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Tribal People,s Perception of the Agricultural Development Activities of World Vision

Md. Anwar Hossain
Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of the study was to find out the tribal people's perception of the agricultural development activities of World Vision. To achieve this, the study attempted to identify and categorize the agricultural development activities performed by the WV wi th the tribal; to determine the extent of functional participation of tribal people in the agricultural activities of WV; to find out tribal people's perception of the agricultural development activities of WV; and to explore the relationship between perception and 13 selected characteristics. Data were obtained from 120 randomly selected respondents of four selected villages of Haluaghat upazila under Mymensingh district during August Ist' to September 5, 2001. Co-relation co-efficients (r) were computed to determine the relationship between the independent and dependent va riables. Findings indica te that there were about fifteen agricultural development activities performed by the WV. These were categorized in six for easy understanding and controlled over them while studying.

Keywords: Tribal people , Perception, Agricultural development activities, World vision

Location: A union (Haluaghat) under Haluaghat upazila, Mymensingh

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

1 . To identify and categorize the agricultural development activities performed by the WV

2. To determine the extent of functional participation of tribal people m the agricultural activities of WV

3. To find out tribal people's perception of agricultural development activities of wv

4. To explore the relationship between tribal people's selected characteristics and their perception of agricultural development activities of WV

Methodology:

To achieve the objectives of the present study, field level data were collected from I center of a union (Haluaghat) under Haluaghat upazila, Mymensingh. This upazila occupies an area of 356.07 Sq. km. including 2.05 Sq. km. forest area. lt is located between 24°59' and 25°12' north latitudes and between 90014' and 90033' east longitudes. It i s bounded on the north by India, on the cast by Dhobaura upzila, on the south by Phulpur upzila a nd on the west by Nalitabari upzila of Sherpur district (See Bangladesh map showing the specific location of the ADP under study and see Haluaghat upzill a map showing the specific l ocation of the selected union . In these villages crop, livestock and vegetable production were the most important project activities under the gu i dance of WV. Most of the tribal people were organized under different development projects lik e paddy cultivation, poultry farming and homestead agriculture. Among the I i st of prescribed works crop production appears to be an important aspect reflect ing the significant role of WV members. The other reasons behind the sel ection of the area were easy transportation facilities, a relatively homogeneous physiographic condition and the access to a acquaintance of the researcher to the project area.

Source of Information: Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

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Achievement/Findings:

Fifty three percent respondents had highly favorable perception, 31.7 percent had moderately favorable perception and about 15 percent had slightly favorable perception to the agricultural development activities of WV. The perception to the animal, poultry and fish production activities were most favorable followed by training activities, credit program and the others. As many as seven characteristics namely, NGO participation, training received, cosmopolite ness, credit received, extent of functional participation to the agricultural development activities of WV, attitude towards NGO activities and communication behavior 'were positively associated 'with the perception of agricultural development activities of WV.

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