INFLUENCE OF HOMESTEAD VEGETABLE CULTIVATION ON RURAL WOMEN WELL-BEING

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study were to describe some selected characteristics of the homestead vegetable cultivators; to assess the influence of homestead vegetable cultivation on rural women well-being and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the vegetable cultivators to their perceived influence of homestead vegetable cultivation on rural women well-being. The study was conducted with randomly selected 103 women of Guarekha union under Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur district. A pre-tested interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during 3 rd August, 2020 to 27 th November, 2020. Influence of homestead vegetable cultivation on rural women well-being was the dependent variable and nine selected characteristics of the respondents contributed the independent variables of the study. Linear multiple regression was used to examine the contribution of the selected characteristics of the respondents. The data revealed that highest percentage (64.08%) of the rural women had medium influence of homestead cultivation compared to 26.21 percent and 9.71 percent had low and high influence,respectively. Four characteristics of the respondent’s viz. extension media contact, education, training on homestead vegetable cultivation and knowledge about homestead vegetable cultivation had significant positive contribution with influence of homestead vegetable cultivation. Therefore, the policy makers should consider these significant variables for makers policies regarding expand of homestead vegetable cultivation.