FARMERS' AlTITUDE TOWARDS FARMERS INFORMATION NEED ASSESSMENT (FINA)

Abstract

The study was conducted in Kapasia Upazila of Gazipur District to find out the attitude of farmers' towards FINA. Among the total 968 farmers total 100 were selected as sample by using a Table of Random Numbers. The independent variables were: age, level of education, family size, farm size, annual lamily income. organizational participation, FINA experience, extension media conLct, agricultural knowledge and problem faced by the farmers during conducting F[NA. Among the total farmers old aged farmers constitute the highest proportion (52 percent) and the lowest proportion was made by the young aged category (21 percent). Among the total respondents farmers 41 percent of the farmers were primary level educated followed by secondary level educated (40 percent), only 9 percent had above secondary level education, 3 percent were illiterate and 7 percent can sign only. The medium family constitutes the highest proportion (46.0 percent) and is the large family had the lowest proportion (11 percent). Marginal farm holder constitutes the lowest proportion 11 percent compared to 25 percent large farm holder and medium farm holder constitutes the highest proportion (64 percent). The farmers having high annual family income constitute the highest proportion (37 percent) and low annual family income (31 percent) constitute the lowest proportion. The medium levels organizational participation constitutes the highest proportion (53 percent) and high level participation (25 percent). The low FINA experience constitutes the highest proportion (52 percent) followed by medium experience (14 percent) and the 34 percent respondent had in FFNA experience. About (58 percent) of the respondents had medium media contact while 31 percent had high media contact and 11.0 percent low media contact. It means that an overwhelming majority (69 percent) of the farmers had low to medium extension media contact. The majority (45 percent) of the respondents felt in sound knowledge category followed by 43 percent in moderate knowledge category. The farmers have minimum problem category represent the lowest proportion (19 percent) and serious problems (54 percent) constitute the highest proportion. About two third (64.0 percent) of the farmers belongs to moderate attitude compared to 20.0 percent low and 16.0 percent highest attitude. Pearson Product Moment Correlation co-efficient was computed in order to find out the extent of relationship between the dependent variable and independent variables. Level of education, farm size, organizational participation. FENA experience, extension media contact, agricultural knowledge and problem faced by the farmers during conducting FINA showed significant positive relationship between farmers' attitude towards FINA.