ADOPTION OF WHEAT CULTIVATION BY THE FARMERS OF SELECTED VILLAGES OF KAZIPUR UPAZILLA UNDER SIRAJGANJ DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine and describe the extent of adoption of wheat cultivation by the farmers. Attempts were also made to describe some of the selected characteristics of the farmers and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics and their adoption of wheat cultivation. The study was conducted at six villages namely; Bawaikhola and Khukshia from Gandhail Union, Singrabari and Khudbandi from Kazipur Union and Natuarpara and Panagari from Natuarpara Union of Kazipur Upazila under Sirajganj District. Data were collected from 126 farmers who were randomly selected as the sample of the study by using random sampling method. The researcher herself collected data through personal contact with a well structured pretested interview schedule during the period from 01 to 31 March, 2013. The findings revealed that highest 40.48 percent of the respondents had low adoption of wheat cultivation, while 34.92 percent had medium adoption and the rest 24.60 percent had high adoption of wheat cultivation. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics and their adoption of selected wheat varieties. The correlation analysis indicated that Education, Extension media contact, Cosmopoliteness, Knowledge about wheat cultivation, Attitude towards wheat cultivation and Innovativeness had significant positive relationships with the adoption of wheat cultivation. Age, Farm size and Annual family income had non-significant positive relationships with the adoption of wheat cultivation. On the other hand, Input cost had non-significant negative relationships with the adoption of wheat cultivation