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Knowledge Gap of Commercial Nursery Growers of Fultala Upazila Under Khulna District

M.A. Hossain
Student
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

H. Ara
Student
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M. B. Ahmed*
Professor
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M.A. Mannan
Professor
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

M.R. Amin
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge gap of nursery owners. Data were collected from randomly selected 70 nursery owners who are practicing nursery commercially for several years in selected two blocks namely Bezerdanga and Damodor of Fultala Upazila under Khulna district. Data were collected through personal interview using an interview schedule during May 2009 to June 2009. Majority of the respondents had medium knowledge gap. The maximum (100%) knowledge gap was observed on the questions related to root promoting regulators, shoot promoting regulator and control of nematode while it was minimum in case of question related suitable method of irrigation in the seedbed. Besides, remarkable knowledge gap was also observed on questions related to spacing of ideal seedbed, tissue culture, fatal disease of seedlings in nursery and cause of wilting and its control. Among the selected 9 characteristics of the respondents, the relationships between knowledge gap and education status, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, extension media contact, farm size, annual net income were strongly significant but negative relationship. The correlation between experience in nursery and knowledge gap also significant but positive relationship.

Keywords: Knowledge gap, Commercial nursery growers

Location: Bezerdanga and Damodor of Fultala Upazila under Khulna district

Start Date: 00-05-2009

End Date: 00-06-2009

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Knowledge gap

Objectives:

However in order to find out the extent of technological knowledge gap of nursery growers the present study was taken up with some specific objectives. • To analyze the selected characteristics of commercial nursery growers. • To determine the knowledge gap of commercial nursery growers. • To explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of commercial nursery growers and their knowledge gap.

Methodology:

Data were collected from randomly selected 70 nursery owners out of 175 who are practicing nursery commercially for several years in the selected blocks of Bezerdanga and Damodor of Fultala Upazila under Khulna district. Data were collected from the responents through personal interview using an interview schedule during May 2009 to June 2009. Person's coefficient of correlation (r) was computed in order to measure relationships between respondents" personal traits and their knowledge gap.

Selection and Measurement of Variables In this study the personal characteristics were treated as independent variable while the knowledge gap of the respondents was treated as dependent variable. The selected characteristics included age, education, family size, farm size , annual income, experience in nursery, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness and extension media contact.

Measurement of Knowledge Gap Knowledge gap refers to the difference in knowledge between the practices recommended by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and the knowledge that farmers had at the time of -interview about different aspects of improved practices of nursery management. In order to measure the gap, the schedule consisted with a total of 35 questions. The knowledge.

Gap Index was calculated following the formula used by Singh et al. (1991).

KGI = P-K / P x 100

Where, KGI = Knowledge Gap Index K = Knowledge score obtained by a respondent over all the practices P = Possible maximum scores for all the respondents/practices

Source of Information: South Asian J. Agric. 2009.4 (1&2): 89-92 ISSN 1991-0037

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Achievement/Findings:

Among the selected 9 characteristics of the respondents, the relationships between knowledge gap and education status, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, extension media contact, farm size, annual net income were strongly significant but negative relationship. The correlation between experience in nursery and knowledge gap also significant but positive relationship.

Knowledge Management: Journal