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Problems and Prospects of Jackfruit Commercialization as Experienced by Farmers at Bhaluka Upazila Under Mymensingh District

MD. HAFIZUR RAHMAN
REGISTRATION NO. : 09-03491, Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System Sher-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of this study was to assess the problems and prospects of jackfruit commercialization as experienced by farmers at Bhaluka Upazila under Mymensingh district. Data were gathered from 86 jackfruit farmers of selected villages of Bhaluka Upazilla under Mymensingh district by using a structured interview schedule during the period from 10 February to 15 March, 2016. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient were used for data analysis. The findings reveal that more than half (67.4%) of the respondents faced medium problem in jackfruit commercialization activities, while 18.6 percent faced high problems and only 14 percent faced low problems. Majority (79.1%) of the respondents perceived medium level prospects of jackfruit commercialization, while 12.8 percent found high-level Prospects of jackfruit commercialization and only 8.1 percent respondents confirmed low level of prospects for jackfruit commercialization. The statistical analysis exposed that annual family income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation, knowledge on jackfruit cultivation, diversified use of jackfruit, selling demand of jackfruit at different marketing system and selling price of jackfruit at different marketing system had a significant negative relationship with the problems faced by the farmers for jackfruit commercialization where annual family income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation, knowledge on jackfruit cultivation, diversified use of jackfruit, nutritional importance of jackfruit, selling demand of jackfruit at different marketing system and selling price of jackfruit at different marketing system had a significant positive relationship with the prospects of jackfruit commercialization as experienced by the farmers.

Keywords: Problem and prospect, Jackfruit commercialization;

Location: Selected villages of Bhaluka Upazilla under Mymensingh district

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Jackfruit

Objectives:

The purpose of the study was to assess the losses of Jackfruit as supposed by the farmers regarding production, harvesting and marketing and to explore the relationship of the selected characteristics of the farmers with the problems and prospect of jackfruit commercialization by them. In order to make the study manageable.

Methodology:

Methodology refers to the methods and procedures in the research work. In any scientific research, methodology plays an important role and requires very careful consideration. More appropriate the methodology more accurate the research. The basic materials for conducting any research are unbiased information and facts. The methodology should be appropriate so that the research will be able to collect necessary data and analyze them in a proper way, which will help him to reach correct decision. The building of research methodology requires vast knowledge, experience and skill. Considering this, the researcher went through previous studies, obtained from supervisors and experts regarding all aspects of this piece of the study. A sequential description of the methodologies followed in conducting this research work has been presented in this chapter. 3.1 Locale of the Study: The study was conducted in purposively selected one Upazillas namely Bhaluka under Mymensingh District. Two villages from the Upazillas as such Kachina, habirbari and Honpara under Bhaluka Upazilla were also purposively selected as the locale of the study as these areas are very much famous of producing jackfruit.

3.2 Population and Sample of the Study The researcher himself with the cooperation of local leaders and concerned with Sub Assistant Agriculture Officer (SAAO) collected an updated list of all the jackfruit cultivators of the selected villages of respective Upazila. The total number of farm families (jackfruit cultivators) in these villages was 825; where 307 farm family heads from Kachina village and 518 from Honpara village under the Upazila of Bhaluka which constituted the population of the study. A total of 825 jackfruit growing farmers were listed which constituted the population of this study.

3.3 Data Collecting Instrument In order to collect relevant information from the respondents, a previously structured interview schedule was prepared in Bengali considering the objectives of the study. The interview schedule was pre-tested in actual field situations before using the same for final data collection. This survey provided an opportunity to examine the effectiveness of the schedule which revealed some unforeseen defects associated with it. Necessary correction, modification and adjustment were made in the interview schedule on the basis of the results of the pre-test. The interview schedule was then printed in its final form.

3.4 Variables of the Study A variable is any characteristics that can assume varying or different values in successive individual cases (Ezekiel and Fox, 1959). In descriptive research, the selection and measurement of the variables are important tasks. Based on the relevant available literature, discussion with teachers, experts and research fellows in the relevant field and considering the time and resources available to the researcher, variables were selected. The researcher selected eight characteristics of the jackfruit growers as the variables. The characteristics include age, education, jackfruit land size, jackfruit tree number, annual family income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation, knowledge on jackfruit cultivation, diversified use of jackfruit, nutritional importance of jackfruit, selling demand of jackfruit at different marketing system and selling price of jackfruit at different marketing system. On the other hand, problems and prospects of jackfruit commercialization as perceived by the jackfruit growers were the main focus of the study. 3.5 Measurement of Variables In order to conduct the study in accordance with the objectives, it was necessary to measure the variables. The procedure for measuring the variables has been described below. Age: Age of the respondents was measured in terms of the year. The age of a respondent was measured by counting the period of time from his birth to the time of interview. A score of one (1) was assigned for each year of age. It was measured in complete years as reported by a respondent.

Source of Information: A Thesis: Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; SEMESTER: JULY - JUNE, 2015

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Achievement/Findings:

The statistical analysis exposed that annual family income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation, knowledge on jackfruit cultivation, diversified use of jackfruit, selling demand of jackfruit at different marketing system and selling price of jackfruit at different marketing system had a significant negative relationship with the problems faced by the farmers for jackfruit commercialization where annual family income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation, knowledge on jackfruit cultivation, diversified use of jackfruit, nutritional importance of jackfruit, selling demand of jackfruit at different marketing system and selling price of jackfruit at different marketing system had a significant positive relationship with the prospects of jackfruit commercialization as experienced by the farmers.

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