http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2738 2026-04-18T14:14:34Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2543 FOOD INSECURITY FACED BY THE RURAL PEOPLE MOZUMDER, ABRAR HOSSAIN The main objectives of this study were to determine the level of food insecurity condition exists in the study area that was faced by the rural people and to explore the relationship between food insecurity of the respondents and their selected characteristics. Besides these, attempt was also made to ascertain the problems faced by the rural people in achieving household food security. The study was conducted with randomly selected 120 rural household farm families of three villages namely, Dumuria, Lohipur and Dayapur of Chowara union under the South Sadar upazila of Comilla district. Family head of each of the farm families was treated as the respondent. Data were collected through personal interview by using an interview schedule during the period of 02 August to 15 September, 2011. Pearson’s product moment correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to examine the relationship between the variables. Food insecurity faced by the rural people was the dependent variable and ten selected characteristics of the respondents constituted the independent variables of this study. The highest proportion (66.67%) of the rural farmers in this study area were found in food secure condition followed by low food insecure condition (20%), medium food insecure condition (13.33%) while none was faced high food insecure condition. Education, farm size, annual family income and daily time allocation in farm work of the respondents showed negative relationship with their household food insecurity, whereas family size and daily dietary needs of the family showed positive relationship with their food insecurity. The major problems faced by the rural people in achieving household food security were inadequate land for farming, lack of money or capital or necessary fund, inadequate training facilities, lack of knowledge on different aspects of improved farming enterprises and insufficient credit facilities 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 IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM SEMESTER: JULY - DECEMBER, 2010 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2542 ASSESSMENT OF LOSSES OF JACKFRUIT AS PERCEIVED BY THE FARMERS SETU, MD. WALI AHAD The main purpose of this study was to assess the losses of jackfruit as perceived by the farmers and explore the relationships of the selected characteristics of the jackfruit farmers with the losses of jackfruit as perceived by them. The selected characteristics were age, level of education, jackfruit land size, number of jackfruit trees, annual income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation, knowledge on jackfruit cultivation and problem faced by the farmers. Data were gathered from 120 jackfruit farmers of six villages such as Kachina and Honpara ofBhalukaUpazilla, Donua and Nagar haowlaofSreepurUpazilla and Naoghata and SristigharofShibpurUpazilla under Mymensing, Gazipur and Narsingdi districts respectively by using a structured interview schedule. For harmonious representation from each village 10 percent sample were drawn following stratified random sampling method. Appropriate scales were formulated in order to assess the concerned variables. SPSS software was used to probe the data and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient was applied to examine the relationship amongthe variables.The findings revealed that the highest proportion of the farmers (71.7 percent) perceived medium loss, while 17.5 percentperceived high loss and10.8 percent of themperceived low loss in jackfruit production. Hence, overwhelming majority (89.2 percent) of the respondents perceived medium to high loss in jackfruit cultivation. The statistical analysis exposed that annual income from jackfruit, experience in jackfruit cultivation and knowledge on jackfruit cultivation of the jackfruit growers had significant negative relationship with the losses of jackfruit while problem faced by the jackfruit farmers hadsignificant positive relationship with the losses of jackfruit as perceived by them. 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, 2010 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/901 PROBLEM CONFRONTATION OF THE OWNERS IN NURSERY MANAGEMENT AHMED, TANEEM The purpose of the study was to determine the problems confronted b) the owners in nurser) management and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the owners and their problem confrontation in nursery management. Five types of problems of the owners in nursery management were selected. The selected characteristics were: age, education, famil size, experience in nursery raising. land possession. area used for nurser>. annual litniily income. extelision contact, training exposure, cosniopoliteness and knowledge on nursery management. Ihe study was per1o"iied in 7 upazillas tinder Chandpur District. Data were collected from 72 nursery owners using an interview schedule. Scale score was used to determine the owners' problem in nursery management and a Probleni Confrontation Index ( PC'l ) was used to compare anionti the 5 types of selected problems. For the statistical analysis Pearson's Produci Moment Correlation was applied. \iajority (83%) of the owners were fotind confronted niediuni problem. while 4 11/o of the owners confronted low problems and 13% conliDnted high problem in nursery management. Among the I I selected characteristics of the nursery owners age and education ol the nurser' o ners had significant positnve relationship with their problem conirontation in likirserN inanagenient. Ianii ly size, land possession. annual lhniily iJICOflK. traniing exposure and cosmopolitciiess of the owners had non-signihcant negative relationship with their problem confrontation in nursery management. Experience in nOnscry raising. extension contact of the owners and knowledge on nursery management had no significant relationship with their problem confrontation in nursery management. Area used br nurser of the o tiers had signi licant negati vc relationship with their problem confrontation in nursery nianagenient. On the basis of Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) "Lack of credit theilities" ranked first which is followed by Non-cooperative marketing. Lack of stiitable land. Lack of skilled workers. low price of seedlings/saplings. Insects problem. Insufficient supply of qualits' seeds/seedlings. High salary of the orkers. Inadequate improved mother trees. Scarcity ni organic manure. Diseases problem. Flood problem. Advertisement problem. Ineflicient usc of input by orkers. Low work OtiLtit per day from workers. Problems in Raising seedlings! saplings. Lack of seed coIled ion and storage ltci Ii ties. Inefficient supervision, U navai lahil ity of inputs. Prob ktrns in Soil preparation for pot or p01)' hag. Problems in Seed bed preparation and Problems in Fertilizer doses ranked the last. 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 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/900 OPINION LEADERSHIP OF IPM FARMERS IN DIFFUSION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) IN TWO SELECTED UNIONS OF SAVAR UPAZILA UNDER DHAKA DISTRICT MASKAWAT, MD. SOHAIL The purpose of the study was to determine the extent of opinion leadership of the 1PM farmers in diffusion of 1PM and to explore the relationships between selected characteristics of the 1PM farmers with their opinion leadership in diffusion of 1PM. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation was used to explore relationships among variables. Ten villages of Ashitlia and Pathalia union of Savar UpaziUa under Dhaka District was the locale of the study. Data were collected from 120 1PM farmers by using interview schedule during IS June to 15 August, 2011. The findings revealed that more than three .fiftbs( 61.67% ) of the 1PM farmers had high extent of opinion leadership in diffusion of 1PM while 27.50% of the 1PM farmers had medium opinion leadership and 10.83 % having tow opinion leadership in diffusion of 1PM. 61.68% 1PM farmers were in young age, 49.17% farmers had secondary level education. Among 12 selected characteristics of the 1PM farmers- education, family, organizational participation, contact with extension agents, exposure to agricultural programs through farm radio talk and exposure to agricultural programs through TV channel had significant positive relationship with their opinion leadership in diffusion of 1PM. Age, experience and farm size had negative but significant relationship with their opinion leadership in diffusion of 1PM. On the other hand, exposure to agricultural programs through Printed media and attitude towards the use of 1PM had no significant relationships with their opinion leadership in diffusion of 1PM. 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 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z