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Behaviour to the Adoption of Fretilizers in Cultivating Mango in Bangladesh

M. M. I. Shah
Lecturer
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh.

M. G. Mostafa
M. S. Student
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

K. M. M. Zaman
Associate Professor
Department of Agronomy, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh.

N. Naher
Assistant Professor
Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study attempted to determine i) the extent of fertilizers adoption in mango cultivation ii) the relationships of each of the selected characteristics of the cultivators with their extent of adoption of fertilizers in growing mango. The study was conducted in Sadar upazilla of Nawabganj district and the growers of the same were considered population. A sample of 100 mango growers was selected at random from previously selected 12 villages. The findings revealed that nearly half (49%) of the mango growers had low adoption while 31% had very low adoption and the rest (15%) had no adoption of fertilizers in their mango orchard. A little proportion of the mango growers used Urea (12-15%) and Triple Super Phosphate (10-13%) as per recommended dose while a very negligible proportion of the growers (3-7%) used Muriate of Potash as per recommended dose. Education, family education, family income, cosmopolite ness of the mango growers had significant positive relationships with the adoption behavior of the mango cultivators towards fertilizers use.

Keywords: Mango, Fertilizers, Adoption of fertilizers, Adoption behavior

Location: Sadar upazilla, Nawabganj district.

Start Date: 01-01-2000

End Date: 31-12-2000

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Mango

Objectives:

To assess the extent of adoption of fertilizers and doses of urea, TSP and MP practiced by the mango growers;
To explore the growers characteristics associated with adoption behavior of fertilizer.

Methodology:

The study was conducted at Sadar upazilla of Nawabganj district. It is famous for varieties quality mango production. The mango growers of Nawabganj Sadar upazilla were considered as the population of this study. A multistage sampling procedure was followed in selecting sample. Nawabganj Sadar upazilla consists of 14 unions. First, three unions were selected randomly. A list of all the villages of these three unions was prepared and from the total number of 31 villages 12 were selected randomly. A list of all mango growers was prepared with the help of local village leaders and the concerned Block supervisors. The total number of such mango growers was 246 from which a sample of 100 was selected at random. The researchers themselves collected data through personal interviews with the help of interview schedule having both open and closed from questions after rapport development from door to door visit. Appropriate scales were developed to operationalize some of the characteristics of the mango growers. The statistical measure such as range, mean, standard deviation, percentage used to describe both the independent and dependent variables. To find out the relationship of selected characteristics of the mango growers with their adoption behaviour of mango cultivators, Pearson’s Product Moment Co-efficient of Correlation was used 0.05 level of profitability was used as the basis for rejection of any null hypothesis. This variable was measured by computing a fertilizer adoption scores based on the extent of use of three inorganic fertilizers namely, Urea, TSP and MP for three age groups of mango plant.

Source of Information: SAARC JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE Vol. 1, 2003, ISSN 1682-8348, SAARC Agricultural Information Centre.

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

All most all the mango growers adopted fertilizer practices to the extent of “Low to very low”. Among the users, very few growers used fertilizers as per recommended dose. One-fourth of the mango growers did not use any MP fertilizers in their mango plants while the case of urea and TSP were found improving to some extent.
Majority of the mango growers did not have clear conception regarding the recommended doses of fertilizers.
Education and family education of the mango growers having positive relationship with their adoption of fertilizers, one may conclude that mango production can be improved if educational levels of the growers could be upgraded.
Family income is a factor for the adoption of production inputs like fertilizers in mango production.
Mango production will continue to decline unless balanced fertilizers with proper dose are ensured to apply in the mango orchard.

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