ATTRIBUTES INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF HARIDHAN BY THE FARMERS OF JHINAIDAH DISTRICT

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the adoption of Haridhan and to explore the relationships between the selected attributes of Hariclhan and its adoption by the farmers. Attempts were also made to describe the selected attributes namely yield, insect resistance, disease resistance, drought resistance, taste, straw yield, fertilizer requirement of Haridhan and their adoption by the farmers. Data were obtained from 87 randomly selected 1-Jaridhan growers of two unions in Jhenaidah district namely Sadhuhati and Ganna with the help of interview schedule. Data were collected during 15 February to 28 February, 2008. Basic statistics like mean, standard deviation, range and percentage were used to interpret the data. The findings revealed that majority (49.5%) of Haridhan growers had medium adoption compared to 17.2% having low adoption and 33.3 having high adoption. Spearman rank Correlation was used to ascertain the relationship between the concerned variables of the study. Out of seven independent variables pest resistance and drought resistance had highly significant positive relationship with the adoption of Haridhan. On the other hand yield, disease resistance, taste, straw yield and fertilizer requirement had no significant relationship with the adoption of Haridhan by the farmers.