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Adoption of Modern High Yielding Varieties (hyv) of Wheat by the Farmers

MD. KAMAL HOSSAIN
MS. Student
Dept. of Agricultural Extension and Information System, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted to determine the extent of adoption of modem HYV wheat by the farmers and to explore the relationships between farmers’ selected characteristics and their adoption of modem HYV wheat at Joydebpur Paurashava and Basan Union of Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Kaoraid Union of Sreepur Upazila under Gazipur district during June to December 2007 during June to December 2007. The finding revealed that a large proportion (44.5 percent) had low adoption of modem HYV wheat as compared to 36.4 percent medium and 19.1 percent high adoption respectively. Coefficient of correlation the farmers namely, farm size, family income, agricultural training, attitude towards modem HYV wheat cultivation, innovativeness, contact with different media and knowledge on wheat cultivation had significant positive relationship but age, education and non-localite behaviour had no significant relationship. Ten problems of the farmers were identified which they confronted frequently during modem HYV wheat cultivation. Five major problems in descending order of Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) were: (i) high price of fertilizer, (ii) high price of seeds, (iii) lack of HYV wheat seeds in the market, (iv) scarcity of fertilizer supply in time and (v) requires high amount of fertilizer in HYV wheat crops.

Keywords: Adoption, Modern high yielding varieties, Wheat, Farmers

Location: Joydebpur Paurashava and Basan Union of Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Kaoraid Union of Sreepur Upazila under Gazipur district

Start Date: 00-06-2007

End Date: 00-12-2007

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Wheat

Objectives:

1. To determine and describe the selected characteristics of the farmers those were involved in adoption process.

The selected characteristics are:

(a) Age

(b) Education

(d) Annual family income

(e) Agricultural training

(f) Non-localite behaviour

(g) Attitude towards modem HYV wheat cultivation

(h) Innovative ness

(i) Contact with different media

(j) Knowledge on wheat cultivation

2. To determine the extent of adoption of modem HYV wheat by the farmers.

3. To explore the relationships between selected characteristics of the farmers and their adoption of modem HYV wheat.

4. To identify problems confronted by the farmers

Methodology:

The study was conducted at Joydebpur Paurashava and Basan Union of Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Kaoraid Union of Sreepur Upazila under Gazipur district during June to December 2007. The design of the study was a descriptive survey research. Efforts were also made to assess the problems of the wheat growers in adopting modem HYV wheat. Joydebpur Paurasava and Basan union of Gazipur Sadar Upazila covering six villages namely, Adaboil, Jugitola, Chaitannapur, Shamantapur, Dhiraj and Choto Daoura, and Kaoraid union of Sreepur Upazila covering two villages namely, Bapta and Nandia Sargon were selected purposively. Then a list of wheat growers of these villages was prepared with the help of the Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAOs) of those areas. The number of wheat growers of this village was 1116. Only heads of these 1116 wheat growers constituted the population of the study. Ten percent of the wheat growers were selected by using random sampling methods. As a result 110 wheat growers constituted the sample size. In addition to that, 1 percent of the population was selected randomly and proportionately from the selected village.Based on this experience, review of literature, discussion with the relevant experts and academicians and also with the research supervisor, the researcher selected the dependent and independent variables. An independent variable is that factor which is manipulated by the researcher in his attempt to ascertain its relationship to an observed phenomenon. A dependent variable is that factor which appears, disappears or varies as the researcher introduces, removes or varies the independent variables. The dependent variable is often called ‘criterion or predicted variable’ whereas independent variable is called ‘treatment, experimental or antecedent variable’.The statistical measures such as possible and observed range, number and percent distribution, mean, standard deviation and rank order were used to describe both the independent and dependent variables.

Source of Information: M.S. Thesis, 2007, Dept. of Agricultural Extension and Information System, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

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Achievement/Findings:

Large proportion (44.5 percent) had low adoption of modem HYV wheat as compared to 36.4 percent medium and 19.1 percent high adoption respectively. Coefficient of correlation the farmers namely, farm size, family income, agricultural training, attitude towards modem HYV wheat cultivation, innovative ness, contact with different media and knowledge on wheat cultivation had significant positive relationship but age, education and non-localite behavior had no significant relationship. Ten problems of the farmers were identified which they confronted frequently during modem HYV wheat cultivation. Five major problems in descending order of Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) were: (i) high price of fertilizer, (ii) high price of seeds, (iii) lack of HYV wheat seeds in the market, (iv) scarcity of fertilizer supply in time and (v) requires high amount of fertilizer in HYV wheat crops.

Knowledge Management: Thesis