Abstract:
The major purpose of this research study was to determine farmers'
knowledge on maize cultivation and explore the relationship between
selected characteristics of the farmers and their knowledge on maize
cultivation. To identify the problems confronted by the maize farmers was
another purpose of this study. The study was conducted in five villages of
Shibalaya upazila under Manikgonj district. The population of maize farmers
in these villages were
550,
from where sample of 110 farmers was selected
drawn following random sampling techniques. An interview schedule was
used for data collection. Knowledge on maize was determined by a rating
scale. The data were collected during 17 February to 17 March 2009.
Majority (68 percent) of the farmers had high level of knowledge, while 32
percent of them had possessed very high level of knowledge. Only
education, annual income and
COMM
unication exposure of the farmers were
positively related while fanners' age, family size, farm size, land cropping
intensity, organizational participation and innovativeness were negatively
related with their knowledge on maize cultivation practices. High input cost
was their major problem.
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
