CONSTRAINT OF WHEAT PRODUCTION IN ALAMDANGA UPAZILA UNDER CHUADANGA DISTRICT

Abstract

A survey study was carried out with the objective to determine the constraints of wheat production and explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the wheat growers and the constraints faced in wheat cultivation. The study was conducted in 100 wheat growers of five villages of Alamdanga Upazila under Chuadanga district. Data were collected from a proportionately random sample of 100 wheat farmers by using an interview schedule during the period from 1 to 30 September, 2019. The majority (62%) of the respondents (farmers) faced high problem while 38% faced medium problems and no respondent was under low category. Pearson's Product Moment Co-efficient of Correlation analysis indicated that among 12 selected characteristics of the farmers, only eight namely, education, farm size, annual family income, training exposure, knowledge on wheat cultivation, extension media contact, innovativeness and cosmopoliteness had significant negative relationship and one character namely credit received had significant positive relationship with their constraints faced in wheat cultivation. On the basis of constraints faced index (CFI), it was observed that “High price of laborer” ranked first followed by “Low market price of wheat”, “High price of HYV seeds”, “Shortage of quality seeds”, “Shortage of capital” were the major five problems in wheat cultivation. Total respondents (100%) faced medium to high problems in wheat cultivation. From this fact, it may be concluded that until the wheat farmers are not free from different problems in wheat cultivation, they will not be able to increase wheat production in their fields. In view of the urgent need for increasing wheat production, it is recommended that steps should be taken on a priority basis to remove the various constraints regarding production (cultivation), harvesting, processing, storing and selling.