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Adoption of Modern Rice Varieties by the Farmers of Two Selected Villages Under Netrokona District of Bangladesh

A. Hossain
Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

M.M. Rahman*
Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

K.M.A. Halim
UFO, Department of Fisheries, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M.S. Islam
Policy and Legal Analyst, CARE, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main thirst of the investigation was to determine the extent of adoption of modern rice varieties by the farmers. Moreover, relationships between selected characteristics of the respondents with their extent of adoption of modern rice varieties were also explored. One hundred twenty-seven farmers out of 1270 were randomly selected from the villages namely Jalalpur and Bishnupur of Kendua Upzila under Netrokona district. A structured interview schedule was used to collect data by the researcher himself from the farmers during February to March, 2008. More than four-fifths of the farmers were found to belong low to medium adoption categories. Among 11 selected characteristics education, agricultural knowledge, communication exposure, cosmopoliteness, innovativeness and attitude towards modem agricultural technologies had show significant positive correlation and farm size, annual income and organizational participation had show insignificant correlation with their extent of adoption of modern rice varieties. Out of 8 problems unavailability of fertilizers in the growing season, irrigation crisis in dry season and problems of cash money were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in severity ranging respectively regarding the adoption of modern rice varieties.

Keywords: Adoption, Modern, Rice, Varieties.

Location: Jalalpur and Bishnupur villages situated in Kendua Upzilla under Netrokona District.

Start Date: 17-02-2008

End Date: 30-03-2008

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Rice, Adoption of technology, MV rice

Objectives:

Based on the above discussion, this study is designed mainly with the following objectives: i) to determine the extent of adoption of modern rice varieties by the farmers ii) to determine and explore the relationship between the extent of adoption of modern rice varieties by the farmers and their selected characteristics, and iii) to find out the problems faced by the farmers in adopting modern rice varieties.

Methodology:

The locale of the research was Jalalpur and Bishnupur villages situated in Kendua Upzilla under Netrokona District. There were 1270 farm families living in those villages. The population was 635 farmers who were using modern rice varieties. Among these farmers 20 percent were randomly selected as the representative sample of the study by using a Table of Random numbers (Kerlinger, 1973). Data were collected from a sample 127 farmers by using an interview schedule from 17th February, 2008 to 30th March, 2008. The dependent variable of this study was the adoption of modern rice varieties which computed by using the following formula: Adoption of modern rice varieties index = (e/p)/Ps x 100

Where, E = Summation of e/p e/p Ps x100 e = Extent (i.e. actual adoption) of adoption of modern rice varieties in particular land in particular year. P = Potentiality (i.e. possible adoption) of modern rice varieties in a particular land in particular year. Ps = Period under study of modern rice cultivation

In this study, it is of three years i. e. 2005, 2006 and 2008. The adoption index was express in percentages. The independent variables such as age, education, family size and farm size were measured by using the measuring units of year, year of schooling, number of members and hectare respectively. The annual income was measured on the basis of total earning annually by all the members of the family and expressed in Taka. The agricultural knowledge of the farmers was calculated by asking 18 questions on various aspects of crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry etc. Organizational participation, communication exposure, cosmopoliteness and innovativeness were measured by as usual methods which are exiting in social science. Attitude towards modern agricultural technologies measured by constituting 11 statements (seven positive and four negative). A statement was considered positive if it possessed an idea favourable towards the modern agricultural technologies. On the other hand, a statement was considered negative if it was unfavorable towards the modern agricultural technologies. The respondents were asked to express their opinion in the form of strongly agree; agree; no opinion; disagree; and fully disagree; and scores were assigned as 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. A reverse scoring method was followed in case of statements considered negative. Attitude score of a respondent was determined by summing up the scores obtained by himself for all the items in the scale. Descriptive statistics such as number, percentage, distribution, mean and standard deviation were used in describing variables of the study. Correlation analyses were employed for exploring relationship between dependent and independent variables.

Source of Information: South Asian J. Agric. 2009.4 (1&2): 30-34 ISSN 1991-0037

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Achievement/Findings:

Among 11 selected characteristics education, agricultural knowledge, communication exposure, cosmopoliteness, innovativeness and attitude towards modem agricultural technologies had show significant positive correlation and farm size, annual income and organizational participation had show insignificant correlation with their extent of adoption of modern rice varieties. Out of 8 problems unavailability of fertilizers in the growing season, irrigation crisis in dry season and problems of cash money were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in severity ranging respectively regarding the adoption of modern rice varieties.

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