ADOPTION OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGIES BY THE FARMERS

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to examine the extent of adoption of indigenous technologies by the farmers and to found out the relationship between the selected characteristics of (he farmers and there adoption of indigenous technologies.. The study was conducted two villages namely Khagbari and Ramshil of Kotalipara Upazilla under Gopalgonj District. Among the total farmers of Khaghari and Ranishil villages. 100 were selected as the sample of the study. A well structured protested interview schedule was developed based on objectives of the study for collecting information, the independent variables were: age. education, family size, annual family income, farm size, Ilirming experience, extension media contact, agricultural knowledge, and fatalism of farmers. The dependent variable of this study was adoption of selected indigenous technologies by the farmers. Data collection was started on 15 January, 2008 and completed on 20 February, 2008. From the study it was found that the highest proportion (65.0 percent) of the farmers belongs to the group of medium adoption followed by 19.0 percent in low adoption group and 16.0 percent in high adoption group. Among the respondents, overwhelming majority (88 percent) were young to middle aged, 88 percent had either primary to secondary level of the education. Rlpercent had medium to small Ibmily size. 96 percent had low to medium family income. 96 percent had small to medium farm size. 73 percent had medium to high fanning experience. 85 percent had low to medium media contact, cent percent had moderate to sound agricultural knowledge and 89 percent had low to medium fatalism. Age, family size, annual family income, - farming experience and agricultural knowledge had significant positive relation and Iiwm size had significant negative relationship with adoption of indigenous technologies by the farmers whereas education, extension media contact and fatalism had non significant relationship with adoption of indigenous technologies.