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Farmers’ Attitude Towards the Rearing of Red Chittagong Cattle

J. Sharmin
Former MS student
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh

M.A.M. Miah
Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh

A.K.F.H. Bhuiyan
Professor
Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, BAU, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main objective of this study was to determine attitude of the farmer’s towards rearing of Red Chittagong Cattle (RCC). The study also explored the relationships between selected characteristics of the farmers with their attitude. The study was conducted in Char Jelkhana and Char Ishwardi villages of Mymensingh sadar under Mymensingh District. The data were collected by using an interview schedule from a sample of 70 farmers during the period from 15 March to 5 April, 2010. Attitude of farmers towards rearing of RCC was the dependent variable and nine selected characteristics of the respondents constituted the independent variables. The selected characteristics were age, level of education, family education, family size, annual family income, farm size, farming experience, communication exposure and training exposure of the farmers. Majority of the farmers (60 percent) had moderately favorable attitude while 25.7 percent had slightly favorable and 14.3 had highly favorable attitude towards Red Chittagong Cattle rearing. Two characteristics of the farmers, namely level of education and training exposure had significant positive relationships with their attitude towards rearing of RCC. Age, family education, family size, annual income, farm size, farming experience and communication exposure had no significant relationships with their attitude towards rearing of RCC

Keywords: Farmers, Attitude, Rearing, Red Chittagong Cattle

Location: Jelkhana and char Ishwardi under sadar upazila of Mymensingh district

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Cattle

Objectives:

(a) To determine the attitude of farmers towards rearing of Red Chittagong Cattle.

(b) To determine and describe some of the selected characteristics of the farmers.

(c) To explore the relationships between selected characteristics of the farmers and their attitude towards rearing of Red Chittagong Cattle.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in two villages - char Jelkhana and char Ishwardi under sadar upazila of Mymensingh district. These two villages were selected purposively. The people of these two villages were the beneficiaries of “Community Driven Red Chittagong Cattle Project” (jointly conducted by Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, BAU and World Vision). The beneficiaries under Community Driven Red Chittagong Cattle Project of Char Jelkhana and Char Ishwardi were the population of the study. The total beneficiaries of these two villages were 70. As the population size was very small for this reason the whole population was selected as a sample of the study. An interview schedule was prepared for collection of data from the respondents keeping the objectives of the study in mind. The characteristics of the farmers such as -age, level of education, family education, family size, annual income, farm size, farming experience, communication exposure and training exposure were considered as independent variables of the study. The dependent variable of the study was “Farmers attitude towards rearing of RCC”. Five point Likert scale was used to determine the attitude towards the rearing of Red Chittagong Cattle (Likert, 1932). The variables were measured by constructing an attitude scale of eight statements (five positive and three negative). A statement was considered as positive when it possessed a favorable idea towards RCC rearing. On the other hand, a statement was considered as negative if it was unfavorable towards RCC rearing. The respondents were asked to express their opinions in the form of “strongly agree” “agree” “no opinion” “disagree” strongly disagree”. A score of 5 was given to “strongly agree” 4 to “agree”, 3 to “no opinion” 2 to “disagree” and 1 to “strongly disagree” if the statement was positive. A reverse scoring method was followed in case of negative statements. Attitude towards RCC rearing score of a farmer could range from 0 to 40, by summing up the weights for his/her responses in all the statements.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education, Volume 22, No. 1&2, 2010:119-125, ISSN 1011-3916

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings of the study showed that majority (60 percent) of the respondents had moderately favorable attitude towards the rearing of RCC, while 14.3 percent had highly favorable attitude and 25.7 percent had slightly favorable attitude towards RCC rearing. The existing attitude of the farmers is not enough for rearing of RCC by a large number of farmers although the RCC is a potential breed for meeting increased demand for meat and milk. The level of education and training exposure of the farmers were found to have significant positive relationships with their attitude towards rearing of RCC. Based on the findings it may be concluded that if education and training facilities are available to the farmers, the level of knowledge will be increased which in turn help in the formation of positive attitude towards rearing of RCC. However, education and training are important factors for formation of favorable attitude of the farmers towards the rearing of RCC.

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