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Attitude of Farmers Towards Modern Jute Cultivation in Baliakandi Upazilla Under Rajbari District

ZAHIDUL ISLAM
MS. Student, Reg. No. 02169
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA-1207,

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The research was to investigate the attitude of farmers towards modern jute cultivation, problem faced by the farmers and probable suggestion to overcome the problem. The findings revealed that majority farmers (72 percent) had favorable to moderately favorable attitude towards modern jute cultivation, about 65 percent of the respondents showed medium to high innovativeness. The study reveals that only 37 percent jute growers access to receive training and 40 percent access to credit. Lack of HYV seed, unavailability of seeds during sowing period, lack of credit during cultivation are the most serious problem of farmers for modem jute cultivation.. On the other hand Age, Education, Farm size, Annual income, Credit availability and Innovativeness had no relationship with their Attitude towards modem Jute Cultivation of the jute growers. The respondents appeared to be frustrated with lower demand of their produce (fibre) as well as constrained with shortage of cash resource to allocate in jute cultivation. The jute growers also opined that the selling price of jute should be remunerative, and the Government should fix the minimum purchase price at the primary market, to develop and create demand inside and outside the country with a long term planning.

Keywords: Attitude, Farmers, Modern jute cultivation,

Location: Union of Baliakandiupazilla under Rajbari district

Start Date: 15-07-2007

End Date: 14-08-2007

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Jute

Objectives:

(i) To determine the attitude of jute growers towards the use of modem jute cultivation technologies:

- Use of improved seed.

- Line sowing method

- Ribbon retting method.

- Proper land preparation

- Proper weeding.

(ii) To describe the selected characteristics of the farmers. The selected characteristics are:

a) Age

b) Education

c) Farm size

d) Training received

e) Credit availability

f) Knowledge on jute cultivation

g) Innovativeness

h) Annual family income

i) Fatalism

j) Extension media contact

(iii)To explore the relationship of some selected characteristics of the farmers with their overall attitude towards jute cultivation.

(iv) To identify the existing problems and constraints in jute cultivation with the possible suggestions to overcome the same.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in one union of Baliakandiupazilla under Rajbari district. The area was also prominent jute growing upazilla under greater Faridpur district. Baliakandiupazilla is consisted of 7 unions namely Baliakandi, Baharpur, Narua, Jangal, Nabwabpur, Islampur and Jamalpur. For this study 10 villages under Narua union were selected out of 31 villages.

Population and sampling procedure

A total of 1002 jute farmers were in these 10 villages and 100 jute farmers were selected as sample population with using proportionate random sampling method.

Keeping the objectives of the study in view an interview schedule was carefully designed to collect relevant data. The schedule contained both closed and open-ended questions. Simple and direct questions were included in the schedule. Scale was developed to ascertain modem jute cultivation by the farmers of Baliakandiupazilla under Rajbari district. The interview schedule was pre-tested with five farmers of Narua union of Baliakandiupazilla who practiced modem jute cultivation. These five respondents were not included in the sample list. The pre-test facilitated the researcher to examine the suitability of different questions and statements of the schedule. Apart from elimination of faulty questions and statements, other necessary corrections, modifications, additions and alterations were made in the schedule on the basis of comments of the experts and pretest results.

Collection of data

Data were collected by interview procedure from 100 selected farmers' through personal interview by the researcher himself. While starting interview with any respondent, the researcher took utmost care to establish rapport with the respondent so that the respondent did not feel hesitant to furnish the desired information. Investigator explained clearly the purpose of the study to the respondents. The researcher explained/reviewed the issue to the respondents who failed to understand the question or recollect the previous activities. The researcher did not face any problem in collecting data rather he received excellent cooperation from the respondents during the time of interview. The Agriculture Extension Officer, Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer of Narua union of Baliakandiupazilla cordially helped the investigator to collect the data. The entire process of data collection took one month from 15 July to 14 August 2007.

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

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Achievement/Findings:

The majority farmers (72 percent) had favorable to moderately favorable attitude towards modem jute cultivation, about 65 percent of the respondents showed medium to high innovative ness. The study reveals that only 37 percent jute growers access to receive training and 40 percent access to credit. Lack of HYV seed, unavailability of seeds during sowing period, lack of credit during cultivation are the most serious problem of farmers for modem jute cultivation.. On the other hand Age, Education, Farm size, Annual income, Credit availability and Innovative ness had no relationship with their Attitude towards modem Jute Cultivation of the jute growers. The respondents appeared to be frustrated with lower demand of their produce (fibre) as well as constrained with shortage of cash resource to allocate in jute cultivation. The jute growers also opined that the selling price of jute should be remunerative, and the Government should fix the minimum purchase price at the primary market, to develop and create demand inside and outside the country with a long term planning.

Knowledge Management: Thesis