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Cosmopoliteness of Farmers and Their Ability to Overcome Agricultural Problems

M.H. Rashid
Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityMymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

S.G. Mahboob
Former Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Teachers' Training, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of cosmopolite ness of the farmers with their agricultural problems confrontation in five selected aspects of crop-production namely,improved seeds, fertilizer, plant protection measures, irrigation and agricultural credit. Data were collected from a sample of 104 farmers selected by area sampling method from a population of 2433 farmers of Madhupur Union under Tangail district. Analysis of data indicated that 46 per cent of the farmers had high agricultural problem confrontation, 31 per cent medium and 23 per cent low. of the farmers had negative relationship with agricultural problem confrontation.

Keywords: Cosmopoliteness, Agricultural Problem Confrontation, Farmers ability

Location: Madhupur Union, Tangail district

Start Date: 00-00-1995

End Date: 00-00-1995

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

To examine the relationship of cosmopolite ness of the farmers with their agricultural problems confrontation in five selected aspects of crop-production namely,improved seeds, fertilizers, plant protection measures, irrigation and agricultural credit.

Methodology:

The population of this study consisted of 2433 farmers in twenty nine villages of Madhupur Union of Tangail district. However, data for this study were collected from a sample of 104 farmers selected by area sampling method. Data were collected from the farmers by interview procedure by using an interview schedule. Agricultural problem confrontation and cosmopolite ness of the farmers were the dependent and independent variables respectively. Measurement of agricultural problem confrontation: Agricultural problem confrontation of the farmers was measured. An overall agricultural problem confrontation score was computed for each farmer by adding his problem confrontation scores in the five aspects of farming. Possible range of overall agricultural problem confrontation scores of the farmers could range from 0 to 225.Measurement of cosmopolite ness of the farmers: Cosmo politeness is defined as the degree to which an individual's orientation is external to his own social system. It was measured on the basis of the visit of the farmers to five different types of places: For each of the five types of places, a respondent indicated whether he visited the places frequently, occasionally, rarely or not at all.The we ights assigned to these responses were 3, 2, and 0 respectively . The weights assigned for visit to the five different types of places were added together to get the cosmopolite ness and 15 very high cosmopolite ness. Chi-square (X 2 ) test was used to explore the relationship of cosmopolite ness of the farmers with their agricultural problem confrontation ability.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 22(1): 143-148, January, 1995

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1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Cosmo politeness of the farmers had negative relationship with agricultural problem confrontation.

Knowledge Management: Journal