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Farmers' Attitude Towards Organic Homestead Gardening Programme of World Vision

MD.ASADUZZAMANSARKER
Department of AgricuJtural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University(BAU),Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purposes of the study was to investigate the attitude of the "World Vision" farmers towards organic homestead gardening program, problem faced by them in practicing organic homestead gardening and also to explore the relationships with selected characteristics of World Vision farmers. Three unions of Sariakandi upazilla of Bogra district namely Narchi, Fulbari and Bhelabari were selected for this study. From these 3 unions 4 villages namely Kuptala, Ranmagor, Bhelabari and Saihata were selected as locale of the study. Out of 400 World Vision farmers of these 4 villages 100 (25 percent) farmers were selected as the sample for this study. Data were collected with the help of an interview schedule from the "World Vision" farmers during August 1 to September 10, 2001. Farmers' attitude towards organic homestead gardening program of the "World Vision" was ascertained through a 5-point Likert type scale. Coefficient of correlation was used in order to analyze data in fulfilling objectives. The findings revealed that the highest proportion (64 percent) of the World Vision farmers had moderately favorable attitude towards organic homestead gardening program while 16 percent had highly favorable attitude and only 20 percent had slightly favorable attitude towards "organic homestead gardening program" respectively.

Keywords: Farmers' attitude, Organic, Homestead gardening,World Vision

Location: Sariakandi upazilla of Bogra district

Start Date: 01-08-2001

End Date: 10-09-2001

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Amaranth

Objectives:

1.To find out farmers ' attitude towards organic homestead gardening program of the World Vision.

2.To find out the problems faced by the World Vision farmers in practicing organic homestead gardening.

3. To find out the extent of participation in organic homestead gardening practices as recommended by the World Vision

4. To explore the relationship between extent of farmers' attitude towards organic homestead gardening practices

Methodology:

Three unions of Sariakandi upazilla of Bogra district namely Narchi, Fulbari and Bhelabari were selected for this study. From these 3 unions 4 villages namely Kuptala, Ranmagor, Bhelabari and Saihata were selected as locale of the study. Out of 400 World Vision farmers of these 4 villages 100 (25 percent) farmers were selected as the sample for this study. Data were collected with the help of an interview schedule from the "World Vision" farmers during August 1 to September 10, 2001. Farmers' attitude towards organic homestead gardening program of the "World Vision" was ascertained through a 5-point Likert type scale. Coefficient of correlation was used in order to analyze data in fulfilling objectives.

Source of Information: MS Thesis, Department of AgricuJtural Extension Education, Bangladesh AgriculturalUniversity,Mymensingh,2001

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings of the study revealed that the highest proportion (64 percent) of the World Vision farmers had moderately favorable attitude towards organic homestead gardening program while 16 percent had highly favorable attitude and only 20 percent had slightly favorable attitude towards "organic homestead gardening program" respectively. Correlation analysis showed that education, family size and extension media contact, and knowledge on organic homestead gardening practices of the farmers' had positive significant relationship with their attitude towards "organic homestead gardening program". On the other hand, cosmopolite ness, extent of participation in organic homestead gardening practices, and attitude of the farmers towards use of agro chemicals were found to have negative significant relationship. The rest of the variables did not show any significant relationship with their attitude towards "organic homestead gardening program".

Knowledge Management: Thesis