FARMERS' CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTICIPATION IN LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF BAUEC

Abstract

The study was undertaken to assess the intluence of the farmers' characteristics on their participation in livestock and poultry development activities of BAUEC. Random sampling method was used to collect the data through personal interview method from 120 farmers of nine villages of Mymensingh district. Significant positive relationship was found between age, family size, farm size, annual income, attitude towards BAUEC and agricultural knowledge of the respondents and their participation in livestock and poultry development programme. About two fifth (40.80%) of the respondents had low participation, 28.30% had medium and 30.900;., had high participation in livestock and poultry development activities of BAUEC.