ATTITUDE OF RURAL WOMEN TOWARDS LIVESTOCK REARING

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine and describe the rural wonien'S attitude towards livestock rearing and to find out the relationship between the selected characteristics of the rural women and their extent of attitude towards livestock rearing. The study was conduct in Kapasia under Gazipur district. Data were collected from the rural women using a pre-tested interview schedule during 7 ,h to 25 May 2008. From the study. it was I'ouiid that the highest proportion (38.1 percent) of the respondents had more positive attitude compared to 36.2 percent had most positive attitude and 25.7 percent had positive attitude. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) test was used to ascertain the relationships between the concerned dependent and independent variables of the study. Findings revealed that education, Iümily member, income of the respondents, contact with service providers, helping in family activities, knowledge on poultry rearing, knowledge on cattle rearing of rural women showed significant relationships with their attitude towards livestock rearing. On the other hand age, farm size, visit in different place, contact with mass media, problem faced for livestock rearing did no show any significant relationships with their attitude toward livestock rearing.