Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to describe the selected characteristics of the farmers,
to assess the extent of farmers’ awareness on environmental pollution due to excess use
of pesticides in winter vegetable cultivation and to find out the factors that affecting
farmers’ awareness on environmental pollution due to excess use of pesticides in winter
vegetable cultivation.
The study was conducted with randomly selected 105 farmers
from four villages of Gazipur sadar upazila under Gazipur districts. A pre-tested
interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during January 20
to February 20
, 2020. Farmers’ awareness on environmental pollution due to excess
use of pesticides in winter vegetable cultivation was the dependent variable and this
variable was measured by applying a 4-point rating scale. The highest proportion (56.19
percent) of the farmers had medium awareness on environmental pollution compared
to having (26.67) percent high and (17.14) percent low awareness on environmental
pollution. Five characteristics of the respondent’s viz. education, cosmopoliteness,
extension media contact and agricultural organization participation had significant
positive contribution with their awareness on environmental pollution due to excess use
of pesticides in winter vegetable cultivation. Farm size had negative significant
contribution with their awareness on environmental pollution due to excess use of
pesticides in winter vegetable cultivation.
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 (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
