STUDY ON FARMERS’ OPINION ABOUT JACKFRUIT TREE CULTIVATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN A SELECTED UPAZILA OF TANGAIL DISTRICT

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is mainly produced in Asia belongs to the family Moraceae. India and Bangladesh are the world’s leading producers of jackfruit. It is mainly used as fruit but timber, leaves also important products from this. The study was conducted at Sakhipur upazila in Tangail district during January through August, 2020 to determine the farmers opinion about jackfruit tree cultivation and its importance. The aim of this study is to have an finding about the farmers opinion about jackfruit tree cultivation as perceived by the farmers of Shakipur upazila in a Tangail district. Having also purpose to explore the relationship of the selected characteristics of the farmers with farmers opinion about jackfruit tree cultivation. Eighty jackfruit farmers were selected randomly from three villages of Sakhipur upazila in Tangail district . Data were collected through direct interview of the respondents with the help of a questionnaire. SPSS Computer package program was used to analyze the data. Majority of the respondents (55 %) perceived medium level of opinions about jackfruit tree cultivation, 23.75 % found high level and only 21.25 % respondents confirmed low level of opinions. Findings showing that majority (78.75%) of the farmers observed medium to high level of opinions about jackfruit tree cultivation. Level of education of the respondent farmers was an important factor for opinions about jackfruit tree cultivation because more educated respondents have more knowledge to give proper opinion about this. Number of jackfruit trees, annual family income, training of the jackfruit farmers, knowledge on jackfruit tree cultivation experience about jackfruit tree cultivation had significant relationships with the farmers opinion about jackfruit tree cultivation.