BENEFITS OF BANGABANDHU BRIDGE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING AS PERCEIVED BY THE FARMERS

Abstract

The present study was mainly designed to assess the benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for agricultural production and marketing and to explore the relationships of each of the selected characteristics of the farmers with their perceived benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for Agricultural production and Marketing. The study was conducted in randomly selected three villages of three unions of Ullapara Upazila under Sirajganj district of Bangladesh. Survey revealed that all the farmers of the study area perceived medium to high benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for agricultural production and marketing. Finding of the study showed that age, farm size, farming experience, annual agricultural income and extension media contact of the farmers had significant relationship with their perceived benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for agricultural production and marketing. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that agricultural advisory service providing organizations should provide necessary support to the younger farmers having lower farm size, lower farming experience, lower annual agricultural income and lower extension media contact to increase their perception on the benefits of Bangabandhu bridge for agricultural production and marketing.