http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2739 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:12:55 GMT 2026-04-18T14:12:55Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2544 JOB PERFORMANCE OF SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURE OFFICERS (SAAOs) OF DINAJPUR DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH RAIHAN, MD. ZULFIKER ALI 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: JAN-JUNE, 2011 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2544 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/889 CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE FARMERS IN LOTKON CULTIVATION HASAN, A F. M. MAHABUBUL The main focus of the present study was to determine the constraints faced by the farmers in lotkon cultivation and to explore the relationships between the constraints faced by the farmers and their selected characteristics. The study was conducted at Joynogar village of Joynogar union and Shristighor village of Josar union as the typical area for lotkon cultivation of Shibpur Upazilla under Narsingdi District. Data were collected from proportionately randomly selected 100 lotkon farmers from an update list of 997 lotkon farmers of the study area which was prepared with the help of Sub-Assistant Agricultural Officers of that area. The researcher himself collected data through personal contact with a well structured pretested interview schedule during the period from Otto 30 September, 2012. The study revealed that highest proportion (65 percent) of the respondents faced medium constraints in lotkon cultivation, while 21 percent and 14 percent of the respondents faced high and low constraints respectively. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the constraints faced by the farmers in lotkon cultivation and their each of twelve selected characteristics. The correlation analysis indicated that education, extension media contact, training exposure, innovativeness, attitude towards lotkon cultivation and knowledge on lotkon cultivation had significant negative relationships with the constraints faced by the farmers in lotkon cultivation. Age, lotkon farm size, land possession, number of lotkon trees, annual family income and annual income from lotkon had non-significant relationships with the problems in lotkon cultivation. The Constraint Faced Index (CFI) indicated that the farmers faced highest problem in "lower price in the field than the urban market" followed by "lowcr germination of female plant" and "lack of necessary technical advice from the extension workers" 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 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/889 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/888 PROBLEM FACED BY TRADERS FOR VEGETABLE MARKETING IN DHAKA CITY MD.MONIRUZZAMAN The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of problems faced by the vegetable trader in Dhaka city and to explore the association between the extent of problems faced by the vegetable traders and their selected characteristics. The selected characteristics were age, education, types of shop, Nature of trading, income from vegetable business, vegetable marketing knowledge, trading experience, daily purchase of vegetable, capital investment in vegetable business. Data were gathered from 150 vegetable trader of Mirpur.Farmgate and Karwanbazar in Dhaka city by using a structured interview schedule. For harmonious representation from each area 8 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 Chi-Square was applied to examine the relationship among the variables. The findings revealed that the highest proportion of the trader 68.7 percent faced medium problem, while 23.3.5 percent faced high problem and 8 percent of low problem for vegetable marketing. Hence, overwhelming majority 92 percent of the respondents faced medium to high problem for vegetable marketing. The statistical analysis exposed Nature of trading; capital investment in vegetable business had significant association, while problem faced by the vegetable trader had not significant association with the age, education, types of shop, income from vegetable business, vegetable marketing knowledge, trading experience and daily purchase of vegetable. 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 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/888 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/886 HOMESTEAD FARMING KNOWLEDGE OF GARO WOMEN FARMERS MAMUN, MD. ABDULLAH AL The study was conducted in Arankhola union of Modhupur upazila under Tangail district. Garo women farmers of Modhupur upazila under Tangail district constituted the population of the study. An update list of 418 Garo women thrmers who were related to homestead farming activities was prepared with the help of Sub-Assistaifi Agricultural Officer of these localities. Around one forth (1/4) of the populations were randomly selected as the sample of the study by using random sampling method. Thus, 105 Gary women farmers constituted the sample of the study. A well structured inten'iew schedule was developed based on objectives of the study for collecting information. The researcher himself collected data through personal contact. AboLa half (49.52 percent) of the respondents fell in low knowledge category Followed by very low knowledge (27.62 percent) and medium knowledge (22.86 percent) category in homestead thnning knowledge. Level of education. homestead farm size, annual family income, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness, contact with extension agent and exposure to mass media agricultural programs had significant positive relationships with homestead farming knowledge of Gum women farmers. Age of the Garo women thrmers had significant negative relationship with homestead farming knowledge. Family size and average thmily education had positive but no significant relationships with the homestead Ihrming knowledge of Gait women farmers. 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 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/886 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z