PROBLEMS CONFRONTED BY UPAZILA LEVEL EXTENSION PERSONNEL IN RECEIVING AND DISSEMINATING TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between selected characteristics of the upazila level extension personnel and problem confronted by them in receiving and disseminating technological information. Extension personnel at upazila level all over Bangladesh were assumed to be the population of the study. There were 1449 upazila level agricultural officers in Bangladesh which constituted the population of the study. Preliminary mailed questionnaire were sent to 363 upazila level officers taking 25% of the population. But only 112 upazila level agricultural officers returned the questionnaire in time. So, these 112 upazila level agricultural officers constitute the final sample of the study. Data collection was started in January and completed in March, 2012. Considering problems confronted by upazila level extension personnel in receiving and disseminating technological information, majority population (71.43 percent) of the upazila level agricultural officers belong to the group of medium level problem confrontation followed by 16.96 percent in high problem and 11.61 percent in low problem confrontation. Training exposure, job performance and use of communication media of the upazila level agricultural officers had significant negative relationship with their problems confrontation in receiving and disseminating technological information.