WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN VEGETABLES CULTIVATION IN SELECTED AREAS OF BOGURA DISTRICT

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to describe the selected characteristics of the women; to determine the level of participation of women in vegetable cultivation and to determine the significant contributor to women participation in vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted in Shajahanpur Upazila under the Bogura District. Data were collected by using interview schedule from the randomly selected 60 women respondents during 1 st April to 31 th May, 2020. Women participation in vegetable cultivation was the dependent variable of the study. The variable was measured on the basis of whether the women participate or not participate in vegetable cultivation and eleven selected characteristics of the respondents was considered as independent variables of the study. The higher proportion (53.3 percent) of the respondents had participated in vegetable cultivation and while 46.7 percent of women did not participate in vegetable cultivation. Among selected characteristics of the respondent’s viz. education, family size, satisfaction, monthly income from vegetable cultivation, extension contact and training in vegetable cultivation had significant positive contribution to their participation in vegetable cultivation. Lack of training facilities was the 1 st problem followed by low yield and unstable price and lack of technical knowledge was the last problem. So, the policy makers should consider these important factors to increase women participation in vegetable cultivation.