ADOPTION OF MODERN PRACTICES IN RICE CULTIVATION BY THE FARMERS OF MADHUKHALI UPAZILA UNDER FARIDPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the adoption of modern practices by the farmers for rice cultivation and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers to their adoption of modern practices by the farmers for rice cultivation. The selected characteristics were age, education, farm size, family size, annual family income, organizational participation, innovativeness, extension contact, training exposure and rice production knowledge. Data were gathered from 107 farmers of two villages namely Noapara and Kuraniarchor of Modhukhali upazila under Faridpur district by using a pre evaluated interview schedule during the period from 15 March to 30 June, 2015. Descriptive analysis, stepwise multiple regression were used for data analysis. More than half of the respondents (56.1%) had medium adoption where 15.9 percent had low adoption and only 24.3 percent had high adoption of modern practices for rice cultivation. There was 3.7 percent respondents were in no adoption of selected modern practices for rice cultivation. Among the influential variables respondents’ education, extension contact, age were significant contributor and provided 47.0 percent contribution on modern practices for rice cultivation.