHWANATH UNION UNDER BISHWANATH UPAZILA OF SYLHET DISTRICT
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2013-12) DAS, DIPON CHANDRA
The study was among the vegetable growers of four villages of Bishwanath Union of Bishwanath Upazila of Sylhet district to know the extent of use of information media by the vegetable growers and its relationship with different characteristics of the growers. A structural interview schedule was used to collect data from of a sample of 100 vegetable growers of four villages. Seventeen information media and eleven characteristics of the vegetable growers were included in study. The correlation matrices were used to determine the relationship between selected characteristics of the respondents (growers) and information media. The results of the study indicated that friends and relatives, television, neighbors, mobile phone and SAAO came out as the first five effective information media in receiving information on vegetable cultivation. As per classification of the various media on their extent of use, the individual media ranked first and was followed by the mass media and group media. Age and education of the vegetable growers had a negative relationship with their use of information media. Where as age had negatively significant relationship with their use of information media. Family size, farm size, annual income, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, innovativeness, training and coping with uncertainty of the vegetable growers had a positive while family size, farm size, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness and innovativeness had significant relationship with their use of information media.
EMPOWERMENT SCENARIO OF RURAL WOMEN THROUGH INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH SURMA UPAZILA OF SYLHET DISTRICT
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2013-12) AKTER, AYSHA
The main purpose of the study was to assess and describe the extent of empowerment of rural women through income generating activities (IGAs). The study was conducted in six villages under three unions of South Surma Upazila of Sylhet District. Out of 620 rural women involved in income generating activities, 100 respondents were randomly selected as sample of the study. Data were collected from respondents with the help of a pre-tested interview schedule during August to September, 2013. Empowerment of a respondent was ascertained through nine factors: a) participation in decision making, b) mobility, c) participation in social and political activities d) access to financial organization, e) control over economic activity, f) control over interpersonal activity, g) ownership of the asset , h) savings and i) participation in income generating activities . 4-point rating scale of measurement was used for each of the factors. The overall empowerment score of a respondent was calculated by summing up her scores of these 9 factors. Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) was employed to explore relationship between extents of empowerment of the respondents with their selected characteristics. The selected characteristics were age, level of education, family education, marital status, family size, occupation, family land holding, and communication exposure, credit received, training received and problem faced by the women in IGAs. The findings revealed that majority (50%) of the rural women had medium level of empowerment while 43 percent had low, five percent had very low, and only two percent had high empowerment. The characteristics age, family education, occupation, communication exposure, credit and training received by the respondents were positively correlated with their empowerment.
PRACTICE GAP OF HAOR FARMER IN CULTIVATION OF MODERN BORO RICE
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2014-12) ROKONUZZAMAN, MD.
The practice gap analysis is an important tool to estimate to what extent the production could be increased if all factors are controlled. The study was conducted among the farmers of six villages under Taherpur Upazila of Sunamganj district to assess the hindrances to the higher yield and to determine the gap of production packages recommended for haor area in relation to boro rice production. A structured interview schedule was used to collect data from of a sample of 100 farmers of six villages during June to August, 2014. Practice gap was determined on the basis of the difference between the recommended production package for boro rice and actual practice of the farmers of haor area. Overwhelming majority (84 percent) of the farmers had medium (18.02 – 31.42 percent) to high (31.43 – 44.85 percent) practice gap. It was due to high gap in some production packages like application of urea in seedbed, age of seedlings for transplanting, line-line & hill-hill spacing, gypsum dose in main field, harvesting maturity of rice. Education, family education, organizational participation, extension contact, farming experience and attitude towards modern boro rice cultivation had negative and constraints in adoption of production package had positive significant correlation with practice gap.
