RICE FARMERS’ PERCEPTION ON TRAINING FOR FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the impact of training on fertilizer management and also to explore the relationships between training and some of the selected characteristics of the farmers. The study was conducted in four villages (Charjhikari, Kacharipara, Sahamirpur, and Charpara) of Pangsha upazila under the Rajbari district. Data were collected from a sample of randomly selected 103 farmers from 218 farmers. The data were collected using a structured interview schedule from 24 July 2014 to 20 August 2021. To determine the impact of the training on fertilizer management, a t-test was conducted. The result showed that training significantly improved farmers’ performance in using fertilizer in crop production. Pearson's Product Moment coefficient of correlation (r) was computed in order to explore relationships between farmers’ selected characteristics and the effectiveness of training perceived by them. The findings of the study showed that the highest proportion (65.04%) of the trained farmers belonged to medium effectiveness level compared to 9.71 and 25.24 percent having low and high effectiveness levels of training, respectively. Among nine characteristics farmers' age, education, farming experience, attitude, and training had significant relationships with the effectiveness of training, while the other characteristics showed no significant relationship.