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Adoption of Improved Practices in Sugarcane Cultivation in Jamalpur District

HOSSAIN MOHAMMAD JAHANGIR
MS. Student, Reg. No. 00546
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM, SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA-1207

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purpose of the study was to find out the extent of adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation by the growers in some selected areas of the Jamalpur district. Attempts were also made to describe some of the selected characteristics of the sugarcane growers and their relationship with their adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation. One hundred and ten (110) growers were selected randomly from a total of 550 growers under two Unions of SarishabariUpazila of Jamalpur district. An interview schedule was used for collection of data, which took 40 days from 20 July to 30 August 2006. The findings of the study indicate that (47 percent) of the growers had medium adoption while 30 percent had low adoption and 23 percent had high adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation. Correlation analysis indicate that among the selected characteristics, education, farm size, annual income, cosmopolite ness and credit availability showed significant relationship with their adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation. On the other hand, age, family size and extension contact of the growers did not show any significant relationship with their adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation.

Keywords: Adoption, Improved practices, Sugarcane

Location: Mirkutia, Nolsanda, Sisua and Rouha in Pingna and Satpoa unions of Sarishabariupazila under Jamalpur district

Start Date: 20-07-2006

End Date: 30-08-2006

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Sugarcane

Objectives:

1. To determine and describe the individual characteristics of the sugarcane growers. The characteristics are age, education, family size, farm size, annual income, extension contact, cosmopolite ness and credit availability

2. To determine the extent of adoption of improved sugarcane cultivation practices by the farmers

3. To explore the relationships of the individual characteristics of the sugarcane growers with their extent of adoption of improved sugarcane cultivation practices.

Methodology:

Considering the Sugarcane growing area, the study was conducted in four villages namely Mirkutia, Nolsanda, Sisua and Rouha in Pingna and Satpoa unions of Sarishabariupazila under Jamalpur district. In Sarishabariupazila there are eight (08) unions. Pingna and Satpoa are two of them.TheSarishabariupazila stands on an area of about 263 square kilometers. Pingna and Satpoa unions is well communicated from upazila headquarter. Sugarcane is an important crop of the farmers of these two unions. Sarishabariupazila is located in AEZ No.9.The map of Jamalpur district showing SarishabariUpazila and a map of SarishabariUpazila. Four villages namely Mirkutia, Nolsanda, Sisua and Rouha in Pingna and Satpoa unions of Sarishabariupazila under Jamalpur district was selected randomly for the study. Then an update list of all Sugarcane growers of the selected villages was prepared with the help of Sub-Assistant Agricultural Officer (SAAO). The list comprised a total of 550 farmers’ constituting the population of this study. Twenty percent (20%) of the population was randomly selected as sample of population by using Random sampling method. Thus, the total sample size of the study area was one hundred and ten (110) farmers. In addition to that, two (2) percent of the population was selected randomly and proportionately of the selected villages to make a reserve list. Thus, the additional sample, so drawn stood eleven (11) farmers, which were included in the reserve list. In case the individuals included in the original sample were not available at the time of data collection, the farmers from the reserve list were used for the purpose. The distribution of the farmers included in the population, sample and those in the reserve list .

Variables of the Study

In a descriptive social research, selection and measurement of the variables is an important task. In this connection, the researcher reviewed literature as far as possible to widen his understanding about the nature and scope of the variables relevant to his research. A variable is, any measurable characteristic which can assume varying or different values in successive individual Cases (Ezekiel and Fox 1959). The hypothesis of a research, when constructed properly contains at least two important elements, viz. an independent variable and a dependent variable. An independent variable is that factor which is manipulated by the experimenter in his attempt to ascertain its relationship to an observed phenomenon. A dependent variable is that factor which appears, disappears or varies as the experimenter introduces, removes or varies the independent variable (Townsend, 1953). The dependent variable is often called the ‘criterion’ or ‘predicted variable’ where as the independent variables are called treatment, experimental or antecedent variable (Deobold, 1973).

Source of Information: M.S. Thesis, 2007, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM, SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DHAKA-1207

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings of the study indicated that (47 percent) of the growers had medium adoption while 30 percent had low adoption and 23 percent had high adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation. Correlation analysis indicate that among the selected characteristics, education, farm size, annual income, cosmopoliteness and credit availability showed significant relationship with their adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation. On the other hand, age, family size and extension contact of the growers did not show any significant relationship with their adoption of improved practices in sugarcane cultivation.

Knowledge Management: Thesis