PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN HOMESTEAD AGROFORESTRY AT DUMURIA UPAZILA OF KHULNA

Abstract

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess women’s participation in homestead agroforestry and to explore their relationships with the selected parameters. Data were collected by purposive random sampling method of 101 respondents from three villages of Dumuria upazila under khulna district by using a pretested interview schedule during the period of October 2019 to January 2020. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16. Appropriate scales were developed to measure the variables of the study. Multiple regression was used to ascertain the contribution of the concerned independent variables on dependent variable of the study. Findings indicated that highest proportion (78.22%) of the rural women had medium participation in homestead agroforestry compared to 8.91% having low participation. Multiple regression analysis indicated that four, out of ten independent variables namely agricultural training, knowledge, attitude and problems on homestead agroforestry of the rural women had significant contribution to their participation in homestead agroforestry. On the other hand other selected varivables age, education, family and farm size, annual incomes, organizational perticipation had no significant contribution to their participation in homestead agroforestry.