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Relationships of Selected Characteristics of Rice Growers and Their Problem Confrontation in Using Quality Seed

M.G.R. Akanda
Department of Agricultural Extension, Patuakhali Agricultural College Dumki, Patuakhali-8602

M.A. Kashem
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agncultural University, Mymenslngh-2202. Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purposes of the study were to determine the extent of problems faced by the farmers in the selected aspect of crop production namely, the use of quality seed in Mukta (BR 11) rice cultivation and also to have an understanding of the relationships between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their problem confrontation in using quality seed.Data were collected from 105 farmers selected randomly from a population of 525 farmers from the two mouzas of Rahmatpur union under Babugonj thana of Barisal district. Majority of the farmers (72.38 percent) had medium problem confrontation compared to 22.86 percent having low and 4.76 percent having high problem confrontation. Statistical tests showed that education, agricultural knowledge, farm size, annual income, innovative ness, and extension contact of the farmers had significant negative relationships with their problem confrontation in using quality seed of Mukta rice cultivation. The study concludes that the agricultural knowledge of the farmers need to increase through extension work. Educational programme and use of all possible communication channels should be emphasized and necessary steps should be taken in this connection.

Keywords: Quality seed, Problem confrontation, Rice

Location: Rahmatpur, Babugonj, Barisal

Start Date: 20-09-1991

End Date: 15-10-1991

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

To ascertain the extent of problem faced by the farmers regarding the use of quality seed in Mukta rice cultivation.
To explore the relationships between seven selected characteristics of the farmers and their problem confrontation in using quality seed.

Methodology:

Population for this study included 525 farmers from two mouzas named Khudrakati and Khanpura of Rahmatpur union of Babuonj thana under Barisal district. However, data were collected from a sample of 105 farmers selected randomly through personal inter view from 20 September to 15 October, 1991. The seven selected characteristics of the farmers namely age, education, agricultural knowledge, farm size, annual income, innovativeness and extension contact were the independent variables of the study. The extent of problem faced by the farmers in using quality seed was the dependent variable of the study. Independed variables included age, education, agricultural knowledge,farm Size, annual income, innovativeness and extension contact. Measurement of department variable: Problem confrontation of the farmer in using quality seed regarding Mukta rice cultivation is the dependent variable of the study. Ten probable problems were considered which the farmers might face in using quality seed. Each farmer was asked to indicate the extent of problem in using quality seed by checking any one of the four responses namely high, medium, little, not at all with respect to each of the ten problems. A score of 3, 2, 1, and 0 were assigned to high, medium, little, not at all, respectively. Score for responses of all the problems of a respondent were added together to obtain individual problem confrontation score. The score of a farmer could range from 0 to 30, 0 indicating no problem confrontation and 30 indicating high problem confrontation.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 24(2): 87-91, July , 1997, ISSN 0379-4296

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority of the farmers (72.38 percent) had medium problem confrontation compared to 22.86 percent having low and 4.76 percent having high problem confrontation. Statistical tests showed that education, agricultural knowledge, farm size, annual income, innovativeness, and extension contact of the farmers had significant negative relationships with their problem confrontation in using quality seed of Mukta rice cultivation.

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