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Adoption of Selected Ecological Agricultural Practices by the Farmers

Md. Sekender Ali
PhD Fellow
Dept. of Agricultural Extension & Information System Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207E-mail: msa_sau@yahoo.comTel: 8156886 (Res.), 9144270 Ext-233 (Off.), 01711230183 (Cell)

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Results of path analysis revealed that attitude towards ecological agriculture had the highest (0.595) total indirect effects followed by risk orientation, benefit obtained from ecological agriculture, animal-poultry excreta availability, ecological agricultural knowledge and training exposure in the positive direction. Individual local contact and annual family income had appreciable negative total indirect effect while commercialization had appreciable positive total indirect effect. The variable NGO contact had the lowest (0.078) positive total indirect effect on adoption of ecological agricultural practices.

Keywords: Adoption, Ecologoical Agricultural Practices, Farmers

Location: Six selected upazilas of four districts of Dhaka division

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-08-2006

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

To determine the adoption of selected ecological agricultural practices by the farmers and the factors influencing the adoption.

Methodology:

The main purpose of the study was to determine the adoption of selected ecological agricultural practices by the farmers and the factors influencing the adoption. Proshika-selected ecological farmers of six selected upazilas of four districts of Dhaka division constituted the population of the study. A total of 144 farmers were finally selected which constituted the sample of the study by using random numbers. Data were collected from the farmers during February to August, 2006 by using a pre-tested interview schedule. Two case studies were conducted on a successful ecological farmer of Proshika and another successful ICM farmer of DAE to compare the two types of farmers with reference to purposes, methods and outcomes. Twenty five selected characteristics of the farmers were considered as the independent variables. Adoption of selected ecological agricultural practices by the farmers was the dependent variable.

Source of Information: Ph D thesis of Md. Sekender Ali, Dept. of Agricultural Extension and Education, Year 2008

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Achievement/Findings:

Benefit obtained from ecological agriculture and attitude towards ecological agriculture also had remarkable positive influence upon adoption of selected ecological agricultural practices by the farmers. Training exposure, NGO contact, animal-poultry excreta availability, commercialization and risk orientation had somewhat positive influence on the adoption of ecological agricultural practices. Individual local contact and annual family income had somewhat negative influence on the adoption of ecological agricultural practices. The standardized partial ‘b’ co-efficients of the above 10 independent variables formed the equation contributing to 83.5 percent of the total variation in adoption. Results of path analysis revealed that attitude towards ecological agriculture had the highest (0.595) total indirect effects followed by risk orientation, benefit obtained from ecological agriculture, animal-poultry excreta availability, ecological agricultural knowledge and training exposure in the positive direction. Individual local contact and annual family income had appreciable negative total indirect effect while commercialization had appreciable positive total indirect effect. The variable NGO contact had the lowest (0.078) positive total indirect effect on adoption of ecological agricultural practices.

Knowledge Management: Thesis