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Attitude of Rural Women Towards Homestead Vegetable Cultivation for Livelihood Improvement –a Study at South Surma Upazila of Sylhet District

A Akter*
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

M A Islam
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

M R Amin
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

M Kamruzzaman
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

M M Islam
Department of Plant Pathology & Seed Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main focus of the study was to assess the attitude of rural women towards homestead vegetable cultivation for livelihood improvement and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the rural women with homestead vegetable cultivation. Data were collected from a sample of hundred (100) women of two villages of South Surma upazila of Sylhet district. The attitude of rural women was determined for 7 items under the vegetable cultivation of homestead. A comparative attitude index was computed for seven statements under vegetable cultivation by using attitude scale. Co-efficient of correlation (r) was computed to test the relationships between the dependent and independent variables. Results showed that highest percent (75%) of the rural women had shown moderate favorable attitude in vegetable cultivation for improving their livelihoods. Computed (r) values indicates that education, farm size, family income, agricultural knowledge, credit availability and communication exposure of the rural women had positive relationship with their attitude towards homestead vegetable cultivation for livelihood improvement. However, age, family size, aspiration and fatalism of the rural women had no significant relationship with their attitude towards vegetable cultivation.

Keywords: Attitude, Rural women, Homestead vegetable cultivation, Livelihood improvement

Location: Osmanpur and Islampur of Muglabajar union of South Surma upazila under Sylhet district

Start Date: 00-09-2014

End Date: 00-11-2014

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Attitude, Livelihood

Objectives:

1.To determine the attitude of rural women in homestead vegetable cultivation for livelihood improvement. 2. To explore the correlation between the selected characteristics of the rural women and their attitude towards homestead vegetable cultivation for livelihood improvement.

Methodology:

Location, Population and SampleIn all 420 rural women from two villages namely Osmanpur and Islampur of Muglabajar union of South Surma upazila under Sylhet district constituted the population for the study. A representative sample of 100 housewives (around 23 percent of the population)was the sample for the present study. South Surma upazila is not very far from Sylhet head quarters but the upazila has all the features of rural Bangladesh. The livelihood of the rural women of this upazila mainly depends on agricultural based activities as well as the women have easy access to the market for their product. This is the reason of selecting this upazila as the study area. Measurement of Attitude Attitude was measured by computing scores of attitude items towards homestead vegetable cultivation for livelihood improvement by using a modified Likert-type scale. The items constituted of four positive and three negative items arranged randomly in the scale in order to determine the respondents‘ real response of attitude. The respondents were asked to indicate, for each of the statements, whether they are strongly agreed, agreed, disagreed and strongly disagreed with a corresponding score of 4, 3, 2 and 1 for the positive items and vice versa for the negative items. Thus, a total score for a respondent could vary from 7 to 28. Data collection and statistical analysis A questionnaire was prepared in order to collect necessary information from the selected women. The questionnaire was carefully designed and prepared with open and closed form of questions keeping the objectives of the study in mind. In order to give the final shape, the questionnaire was pre-tested with 20 women. Based on the pre-test results, necessary corrections, modifications, alternation, and adjustments were made and then finalized the questionnaire accordingly. Data were collected during September to November 2014. The collected data were coded into numerical, compiled, tabulated and analyzed keeping the objectives of study in mind. In order to categorize and explain the data, various statistical measures such as range, mean, percentage, standard deviation and rank were used in describing the selected variables, wherever applicable. To find out the relationships, Pearson‘s Product moment correlation co-efficient was used. Five percent (0.05) level of probability was used as the basis of rejecting any null hypothesis throughout the study.

Source of Information: Sylhet Agril. Univ.1(2):169-174,2014 ISSN:2308-1597

Article Link (Online Journal): www.jsau.com.bd

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Achievement/Findings:

On the basis of above findings, it may be concluded that most of the rural women had moderate attitude towards homestead vegetable cultivation for improvement of their livelihood. As their attitude was favorable, proper extension strategy may help in boosting homestead vegetable production, which can ensure both nutritional aspect and economic benefits. Hence, homestead vegetable production can play an important role in changing social and livelihood issues.

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