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Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: the Mango Growers’ Perception

Md. Abdur Rakib
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Md. Zulfikar Rahman
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Md. Masud Rana
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of the study was to find out the extent of use of flood prone lands into mango production by planting different mango varieties, to find out the cause and effect of transformation of flood prone lands into mango production, to measure perception of the growers about using flood prone lands to mango production and explore the relationships between the selected demographic characteristics of the farmers and their perception of using flood prone lands to mango production. The study was conducted in four villages of Shibganj upazila under Nawabganj district. The sample size 80, randomly selected from a population of 400 mango growers. Interview schedule was used to collect data. Data were collected personally during 25 July to 15 September, 2015. Pearsons’ product moment correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the mango growers and their perception on using flood prone lands to mango production. The main three causes of transformation of flood prone lands to mango production were: Mango provides more earning than field crops, the neighbours and other land owners who planted mango trees serve as facilitators for others to follow the same and mango plants once planted give good return for several years; but in case of other crops, one has to grow crops every year. The most important effects of mango cultivation were found: Mango cultivation maintains environmental balance, it helps in earning more money and provide bio-fertilizer by the fallen leaf. The majority (78.75%) of the mango growers possessed high positive perception about mango growing in the flood prone area while 20% had moderate perception about transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. Among the 11 selected socio-economic characteristics of mango growers, eight (08) characteristics namely education, annual income, farm size, cosmopoliteness, media exposure, organizational participation, innovativeness and knowledge on mango production had positive significant relationship with their percerption of using flood prone lands to mango production. The mango growers mentioned a number of problems as well as probable solutions in transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. By taking proper and timely initiatives the transformation process should be enhanced to ensure sustainable quality mango production and socio-economic development of mango growers.

Keywords: Transformation, Perception, Flood prone, Socio-economic, Cause and effect

Location: Four randomly selected villages of Shibganj upazila under Nawabganj District, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Mango

Objectives:

To assess perception of the mango growers about using flood prone lands to mango production, to find out the cause and effect of transformation and to find out the problems faced by the mango growers in transformation of flood prone lands to mango production.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in four randomly selected villages of Shibganj upazila under Nawabganj District. Nawabganj is a very well-known district in Bangladesh for producing varieties of quality mangos. The study area was selected purposively for investigation because the area was suitable for mango cultivation. Due to increasing rate of mango production, good communication facilities and researcher’s perception about better co-operation from the mango growers motivated the researcher to select the study area.Mango growers of four randomly selected villages namely Mobarokpur, Kansat, Bishonathpur and Dhobrawere the population of the study. The total numbers of mango growers were 400 in the study area, among them 80 vegetable growers were randomly selected as the sample of the study which was 20% of total population. Data were collected by using a combination of different methods such as individual interview method, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method, Key Informants Interview (KII) method and survey method. In case of individual interview method, a pre-structured interview schedule was used as data collecting instrument which contained both open and closed formed of questions. Data were collected from the respondents from the period of 25 July to 15 September, 2015. Eleven selected demographic characteristics of the vegetable growers such as age, education, annual income, family size, farm size, cosmopoliteness, training received, media exposure, organizational participation, innovativeness and knowledge on mango production were selected as explanatory variables. Appropriate methods were used to operationalize respondent’s characteristics by developing suitable scales. Mango growers' perception of using flood prone lands to mango productionwas the focus variable of the study. For measuring the perception of the respondents a four point Likert scale (as developed by Likert, 1932) was used. A total of 18 relevant statements (14 positive and 4 negative) were adapted to the interview schedule to assess mango growers' perception of using flood prone lands to mango production. The statements were asked to the farmers against the possible responses such as “strongly agree”, “agree”, “undecided”, and “disagree” with corresponding score of 3, 2, 1 and 0 respectively. Ullah et al. (2011) and Ghosh and Hasan (2013) also used Likert scale in their respective studies. The perception score of individual respondent was computed by summing the scores for responses to all the statements. Thus, the scale score could range from 0 to 54 where 0 indicates no perception and 54 indicates highly favourable perception towards using flood prone lands to mango production. Mango growers faced different problems during using flood prone lands to mango production. To identify the problems faced by the mango growers during using flood prone lands to mango production two FGDs were conducted with the selected mango growers. From the identified problems rank order was made based on the number of responses made by the mango growers. Suggestions were also identified through FGDs with the selected mango growers. From the identified suggestions rank order was made based on the number of responses made by the farmers. The collected data were properly edited and coded before final analysis. All inconsistent data were avoided to eliminate the errors and fault. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the data management. Descriptive statistics such as percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics such as correlation analysis were employed to find out the relationship between the selected demographic characteristics of mango growers and their perception of using flood prone lands to mango production.

Source of Information: J Bangladesh Agril Univ 19(1): 109–118, 2021 ISSN 1810-3030 (Print) 2408-8684 (Online)

Article Link (Online Journal): https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.10735

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings reveal that the majority of the mango growers had high perception about transforming of flood prone lands into mango production. This is due to the higher profitability of mango production compared to other crop farming. The study explored that level of education, annual family income, farm size, cosmopoliteness, media exposure, organizational participation, innovativeness and knowledge on mango production of the mango growers had significant relationship with their perception of using flood prone lands into mango production. The reasons mentioned by the mango farmers for transformation of cropland into mango orchard were suitable weather condition of the area, environment friendly, profitability and costeffectiveness because of its long time return. In addition, transformation of cropland into mango orchard was found to have some positive effect on economy, environment, household food security and social status of the mango growers. The reasons for transformation were very much rational, logical and reasonable and effect of transformation of cropland into mango orchard on different aspects had positive impact as perceived by the mango growers of the study area. The mango growers faced number of problems during the transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. If necessary, actions are taken by the concerned agencies of the Government to solve the problems associated with transformation of flood prone land into mango production may ensure better income of the farmers through expansion of mango production in the study area.

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