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Farmers’ Perception of Beneficial Effects and Limitations of Vermicompost

Md. Shiduzzaman
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Humyra Akhter
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Mohammad Bashir Ahmed
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Md. Matiul Islam
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Vermicompost is very useful manure which is becoming popular day by day. However, its perception by the farmers is not yet assessed in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. The main objectives of this study were to determine the farmers’ perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost and to explore the relationship between selected characteristics of the farmers’ and their perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost. Data were collected using an interview schedule from randomly selected 60 respondents. Locale was three villages namely Lokhpur, Bollokhpur and Vobna under Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district. Face- to-face interview was conducted during 7 to 29 May, 2016. Farmers’ perception regarding the beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost was measured using 5- point Likert type scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and farmers’ perception index was calculated. Majority (66.7 percent) of the respondents had moderate perception while 18.3 percent and 15 percent of them had less and high perception, respectively, on the beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost. Among seven selected characteristics of the respondents, age showed a significant negative relationship with their perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost while training experience of the respondents showed a significant positive relationship with their overall perception. Thus, arrangement of training could pave the way of high perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost.

Keywords: Farmers’ Perception, Vermicompost

Location: Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

Start Date: 07-05-2016

End Date: 29-05-2016

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Organic fertilizer

Objectives:

To determine and describe the selected characteristics of the farmers.
To determine farmers’ perception regarding the beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost.
To explore the relationship between selected characteristics of the farmers’ and their perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost.

Methodology:

Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district is situated at the convenient distance from Khulna University. Lokhpur union of Fakirhat upazila is a known place for the researchers where around 300 farmers, as per information received from the Upazila Agriculture Office, were involved in using and/or producing vermicompost who had been considered as the population of the research. Among them 20 % (i.e., 60 farmers) were randomly selected as the sample of the study. Data were collected from those randomly selected farmers of Lokhpur, Bollokhpur and Vobna villages of Lokhpur union during 7 to 29 May, 2016. Data were collected using a pretested interview schedule through face-to-face interview. Data were collected on socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents which were treated as independent variable viz., age (years), educational qualification (schooling year), farming experience (years), innovativeness (month, i.e., after how many months the technology was adopted after knowing about it), extension media contact (score), knowledge on vermicompost (score), and training exposure (score). The innovativeness of the respondents was determined on the basis of time (months) required to adopt vermicompost from first hearing to final adoption of it. Then, the required time was categorized following the adopter categories suggested by Rogers (1983). To compare the statements related to perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost Farmers’ Perception Index (FPI) was calculated by using the following formula: FPI = Nsa× 5 + Na×4 + Nu × 3+ Nda × 2 + Nsda×1. Where, FPI = Farmers’ Perception Index. Nsa = Number of respondents rated the statement as strongly agree Na = Number of respondents rated the statement as agree. Nu = Number of respondents were undecided to rate the statement Nda = Number of respondents rated the statement as disagree. Nsda = Number of respondents rated the statement as strongly disagree The FPI score of the respondents could range from ‘1’ to ‘300’ where ‘1’ indicate less perception while ‘300’ indicate the high perception of a particular statement related to perception. Statistical analyses such as number, percent, rank order, range, mean and standard deviation were used to interpret data. To explore relationship between any two variables Pearson’s Product Moment correlation coefficient ‘r’ was employed. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS).

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 5, No. 1, April 2018 : 19-25

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority of the respondents had moderate perception followed by less perception and high perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost. Age of the respondent showed a significant negative relationship while training experience showed a significant positive relationship with their overall perception. Thus, it might be concluded on the basis of findings that, the perception of the technology of vermicomposting is yet to be made clearer among the farmers, and arrangement of training could pave the way of high perception of beneficial effects and limitations of vermicompost.

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