KNOWLEDGE GAP OF HAOR FARMER IN CULTIVATION OF MODERN BORO RICE
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2014-12) CHOWDHURY, MD. EHSANUL MALIQUE
The present study was undertaken to determine the farmer’s knowledge gap in cultivation of modern boro rice in the haor area and to explore the relationship between their characteristics like age, education, family size, farm size, family education, annual income, farming experience, agricultural training experience, attitude towards modern boro rice cultivation, contact with extension personnel and organizational participation with their knowledge gap in cultivation of modern boro rice. The study was conducted inTahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district. Data were collected through pre-tested interview schedule from a sample of randomly selected 100 farmers by face-to-face interview method. The researcher himself collected data during June, 2014 to July, 2014. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the variables. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient ‘r’ was computed to examine the relationship between the concerned variables. Half of the (50 percent) farmers had low knowledge gap followed by 40 percent of them having medium knowledge gap and 10 percent had high knowledge gap. Significant knowledge gap was evident in plant protection, fertilizer management and weeding & irrigation among the other content areas of modern boro rice production for which farmers could not harvest the potential yield of BRRI dhan28 and BRRI dhan29. Four characteristics of farmer viz. education, family education, farming experience and attitude towards modern boro rice cultivation had negative significant relationship with their knowledge gap in cultivation of modern boro rice. On the other hand, cosmopoliteness of the farmers had positive significant relationship with their knowledge gap on modern boro rice cultivation. Rest of the characteristics of the respondents had no significant relationship with their knowledge gap in cultivation of modern boro rice.
USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA IN RECEIVING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION BY THE FARMERS OF HAOR AREA
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-06) HAQUE, MD. ENAMUL
The study was conducted to determine the extent of use of information in receiving agricultural information by the farmers of haor area and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the respondents and their use of selected information media in receiving agricultural information. The study was conducted in six villages under three union of Tahirpur upazila. The total number of the information media user farmers in those six villages was 1250. About 10 percent of the farmers were selected as samples following simple random sampling method. In all 125 farmers were selected as sample for the present study. A reserve list of the 25 farmers was also prepared from the sample. Data were obtained from 100 selected respondents out of 125 from the six villages (Duthma, Uzan Tahirpur, Dhakshin Shripur, Anwarpur, Vati Tahirpur, Joynagar) during 13 June to 10 July 2014. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the concern variable. Correlation test was used to ascertain the relationships between the concerned dependent and independent variables of the study. Highest proportion (74%) of the farmers had medium use of information media compared to 14% and 12%having low use and high use of different information media as a sources of agricultural information respectively. The findings also revealed that result demonstration had the highest effectiveness as the information media for receiving agricultural information. Among the types of information, the farmers received agricultural information about cereal crops to the highest extent. The individual media had highest effectiveness as perceived by the respondents. Among eleven selected characteristics education, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, Agricultural training, innovativeness, knowledge on agriculture had significant positive relationship with their use of different information media as agricultural information sources. On the other hand age, family size, family education, farm size and annual income of the farmers were not related significantly with their use of information media for getting agricultural information.
PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN HOMESTEAD VEGETABLE CULTIVATION IN ZAKIGANJ UPAZILA OF SYLHET DISTRICT
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-06) CHOWDHURY, ISMOT ARA
The main purpose of the study was to ascertain rural women participation in homestead vegetable cultivation. The study explored the relationship of selected characteristics of the rural women with their participation in homestead vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted in two villages under Sultanpur union in Zakigonj Upazila of Sylhet district. Hundred respondents were randomly selected as sample for the study. Data were collected from sample respondents with the help of a pre-tested interview schedule during January to February, 2015 by the researcher herself. Selected characteristics of the respondents were independent variables and participation in homestead vegetable cultivation was dependent variable. In order to explore the relationship between the independent and dependent variables, chi square (ᵡ ) test was used. 2 The findings indicated that the Majority (71%) of the respondents had medium participation in homestead vegetable cultivation while 15 percent had low and 14 percent high participation. Out of ten selected characteristics, age, farm size, percent of land use under homestead vegetable cultivation, extension contact had positive significant relationship with the participation of rural women in homestead vegetable cultivation. On the contrary, education, family size, annual family income, cosmopoliteness, organizational participation and attitude had no relationships with the participation of rural women in homestead vegetable cultivation.
