ADOPTION OF INTERCROPPING WITH JACKFRUIT BY THE FARMERS OF BHALUKA UPAZILLA UNDER MYMENSHING DISTRICT

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine and describe the extent of adoption of intercropping with jackfruit by the farmers in two selected unions of Bhaluka Upazila under Mymenshing District. Attempts were also made to describe some of the selected characteristics of the intercrop farmers and their relationship with their adoption of intercropping. Data were obtained from 117 randomly selected farmers from total of 503 intercrop growers of selected villages of two unions Kachina and Habirbari. An interview schedule was used for collecting data during the period of 2 May to 26 May, 2013. The findings of the study indicate that majority (82.9 percent) of the growers had low adoption while 15.4 percent had medium adoption and 1.7 percent had high adoption of intercropping with jackfruit. Correlation analysis indicates that among the selected characteristics education, farm size, income from jackfruit and intercrop, cosmopoliteness and innovativeness showed significant relationships with their adoption of intercropping with jackfruit. On the other hand, age, received advice on intercropping and crop diversification shows no significant relationship with their adoption of intercropping with jackfruit.