ATTITUDE OF FARMERS TOWARDS MODERN JUTE CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES IN
BALIAKANDI UPAZILLA UNDER RAJBARI DISTRICT
M. R. Islam, Z. Islam, M. J. Azad*, T. Bagum and M.K.H. Pk
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine
the attitude of farmers towards modern jute cultivation technologies and
explore the relationship of some selected characteristics of jute growers with
their overall attitude towards the modern technologies. Ten villages of Narua
union of Baliakandi Upazila under Rajbari district was the locale of the study.
Data were personally collected through interview schedule during 15 July to 14
August, 2007. The findings revealed that the highest proportion (39%) of the
farmers had highly favourable attitude while 37% and 24% had favourable and
less favourable attitude, respectively. From the Spearman coefficient
analysis it was found that training received and knowledge on jute cultivation had positively
significant relationship while extension media
contact had negative significant relationship with their attitude towards modem
jute cultivation technologies. On the other hand, age, education, farm size,
annual income, credit availability and innovativeness had no relationship with
their attitude towards modem jute cultivation technologies of the
jute growers.
Key words: Attitude, Jute, Modern
cultivation and Characteristics of farmers.
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