Abstract:
The aim
of
ABSTRACT
the study was to determine the problem confrontation
of
tuberose cultivation and also to explore the relationships between the selected
characteristics
of
the farmers iii
the Ilirmers and their problem confrontation in tuberose cultivation.
15
problems of the farmers in tuberose cultivation were selected. the selected characteristics
were: age, education, family size, farm size, tuberose cultivation area, annual family
income, experience in tuberose cultivation, training exposure. cosmopoliteness. media
exposure, fatalism, level of aspiration and knowledge on tuberose cultivation. The study
was conducted in Jhikargacha Upazila under Jessore district. Data were collected from
randomly selected 105 farmers tising an interview schedule as the sample of the study
from a population 450 farmers of Jhikargacha upazila tinder Jessore district. A structured
personal interview schedule was used for collecting data that took
30
days from June I to
June 30, 2008. Scale score was used to determine farmers' problem in tuberose
cultivation while a problem confrontation Index (PCI) was used to make comparison
among the 15 selected problems. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation coefficient (r)
was
used for the statistical analysis. An overwhelming majority (86.7 percent) of the
farmers were found confronted high problem while (13.3 percent) of the farmers
confronted medium problem in tuberose cultivation. However, no farmer of the study
area was found having low problem. The findings also revealed that education,
experience in tuberose cultivation, training exposure, cosmopoliteness, media exposure,
knowledge on tuberose cultivation had negative significant relationships with their
problem confrontation in tuberose cultivation. Rest of the characteristics i.e. age, family
size. farm size, annual family income, tuberose cultivation area. latalism and level of
aspiration showed no signilicant relationship. On the basis of problem confrontation
Index (PCI) " Itiberose cultivation cost is high ranked first which is followed by ' In
adequate credit supply ol'tuberose cultivation, lack of capital. lack of training opportunity
while unavailability of bulbs in time ranked last.
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
