Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to (i) identify and participation of' local leader in
agricultural activities. (ii)
find
out the extent of' participation of local leaders in
agricultural activities and (iii) to explore the relationships between selected
characteristics of the local leaders with participation in agricultural utelivities in
Medtia village under Daulatkhan thana of lIhola District was the locale of the study.
Data were collected from 100 local leaders by using intcr iew schedule during 15
November to 15 I )eeember. 2007.
The findings revealed that about (SI % of the local leaders had medium parucipation of
agricultural activities, where 20% were high and 19% of the local leaders had low
participation. Local leaders had a high knowledge score for practices relating to soil
urn nagement, plant protect ion, an inia I husbandry and plant breeding and they advised
hi,rrners on these practices more irccluentiv. 'their knowledge Scores were low fbr the
practices on vegetable and fruit cultivation and agronomy. Many of them are involved
in different income generating activities. It was found that there was a distinctivc
group of leaders for each specihic sphere of activity. Local leaders are used almost as
frequently as non-institutional personal sources at the awareness and interest stage
and are the second most imporlant sources at the evaluation and trait stages.
Computed 'r' value depicts that selected characteristics of the local leaders namely.
leadership. agricultural knowledge, training exposure, extension media contact, farm
size. himily income and attitude towards technology had signifleani posilive
relationship with their pan icipation in agricultural activities. On the other hand, age.
educatio ii. cosmopol iteness, organizational participation. fiiriiily size and aspiral ion in
lil had no significant relationships with local leader participation in agricultural
a cli
Vi U
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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
