PROBLEMS FACED BY THE BEAN FARMERS OF PABNA DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the problems faced by the farmers in bean production and to explore the relationships between the problems faced by the bean farmers and their selected characteristics. The study was conducted in four villages of two unions under Atghoria upazilla of Pabna district. Data for this study were collected from 106 bean farmers by using an interview schedule during 15 dec, 2017 to 15 jan, 2018. The interview survey revealed that highest proportion (71.70 percent) of the farmers had medium problem faced in bean production, while 16.04 percent had high and 12.26 percent had low problem faced. Among various problems faced by the farmers non-availability of quality pesticides was the highest followed by nonavailability

of quality fertilizers. Lack of irrigation was the least important problem. Correlation analysis indicated that education, training exposure, organizational participation, extension media contact and farmers’ knowledge had significant negative relationship with their problem faced. Age had significant positive relationship with their problem faced. The characteristics, namely family members, farm size, annual family income, bean cultivation area, and credit received by the farmers had no significant relationship with their problem faced.