http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2742 2026-04-18T14:15:46Z 2026-04-18T14:15:46Z ISLAM, SABIHA http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2940 2019-11-03T10:44:48Z 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

STAGEWISE USE OF COSMOPOLITE INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS IN ADOPTION OF BRRI DHAN 29 ISLAM, SABIHA The objective of this study was to determine and describe the stagewise use of cosmopolite interpersonal communication channels by the farmers in adoption of BRRI dhan29 and the individual characteristics of the farmers and also to explore the relationship between stagewise use of Cosmopolite Interpersonal Communication Channels(CIPC) and selected characteristics. Data were collected from 92 farmers of four villages of Gafargaon upazila under Mymensingh district, by using a structured personal interview schedule. Appropriate scales were developed in to measure the concerned variables. Statistical software package SPSS was used to analyze the data and Karl Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Sample size was determined by using Solvin‟s formula, which estimated a sample size of BRRI dhan 29 growers. Farm and home visit was found to have more uses in every stage of innovation-decision process followed by farmers training, office call, result demonstration, group discussion and method demonstration by the farmers. At knowledge stage 28.26%, 36.96% and 34.78% respondents use CIPC channels in low, medium and high respectively. At persuasion stage 27.17%, 21.74% and 51.09% respondents use CIPC channels in low, medium and high respectively . At decision stage 56.52% ,41.30% and 02.18% respondents use CIPC channels in low, medium and high respectively. At implementation stage 61.96% ,35.87% and 02.17% respondents use CIPC channels in low, medium and high respectively. At confirmation stage 60.87%, 35.87% and 03.26% respondents use CIPC channels in low, medium and high respectively. The statistical analysis also revealed that education, social participation had positive and highly significant relationship with the overall stagewise use of CIPC. Age, family size, attitude towards BRRI dhan29 and use of mass media had negative significant relationship with the overall stagewise use of CIPC and farm size, annual income, innovativeness, problems in using BRRI dhan29 had non significant relationship with the overall stagewise use of CIPC. A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL EXTESION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER 2012

2014-12-01T00:00:00Z JAHAN, NOWSHIN http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2939 2019-11-03T10:40:16Z 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN HOMESTEAD VEGETABLE CULTIVATION OF NABINAGAR UPAZILA UNDER BRAHMANBARIA DISTRICT JAHAN, NOWSHIN The main purpose of this research was to assess the extent of participation of rural women in homestead vegetable cultivation and to explore the relationship between each of the selected characteristics of the rural women and their extent of participation in homestead vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted in five villages of Nabinagar upazila under Brahmanbaria district. The populations of rural women in homestead vegetable cultivation in these villages were 594, from which 120 samples were selected proportionally. An interview schedule was used for data collection. The data were collected during 18 th July, 2014 to 25 th August, 2014. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the variables. Majority (62.5%) of the respondent had medium participation in winter homestead vegetable cultivation as compared to 30 percent low participation and 7.5 percent high participation. The highest proportion (73.3%) of the respondent had medium participation in summer homestead vegetable cultivation as compared to 22.5 percent low participation and 4.2 percent high participation. The highest proportion (52.5%) of the respondent had medium participation in homestead vegetable cultivation as compared to 36.7 percent low participation and 10.8 percent high participation. Correlation analysis indicated that five out of eleven independent variable namely farm size, extension contact, agricultural training, decision making role and innovativeness had significant positive relationship with their homestead vegetable cultivation. Other variables namely age, level of education, family size, family income, knowledge of homestead vegetable cultivation and cosmopoliteness had no significant relationship with their homestead vegetable cultivation. Among the ten selected problem ‘lack of credit’ was ranked first followed by ‘lack of technical knowledge’, ‘insect and disease infestation’, ‘higher price of inputs’, ‘lack of quality seeds and seedlings’, ‘cattle and goat destroy the vegetables’ ‘lack of homestead land’, ‘lower fertility of homestead land’ and ‘lower market price of products’ while ‘lack of required information in time’ had the last position in order of ranking. A thesis Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SEMESTER: July-December, 2014

2014-12-01T00:00:00Z AMANOTULLAH, MD. http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2937 2019-11-03T10:36:18Z 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

OPINION OF TOBACCO FARMERS TOWARDS ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES TO REPLACE TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN MEHERPUR DISTRICT AMANOTULLAH, MD. The objectives of the study were (i) to determine and describe some selected characteristics of the tobacco farmers. The selected characteristics were - age, education, farm size, annual income, agricultural knowledge, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, innovativeness, extension contact and tobacco cultivation experience, (ii) To assess opinion of the tobacco farmers towards alternative agricultural enterprises to replace tobacco cultivation and (iii) to explore relationship between the selected characteristics of the tobacco farmers and their opinion to the alternative agricultural enterprises to replace tobacco cultivation. The study was conducted at four villages of Gangni upazila under Meherpur district. About ten percent of the farm families were randomly selected from a population of 996 tobacco farmers. Out of the total population 101 tobacco farmers were selected as the sample of the study. Data were collected from the farmers through using a pre-tested structured interview schedule from 14 September to 30 September, 2014. Pearson's product moment correlation co-efficient were used to test relationship between the dependent and independent variables. It was revealed that majority (50.5 percent) of the tobacco farmers opined for alternative enterprises as moderately suitable, 30.7 percent highly suitable and 18.8 percent less suitable in respect of timeliness and scope of application. Correlation analysis indicated that characteristics of the tobacco farmers such as age, education, agricultural knowledge, organization participation cosmopoliteness, extension contact, tobacco cultivation experience had significant relationship with their opinion towards the alternative agricultural enterprises to replace tobacco cultivation. However, farm size, annual income and innovativeness of the tobacco farmers had no relationship with their opinion towards the alternative agricultural enterprises to replace tobacco cultivation. A thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2014

2014-12-01T00:00:00Z CHOWDHURY, MD. HABIBUL BASHAR http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2936 2019-11-03T10:33:10Z 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

FARMERS KNOWLEDGE O SHEEP REARING IN BHUAPUR UPAZILA UNDER TANGAIL DISTRICT CHOWDHURY, MD. HABIBUL BASHAR The purpose of this research study was to determine farmers’ knowledge and also to explore the relationships between 1 characteristics of the farmers and their knowledge. The study was conducted in of district. The populations of farmers in th s were 25 , from where 10 samples were drawn by using random sampling technique. An interview schedule was used for data collection. The data were collected during Ma to 201 . Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the variables. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, range and percentage were used to describe the variables under consideration. Correlation test was used to ascertain the relationship between the concerned dependent and independent variables of the research work. The majority 46 percent of the farmers’ possessed medium knowledge, percent of the possessed high knowledge and percent of the had low . of the farmers had positive significant relationship with farmers’ knowledge on A thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SEMESTER: , 2014

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