Abstract:
The warn purpose of the study was to ascertain the use of selected printed
materials by the literate litrmers and to explore the relationship between the
selected characteristics of literate fanners (age, educational qualification.
thmilv size, farm size, annual income, organizational participation,
cosniopoliteness, innovativeness and agricultural knowledge) and their use
of printed materials. Data were obtained from 95 fanners of three villages
(Charkursha. Guluarchar. and Fahadandul) of Charfaradi union of Pakundia
Upazila under Kislioregonj district, through Ieee-to-thee interview during 15
ianuaiy 2008 to IS February 2008. Appropriate scales were developed in
order to measure the concerned variables. Correlation co-efficient was
computed to explain the relationship between the concerned dependent and
independent variables. The findings revealed that 23.2 percent of the
respondents fell in low use category. 46.3 percent fell in medium use
category and 30.5 percent fell in high use category of printed materials in
receiving thrm information. The findings also revealed that educational
qualification. farm size, annual income, organizational participation.
cosmopoliteness. innovativeness and agricultural knowledge had significant
positive relationship with use of printed materials by the literate fanners.
However, age had significant negative relationship and family
size
had no
significant relationship with their use of printed materials by the literate
farmers in receiving farm information.
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
