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Problems Faced by the Bean Farmer in Selected Areas of Pabna District in Bangladesh

Mohammad Zamshed Alam
Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher- e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Md Shariful Islam
Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher- e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Muhammad Humayun Kabir
Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher- e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The major purposes of the study were to determine the extent of the problem faced by the farmers in bean cultivation and to explore the relationships between bean farmers’ selected characteristics with their problem faced. The study was conducted in four villages of two unions under Atghoria upazilla of Pabna District. Data were collected from a random sample of 106 bean farmers by using an interview schedule during 15 Dec, 2017 to 15 Jan, 2018. The highest proportion (71.70 percent) of the farmers faced medium overall problem in bean production, while 16.04 percent faced high and 12.26 percent faced low problem. Problem faced in non-availability of pesticides ranked 1st and this was followed by non-availability of fertilizers, lack of capital so on and least one lack of irrigation in bean cultivation ranked 28th. Correlation analysis indicated that education, training exposure, organizational participation, extension media contact and farmers’ knowledge had significant negative relationship with their problem faced. Age had significant positive relationship with their problem faced while family members, farm size, annual family income, bean cultivation area, and credit received by the farmers had no significant relationship with their problem faced. Overwhelming (87.74) majority of bean farmers faced medium to high problems therefore, it may be said that problem faced by the farmers in bean cultivation is a serious issue to be addressed to maximize bean production

Keywords: Bean, Bean farmer, Bean production,

Location: Atgharia upazilla of Pabna district, Bangladesh

Start Date: 15-12-2017

End Date: 15-01-2018

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Bean

Objectives:

i). To determine the extent of problems faced by the farmers in bean cultivation.

ii). To determine and describe some selected characteristics of the bean farmers.

iii). To explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the bean farmers and their extent of problem facing in bean cultivation.

iv). To determine the severity among the problems faced by the farmers in bean cultivation.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in four villages under Atgharia upazilla of Pabna district. An update list of 972 bean farmers was prepared with the help of Upazila Agriculture Officer of these localities. Out of 972 total population 106 bean farmers were selected randomly considering the Yamane’s (1967) formula. Thus, 106 bean farmers constituted the sample of the study for conducting interviews. Farmers were asked to furnish information about their age, education, family size, farm size, annual income, bean cultivation area, training exposure, extension media contact, bean cultivation knowledge and credit received. To measure the problems faced by the bean farmers’ twenty eight (28) items were incorporated in the interview schedule. A four (4) points rating scale viz. not at all, low, medium and high were employed against each of the twenty eight (28) items and a score of 0, 1, 2, and 3 were assigned against the items respectively. The problems faced by the bean farmers were determined by adding the scores obtained by the farmers against twenty eight (28) items. Thus the problems faced score of the farmers could range from 0-84. Based on the obtained score, the farmers were classified into three categories such as low problem faced, medium problem faced and high problem faced categories. Thus the primary data were collected between 15 Dec, 17 to 15 Jan, 18 through focused group discussion (FGD) and face to face interviews. Some related literature and empirical findings were also collected and reviewed from various secondary sources to support and supplements the results of this study. Last of all, collected data were edited and compiled in order to make suitable for analysis. Statistical treatments such as percent, mean, standard deviation, range and frequency was done. The Pearsons Product Moment Co- efficient of Correlation was computed to explore the relationships of the selected factors of the study using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) software package (version 20). Five percent and one percent level of probability were used in the present study.

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 5, No. 1, April 2018 : 11-18.

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Achievement/Findings:

Overwhelming (87.74%) majority of bean farmers faced medium to high problem therefore, it may be concluded that problem faced by the farmers in bean cultivation is a serious issue to be addressed to maximize bean production. Most of the farmers’ addressed their problems using their long experience and knowledge gathered from day to day practices in bean cultivation. Majority of the farmers were young to middle aged and relationship between age and problems faced by the bean farmers were found significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that young and middle aged bean farmers faced less problem than the old farmers. Education level, training exposure, organizational participation, extension media contact and knowledge showed significant negative relationship. Therefore, these characteristics should be given priority to improve so that they can reduce their faced problem. It can be ensure by taking necessary actions by DAE and other concerned authorities. Actions may be mass education, training and motivational program, increase extension contact through individual, group and mass media to increase farmers’ knowledge and awareness about bean cultivation and relevant issues.

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