Abstract:
1 he main purpose of this stud' was to deteniiine the adopter categories and measure
the relationship of the adoption of Urea Super Granule with the selected characteristics
OF
the Ilirmers. the characteristics are: age, education, family size. lann Size, annual
income, extension contact, cosmopoliteness, organizational participation, agricultural
knowtedge. and attitude towards Urea Super Granule. The study was conducted in a
Uloek of Maiiikgoni Upazilla named Muizan. Out of one thousand one hundred and
sixt three flirmers 232 Utrmcrs were randomly selected and 167 respondents adopted
1.:rea Super Granule USG). The findings revealed that 24.85
0/lo had high adoption
whereas, 57.32% and 24.85% fhrmers had medium and low adoption respectively. In
the study area USG has introduced $ years earlier. Considering the period of USC the
respondents were distributed in the line oF adopter categortes forwarded by Rogers
995). In t3angladcsh context the percentage distribution among adopter categories
was fbuitd
it
little bit di tkrent such as: Innovators I .9 I %. Early Adopters 12. Mn. Early
,
Maiontv 34.39%. Late Majority 36.3% and L.aggards
15.3%
whereas, Rogers
distribution was Innovators 2.5%. Early Adopters 13.5%, Early Majority 34%, Late
Majority 34% and laggards I 6%.
Description:
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 AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
