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Knowledge Gained by the Participating Farmers' Under Crop Cultivation Programme of Care in a Selected Area of Mymensingh District

MD. ISMAIL HOSSAIN
MSc Student
Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Major findings show that majority of the farmers (35 percent) had medium knowledge of crop cultivation while 32 percent had low knowledge and the rest 33 percent possessed high knowledge of crop cultivation. Test of hypothesis indicate that age, education, farm size, family income, length of training, extension media contact, perceived importance and benefit of training, and perception of change of the farmers were positively related with their knowledge of crop cultivation, while the rest independent variable as age had negatively significant relationship. CARE and other GOs and NGOs may, therefore, give more attention to the young farmers with more training and services to bring desired change in the farming comnunity.

Keywords: Farmers' knowledge, Crop cultivation, Survey

Location: Dulla Union situated in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh district

Start Date: 21-07-2001

End Date: 31-08-2001

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Demonstration

Objectives:

To determine farmers' knowledge of crop cultivation and to explore relationships between each of the eight selected characteristics of the farmers with their knowledge on crop cultivation.

Methodology:

This study was conducted within the Rural Development programme area, Dulla Union situated in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh district. The population was 400 rural farmers of 4 villages under the crop cultivation programme of CARE in Dulla Union. A sample of 100 male farmers were selected at random constituting the sample size for the study. Data were collected personally by the researcher himself by an interview schedule. Simple and direct questions with some important issues were included in the interview schedule. Collection of data took place from 21 July to 31 August, 2001.

Source of Information: A Thesis By MD. ISMAIL HOSSAIN, Examination Roll No. -22 Registration No. 19777 Session: 1992-93, Semester: July-December- 200 l

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Achievement/Findings:

1. Education of the respondents was significantly related to their knowledge of crop cultivation . That is, more educated farmers had more knowledge of crop cultivation. 2. Farmers with more land were mostly engaged in growing field crops instead of growing more vegetables, although they have training on vegetable cultivation. It can, therefore, be concluded that just giving training without paying attention for its proper utilization will jeoparadise the programme. 3.Farmers with low income need more training than farmers with high income. That is, poor farmers should get priority in attending training programmes.Length of training experience had positive relationship with knowledge of crop cultivation. Training helps the respondents to acquire more knowledge and skills in improved methods of crop cultivation. 5. The extension media contact had positive relationship with knowledge of crop cultivation. The more the extension contact, the more the farmers gained knowledge on crop cultivation. 6.The status of the respondent s was positively related with their knowledge on crop cultivation practices.

Knowledge Management: Thesis