Ajmary Sultana
MS Student, Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6502, Bangladesh
Mst. Fahmida Chowdhury
Professor, Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6502, Bangladesh
A.K.M. Kanak Pervez *
Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6502, Bangladesh
Peste des petits ruminants, Goat, Prevalence, Combined antibiotic, Vaccination
Shibgonj upazilla of Chapainawabgonj district, Bangladesh
Socio-economic and Policy
For this study, data were collected during March to April 2017 to investigate the present situation of mango cultivation in Shibgonj upazilla of Chapainawabgonj district. The study was confined to purposively ten selected villages namely Chattrajitpur, Kalupur, Kazipara, Tottipur, Kanshat, Shibnagor, Atroshia, Bisshanathpur, Chowka and Ghorial from four unions (lowest administrative unit in Bangladesh). To get information as per objectives, a total number of 101 respondents were selected randomly out of 650 mango growers of the selected areas. A structured interview schedule was carefully prepared in Bengali, keeping the objectives of the study in view. The schedule was pre-tested before the final collection of data. After the pre-test, necessary correction, addition, reduction and rearrangement were made. The interview schedule was then multiplied in its final form for data collection. The personal and socio-economic characters of the respondents were age, educational level, family size, farm size, annual income, organizational participation, extension media contact, cosmopolitanism, knowledge on mango cultivation and training experience. Appropriate scalings were used for measuring socio-economic characters in mango cultivation. Data were also collected on the area of mango cultivation, types of mango varieties, number of mango plants, diseases and insect infestation, uses of chemicals and yield of mango to determine the present status of mango cultivation. Also, the problem confronted by farmers in mango cultivation was also measured. 2.1 Measurement of the status of mango cultivation Respondents were given their answer for +1 value for increasing their status (areas under mango cultivation) or -1 value for decrease their status and, 0 value for unchanged their status in mango cultivation comparing with last three years. The collected data were coded, compiled, tabulated and analyzed. The local units were converted into standard units. 2.2 Measurement of problems confrontation for mango cultivation Problem confrontation was measured using a closed form of the question, and the farmers were asked to give their opinion on 15 selected problems in connection with mango cultivation. The selected problems were identified based on five focus group discussions (FGDs) with the farmers of the selected areas. The farmer gave their response as ‘severe’, ‘moderate’, ‘slightly’ and ‘not at all’ and the scores assigned to these responses were 3, 2, 1, and 0 respectively for each problem included in regarding of mango cultivation. The problems were ranked by the value of Problem Confrontation.
Index (PCI) as calculated by using the following formula: PCI= Pn × 0 + Psl × 1+ Pm× 2+ Pse ×3 …………………………………………………………….(i) Where Pn= Frequency of the farmers had not at all problem, Psl= Frequency of the farmers had slightly problem, Pm=Frequency of the farmers had a moderate problem, Pse= Frequency of the farmers had a severe problem
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESEARCH VOL. 2, ISSUE 3, PP. 47-55
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