EFFECT OF SOME SELECTED INFORMATION MEDIA AS PERCEIVED BY THE FARMERS IN CULTIVATION OF HYBRID RICE OF ZAKIGONJ UPAZILA UNDER SYLHET DISTRICT
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-06) AHMED, MD. SHIBBIR
The main purposes of the study were to have an understanding on the effect of information media as perceived by the farmers in cultivation of hybrid rice and to determine the relationship of the selected characteristics of the farmers with their effect of information media. Data were collected from 100 randomly selected farmers (out of 217) of five selected villages (Gororgram, Lafakuna, Uzirpur, Borchalia and Jamdohor) of Birosree union under Zakigonj upazilla of Sylhet district. A pre-tested and structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents during the month November, 2014. Coefficient of correlation (r) was used to explore relationship between the concerned variables. The most commonly used information media by the farmers were agricultural television programme, and agricultural radio programme. The information media use score ranged from 0 to 30 with an average of 3.73.The proportions of the farmers having no, low, medium and high effect of information media were 24, 65, 5 and 6 percent respectively. For different aspects of hybrid rice cultivation farmers mainly preferred neighbors, friends, relatives, progressive farmers and model farmers. Correlation analysis indicated that education, farm size, annual income, Cosmopoliteness, extension contact, extent of use of information media, training experience, innovativeness, agricultural knowledge of the farmers were positively correlated with their effect of information media in receiving information on hybrid rice cultivation. Again, age and farming experience were negatively correlated with their effect of information media. On the other hand family size and organizational participation of the respondents did not show any relationship with their effect of information media.
USE OF PRINTED MATERIALS BY THE FARMERS FOR RECEIVING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION UNDER SADAR UPAZILA OF MOULVIBAZAR DISTRICT
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-06) TAREK, RAKIBUL ISLAM
The main purpose of the study was to determine the use of printed materials by the farmers for receiving agricultural information at Mostofapur union of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila under Moulvibazar district. The study also explored the relationship between eleven selected characteristics of the respondents and their use of printed materials for receiving agricultural information. The selected characteristics were: age, level of education, family size, farm size, annual income, training experience, extension media exposure, organizational participation, innovativeness, cosmopoliteness and agricultural knowledge. The total number of the printed material user farmers in those four villages was 340. About 33 percent of the farmers were selected as samples following simple random sampling method. In all 100 farmers were selected as sample for the present study. A reverse list of the 12 farmers was also prepared. Data were obtained from the 100 randomly selected respondents from the village of Baharmordon, Sampashi, Jjogotshi and Mostofapur during 20 September to 20 October 2014. Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient (r) was used to determine relationship between use of printed materials and sleeted characteristics of the farmers. The agricultural leaflet was used as the printed materials in receiving agricultural information to the highest extent. The findings also revealed that agricultural poster had the highest effectiveness as the printed materials for receiving agricultural information. Among the types of information, the farmers received agricultural information about cereal crops to the highest extent. Farmer’s farm size, annual income, level of education, innovativeness, cosmopoliteness, organizational participation, extension contact and agricultural knowledge were found to be significantly related with their use of printed materials in receiving agricultural information. However, age, family size and training experience of the farmers were not related significantly with their use of printed materials for getting agricultural information.
ATTITUDE OF THE HAOR FARMERS TOWARDS FLOATING VEGETABLES CULTIVATION
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-12) Khandoker, Mst. Sharmin Ara
The main purpose of the study was to determine attitude of the haor farmers towards floating vegetables cultivation and to explore the relationship between eleven selected characteristics of the haor farmers and their attitude towards floating vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted in three villages under Purbapagla union of South Sunamganj Upazila of Sunamganj district. Out of sixty five haor farmers practicing floating cultivation in selected area, fifty respondents were randomly selected as sample of the study. Data were collected from respondents with the help of a pre testing interview schedule from 1 to 30 October, 2015. Regarding attitude, the study showed that about 14 percent of the farmers had highly favorable attitude, while 74 percent farmers had medium favorable attitude and 12 percent farmers had low favorable attitude towards floating vegetables cultivation. Education, family size, annual family income and communication exposure had positive significant relationship with farmers’ attitude towards floating vegetables cultivation. While gender, age, farm size, training received, organizational participation , number of vegetables grown on the floating bed and constraints faced by farmers in floating vegetables cultivation had not significant relationship with farmers’ attitude towards floating vegetables cultivation .
