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Adoption of Spices Cultivation Technology by the Growers in Shibganj Upazila Under Bogura District of Bangladesh

MSI Afrad
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

ME Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

ME Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

M Zakaria
Department of Horticulture, Bangandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Traditionally, spices are important components used for preparation of everyday menu, especially for Bangladeshi. In this connection, Spices Research Center under Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has been releasing new spices varieties but there is dearth of research on the adoption of these newly released spices varieties. Therefore, the present study aimed at to examine the extent of adoption of spices cultivation technology by the growers in Shibganj upazila under Bogura district. Data were collected from 90 household heads selected following proportionate random using a structured interview schedule. Major cultivating spices varieties which are noticed in the study area are BARI piaz1, BARI ada2, BARI holud5. Under the three major spices variety, 43.3 percent area was covered by small scale spices cultivation, 42.2 percent by medium scale and 14.5 percent was covered by large scale area of spices cultivation. Findings revealed that huge majority (80.0%) of the respondents had medium adoption of BARI piaz1 whereas almost all (93.3%) of them had medium adoption of BARI ada2. On the other hand, more than half (53.3%) of the respondents had low adoption of BARI holud5 whereas 40.0 percent of them had medium and 6.7 percent had high adoption of the same. Vital perceived benefits that attracted the respondents in spices cultivation were higher price, yield and quality of the technologies than those of previous. BARI holud5 was found more profitable (BCR 1.7) than BARI piaz1 (BCR 1.3) and BARI ada2 (BCR 1.3). Respondent farmers’ education, farm size, innovativeness, extension contact, knowledge on spices cultivation and annual family income showed significant and positive relationship with their adoption of spices technology.

Keywords: Spices, Adoption, Technology, Cultivation

Location: Shibganj upazila under Bogura district, Bangladesh.

Start Date: 00-10-2018

End Date: 00-12-2018

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Onion, Ginger

Objectives:

” To: (i) describe the socio- economic characteristics of the spices growers in the study area; (ii) determine the extent of adoption of spices cultivation technology by the growers; (iii) investigate the perceived benefit of adoption of spices cultivation technology; (iv) compare the profitability of the selected spices; and (v) find out the relationships between socio- economic characteristics of the growers and their extent of adoption of selected spices cultivation technology.

Methodology:

The descriptive and diagnostic research design was used in the present study. The study was conducted in Shibganj upazila under Bogura district. Three unions viz. Shibganj, Mokamtala, and Bihar of the upazila were purposively selected because of intensive cultivation of spices. Total number of the spices cultivators in the three unions were 270 which constituted the population of the study. Among the listed 270 spices growers, 90 of them including 30 respondents for each spices technology were selected as sample following proportionate random sampling technique because of variation of number of sample population in the selected villages. In order to collect relevant information from the respondents, an interview schedule was carefully designed keeping the objectives of the study in view. The schedule contained both open and closed form questions which was pretested for its modification. Data were collected by the researchers during October to December 2018. The personal characteristics of the study were the selected characteristics of the respondents which included: age, education, family size, farm size, farming experience, training experience, annual income, knowledge on spices cultivation technology, organizational participation, contact with the sources of information and area under spices cultivation. On the other hand, adoption of selected spices cultivation technology was the focus variable of the study. Age of the respondents were measured in actual year whereas education in schooling years and categorized following Rahman (2008) and training experience following Wadud (2010). Family size was measured in numbers of total member and farm size in hectare following Islam (2008) and BBS (2018), respectively. Annual family income was calculated in Tk., innovativeness in observed score, farming experience in years, extension contact in observed score and these were categorized following observed mean and standard deviation. Adoption quotient (AQ) of each spices cultivation technology was estimated following the formulae given by Kashem (2004) which considered both time and space dimensions simultaneously. Three spices technologies viz. BARI piaz1, BARI holud5 and BARI ada2 were considered for this study. The adoption of these technologies was considered in percent which could range from 0’-100 percent where ‘0’ would indicate ‘no adoption’ and ‘100’ percent indicate ‘full adoption’. Perceived benefit index (PBI) of the selected spices was computed by obtaining their opinions on the five selected benefit statements in a five-point Likert-type scale. The continuums of the scale were “strongly agree’, ‘agree’, ‘no opinion’, ‘disagree’ and ‘strongly disagree’ and the corresponding scores for these responses were ‘5’, ‘4’, ‘3’, ‘2’ and ‘1’. Thus, total scores for each statement could range from ‘90’ to ‘450’. Rank order of the statements were computed based on PBI score. Coefficients of correlation were employed to find out the relationships between the selected socio- economic characteristics of the respondents and their adoption of spices cultivation technology against the null hypothesis of “there is no significant relationship between selected characteristics of the growers and their adoption of spices cultivation technology”.

Source of Information: The Agriculturists 2020; 18(1) 81-93

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/agric.v18i1.49461

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Achievement/Findings:

Farmers in the study area demonstrated poor personal characteristics with small farm, low level education and annual income and poor training experience. Greater portion of them had medium adoption of BARI ada2 followed by BARI piaz1 and BARI holud5. High market price, higher yield and better quality than other existing other varieties of the selected spices influenced them for adoption. BARI holud5 showed highest profitability as compared to BARI piaz1 and BARI ada2. Education, farm size, innovativeness, extension contact, knowledge on spices cultivation and annual family income of the farmers showed significant positive relationship with their adoption of spices technologies. Increased adoption of spices technology is important for increasing the yield of spices. But a considerable proportion of the farmers had low spices technology adoption. It is, therefore, recommended that an effective step may be taken by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in dissemination of spices technology in the study area. Most of the farmers possessed medium and small farm size, may be given more attention to their farming operation as they generally work on their farm. Hence, the extension workers may utilize the small and medium farmers in their extension activities to introduce spices technology on a significant scale.

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