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Farmers’ Awareness Regarding Deforestation at Jalma Union of Batiaghata Upazila Under Khulna District of Bangladesh

Shipra Mondol
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Archona Mollick
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:

Deforestation causes environmental degradation. Awareness of the people might have influence on reduction of deforestation. The main purposes of the study were to determine the farmers’ awareness regarding deforestation and to explore relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their awareness. The study was conducted to only one village namely Raingamari (The project village of Khulna University) of Jalma union under Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district. Data were collected from 53 family heads of the village on their 10 selected characteristics such as age, educational qualification, farming experience, family size, farm size, family income, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, extension media contact, training exposure. Data were also collected on farmers’ awareness regarding deforestation. Data were collected from the respondents during April to July 2017 through personal interview using a pretested interview schedule. Most of the respondents were highly aware of deforestation. The respondents showed highest level of awareness regarding “deforestation causes greenhouse effect which consequently increase the average temperature of the earth” while they were less aware regarding “deforestation threatens the livelihoods and cultural integrity of people that depend on forest”. Among the 10 selected characteristics of the respondents, educational qualification, organizational participation, extension media contact showed positive significant relationships with their awareness regarding deforestation while only the annual income had the negative significant relationship with their awareness regarding deforestation.

Keywords: Farmers’, Awareness, Deforestation, Khulna

Location: Jalma union under Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2017

End Date: 00-00-2017

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Homestead Agroforestry

Objectives:

The specific objectives of the study were to analyze the selected characteristics of the farmers and to determine farmers’ awareness regarding deforestation.

Methodology:

The present study is based on descriptive and diagnostic research design. The present study was based on collection of data by door to door interviewing. It was designed to study the farmer’s awareness regarding deforestation in the Raingamari village (The project Village of Khulna University) of Jalma union under Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district. The Raingamari village was selected purposively as the locale of the study. The study area was selected due to its closeness/proximity with researchers dwelling or university. Raingamari is a small village and a number of 53 families live in the village (study area). The heads of the 53 families were considered as the population and sample for the study. The personal and socio-economic characters of the respondents were treated as independent variables for the study. The characteristics were age, educational qualification, farming experience, family size, farm size, annual income, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, extension media contact and training exposure. Farmers’ awareness regarding deforestation was considered as dependent variable in this study. To measure farmers’ awareness regarding deforestation, a number of 6 statements related to harmful effects of deforestation and another 6 statements related to beneficial effect of afforestation. To determine the awareness score of the respondents a five point rating scale such as strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree were employed against the 12 statements. A score 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 was employed against the scales respectively. The awareness score of a respondent was calculated by adding all the scores obtained by a respondent against the twelve (6+6=12) statements. The awareness score of respondents could be ranged from 12-60, where ‘12’ indicate less awareness and 60 indicate high awareness. Based on awareness score, the respondents were classified in to three categories as shown in Table 1. To compare among 12 statements related to harmful effects (6) of deforestation and beneficial effects (6) of afforestation an awareness index (AI) was calculated using following formula: AI = Nsag× 5 + N_ag×4 + N_ud × 3+ N_da × 2 + N_sda× 1. Where, AI = Awareness Index N_sag = Number of respondents rated the statement related to awareness as strongly agree, N_ag = Number of respondents rated the statement related to awareness as agree, N_ud = Number of respondents rated the statement related to awareness as undecided, N_da= Number of respondents rated the statement related to awareness as disagree Nsda= Number of respondents rated the statement related to awareness as strongly disagree

The AI score of the respondents regarding a statement could range from ‘53’ to ‘265’ where ‘53’ indicate less awareness and ‘265’ indicate the high awareness. For better understanding, the AI score was converted to percentage using following formula. %AI = (Observed all score) / (Possible AI Score) x 100.

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 6, No. 2, August 2019 : 193-202. ISSN : P-2409-0603, E-2409-9325

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Achievement/Findings:

Most of the respondents are highly aware of deforestation. The respondents showed highest level of awareness regarding “deforestation causes greenhouse effect which consequently increase the average temperature of the earth” while less aware regarding “deforestation threatens the livelihoods and cultural integrity of people that depend on forest”. Among the selected characteristics of the respondents, educational qualification, organizational participation, extension media contact showed positive significant relationships with their awareness regarding while only the annual income had the negative significant relationship with their awareness regarding deforestation. Finally we can say that farmers in the study area quite aware of the risks associated with deforestation and its effects on the environment.

Knowledge Management: Journal