CELL PHONE USED BY THE FARMERS FOR RECEIVING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL OFFICER (SAAO)
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-12) Abdullah-Al-Kafi, MD.
The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of use of cell phone by the farmers in receiving agricultural information and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the farmers (age, literacy level, agricultural knowledge, farm size, annual income, organizational participation, cosmo politeness, aspiration, self-confidence and attitude towards technology) and their use of cell Phone. Data was obtained from 76 cell user farmers in 8 selected villages of Silam and Mogla Bazar union under Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet district with the help of interview schedule. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the concerned variables. Correlation test was used to ascertain the relationships between the concerned dependent and independent variables of the study. More than half (54 percent) of the farmers had medium use of cell phone in receiving agricultural information from the Sub Assistant Agricultural Officer (SAAO) while 14 percent and 32 percent of them had low and high use of cell phone, respectively. Literacy level, annual income, cosmo politeness, agricultural knowledge, aspiration, self-confidence and attitude towards technology of the farmers had significant positive relationship with their use of cell phone. However, age of the respondents had negative significant relationship while farm size and organizational participation of the farmers had no relationship with their use of cell phone. The problems which were commonly faces by the farmers includes high call rate, lack of money, high call rate for calling other operators, lack of adequate cell credit etc.
EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE RELATED TELEVISION PROGRAMMES FOR DISSEMINATING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION PERCEIVED BY THE FARMERS
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-12) CHOUDHURY, FAHMIDA HUSAIN
The main focus of the study was to have an understanding on the perception of farmers regarding effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. Attempt was also made to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their perceived effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. Hundred farmers of the selected three villages of Daudpur union of South Surma upazila under Sylhet district constituted the sample of the study. Data were collected interviewing the farmers using personal interview schedule. Data were collected during the period from 10 September to10 October, 2015. Among these hundred respondents majority (68%) of the farmers perceived agriculture related TV programmes as medium effective while 18% high effective and 14% low effective. Among these eleven selected characteristics level of education, farm size, annual family income , agricultural knowledge, attitude towards agriculture related TV programmes ,innovativeness, extension media exposure, time expand for TV watching of the respondents had significant positive relationship with their perceived effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. Whereas age and farming experience were negatively significant relationship with their perceived effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. However family size of the farmers had no significant relationship with the effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for dissemination of agricultural information as perceived by the farmers.
FARMERS’ AWARENESS ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CAUSED BY THE HARMFUL EFFECT OF MODERN RICE CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY
(Department of Agricultural Extension Education, 2015-12) Begum, Samia
The purpose of the study was to determine the farmers' awareness on environmental degradation caused by the harmful effect of modern rice cultivation technologies and also to explore the relationships between eleven selected characteristics of the farmers and their awareness. Hundred farmers of the selected two villages Daudpur and Noikhai of Mogla Bazar union & another two villages Khalpar and Gopshahar of Mollargaon union of South Surma upazilla under Sylhet district constituted the sample of the study. Data were collected interviewing the farmers using personal interview schedule. Data were collected during the period from 19 September to 19 October, 2015. Among these hundred respondents 15% had low, 66% respondents had medium and 19% of the respondent had high knowledge about modern rice cultivation technologies. While 20% respondents had low, 50% respondents had medium and 30 % had high use of modern technology by the farmers in rice cultivation. Among the respondents 2% had poor, 88% respondents had medium and only 10% had high awareness about environmental degradation caused by the use of modern rice cultivation technologies. Out of eleven independent variables, three of them, that is academic qualification, annual family income and modern technology used by the farmers in rice cultivation had positive significant relationships with their awareness on environmental degradation caused by the harmful effect of modern rice cultivation technologies. Eight independent variable i.e. gender, age, family size, farm size, organizational participation, communication exposure, innovativeness and knowledge about modern rice cultivation technology had no significant relationship with their awareness on environmental degradation caused by the harmful effect of modern rice cultivation technologies.