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Analysis of Farmers' Agricultural Knowledge in Sugarcane Cultivation

Masud Karim
Postgraduate Student
Postgraduate Student Dept. of Agril Ext. Gducation. IPSA

Masud Karim and M. Delwar Hossain
Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Dept. of Agril Ext. Gducation. IPSA

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of this study was to assess farmers' agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation. The specific objectives of the study were to i) describe the selected characteristics of the farmers, ii) determine the extent of farmers agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation, and iii) determine the relationships between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation. Data were collected from a randomly selected 140 farmers through interview schedule. Results indicated that 37 percent of the farmers had low knowledge in sugarcane cultivation as compared to 36 percent with medium knowledge and 27 percent having high knowledge in the same. Findings revealed that age, education, farm size, extension contact, organizational participation and training of farmers had significant relationships with their agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation.

Keywords: Analysis, Farmers, Agricultural knowledge

Location: Jagati union of Kushtia district

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Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Sugarcane

Objectives:

To assess farmers' agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation.

Methodology:

The design of this study was descriptive in nature. Sugarcane growers of Jagati union of Kushtia district constituted the population of the study. One hundred and forty farmers were proportionately selected through random sampling method from 220 sugarcane growers of three villages, namely, Kaburhat, Chechua and Jagati. An interview schedule was used to collect data from tile sample farmers. The validity of the instrument was established by a panel of experts. The instrument was pilot tested with a similar group of respondents and thus its reliability and suitability were confirmed. The entire process of data collection took 33 days from August 5 to September 7, 1993. The SPSS/PC+ computer programs were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics (numbers, percentages, means, standard deviation, range) were used to summarize (lie data pertaining to the characteristics of the farmers and their agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation. The Pearson-product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the relationship between the concerned variables.

Source of Information: Bangladesh .J. Agric. Econs. XVI, 2(December 1993) : 97-105

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Achievement/Findings:

Results indicated that 37 percent of the farmers had low knowledge in sugarcane cultivation as compared to 36 percent with medium knowledge and 27 percent having high knowledge in the same. Findings revealed that age, education, farm size, extension contact, organizational participation and training of farmers had significant relationships with their agricultural knowledge in sugarcane cultivation.

Knowledge Management: Journal