Abstract:
ABSTRACT
The objectives of this study were to assess the extent of adoption of floating vegetable
cultivation by the farmer; to describe the selected characteristics of floating vegetable
farmers and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers to
their adoption of the floating vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted with
randomly selected 98 floating vegetable cultivators of Dewolbari Dobra and Malikhali
unions under Nazirpur upazila of Pirojpur district. A pre-tested interview schedule
was used to collect data from the respondents during 18
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August, 2020 to 7
November, 2020. Adoption of floating vegetable cultivation was the dependent
variable and its was measured by on basis of adoption scores. Adoption of floating
vegetable cultivation by the farmers and the ten selected characteristics of the
respondents contributed the independent variables of the study. The highest
percentage (72.5%) of the farmers had medium adoption compared to 12.2 percent of
the farmers had low adoption and 15.3 percent of the farmers had high adoption of
floating vegetable cultivation. Multiple regression was used to examine the
contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers. Five characteristics of the
respondent’s viz. age, education, training on floating vegetable cultivation, media
exposure and knowledge on floating vegetable cultivation had significant positive
contribution with their adoption of floating vegetable cultivation. Policy focus on
these variables might influence the farmers to do more floating vegetable cultivation.
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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 &
INFORMATION SYSTEM
SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2020
