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Factors to the Need of Women Members Under Bangladesh Agricultural University Extension Center for Capacity Strengthening in Homestead Gardening

Z. Ferdousi
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. J. Hoque
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The highest proportion (55 percent) of the respondents had high extent of need while 41 percent of the respondents had medium and only 4 percent had low extent of need for capacity strengthening for homestead gardening. Six characteristics of the women namely family income, organizational participation, training exposure, credit received, communication exposure and knowledge on homestead gardening had significant and positive relationships with their extent of need for capacity strengthening. The family income of the women had significant but negative relationship with their extent of need for capacity strengthening. The family size and farm size had non-significant and negative relationship with their extent of need for capacity strengthening. However, age, level of education of the women although had non-significant relationship but showed positive trend. However, considering the main focus of the study, it can be concluded that almost all the respondents (96 percent) had high to medium extent of need for their capacity strengthening. Two variables like knowledge on homestead gardening and organizational participation combindly accounted for 80 percent of the total variation in extent of need of women for their capacity strengthening in homestead gardening.

Keywords: Capacity strengthening, Women, Homestead gardening, BAUEC

Location: Baera and Sutiakhali under Sadar Upazila of Mymensingh district

Start Date: 17-09-2010

End Date: 20-10-2010

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

1. To evaluate the need for capacity strengthening for homestead gardening.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in two villages namely Baera and Sutiakhali under Sadar Upazila of Mymensingh district. These two villages under Mymensingh Sadar Upazila were selected purposively as compare to the other villages the women member of Bangladesh Agricultural University Extension Center (BAUEC) in the selected two villages were higher in number. The women members (total 438) of BAUEC of Baera and Sutiakhali under Mymensingh district was the population of the study. In order to select a representative sample 100 members were randomly selected for this study. A pre-tested structured interview schedule containing direct questions and some scales was prepared for collection of valid and reliable data. Data were collected during 17 September to 20 October, 2010. ‘Need for Capacity Strengthening of Women for Homestead Gardening’ was selected as the dependent variable of the study. Selected ten characteristics were considered as independent variables. The selected characteristics were age, level of education, family size, farm size, family income, organizational participation, training exposure, credit received, communication exposure, knowledge on homestead gardening. Need for capacity strengthening of women for homestead gardening was the dependent variable of the present study. To measure the extent of need for capacity strengthening of women five dimensions of capacity strengthening were included. These were: a) need for increasing resource availability (cash, seeds, fertilizer, labor and land), b) need for strengthening decision making ability on cultivation techniques (selection of components of homestead gardening, fertilizer application, time for harvesting, storing, consumption, free distribution among the relatives, selling), c) need for access to support services (access to help from family members, access to extension services, marketing facilities), d) need for improving management skills (operational ability, ability for searching better market facilities, capacity on identifying and overcoming the problems), e) need for good physical facilities (place for keeping equipments, harvesting equipments, store house). The dimensions were measured on a four-point rating scale. Scores were assigned as 3, 2, 1 and 0 for ‘high’, ‘medium’, ‘low’, and ‘no’ need, respectively. The scores of all items of each dimension were added to obtain the total score of a single dimension. Finally, scores of all the five dimensions formed the total score of the extent of need for capacity strengthening of women for a respondent. Thus, total score of a subject for this variable could range from 0 to 63, where 0 indicated ‘no need’ and 63 indicated ‘high need’ of women for capacity strengthening. The need index for capacity strengthening (NICS) was also measured mathematically and expressed in the following ways: NICS= N_a/N_p ? 100 Where, NICS = Need Index for capacity strengthening N_a = Actual need N_p = Possible need

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 4(1): 67 - 72, 2011; ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings indicate that 52 percent of the women had medium family income and was negatively correlated with their extent of need for capacity strengthening.

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