ADOPTION OF MODERN CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES OF WHEAT BY THE FARMERS OF A SELECTED AREA UNDER TARAGANJ UPAZILA IN RANGPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

The objectives of this study were describing some selected characteristics of the farmers; to determine the extent of adoption of modern wheat cultivation technologies by the farmers, to explore the contributions of the selected characteristics of the farmers on their extent of adoption of modern wheat cultivation technologies and to describe the extent of problems faced by the farmers in adopting wheat cultivation technologies. The study was conducted in Shamganj village under Sayar union at Taraganj Upazila of Rangpur district. Data were collected by using interview schedule from the randomly selected 100 respondents during 01 December to 07 December, 2021. Descriptive statistics, Multiple Regression were used for analysis. The highest proportion (60 percent) of the wheat growers fell under the medium adoption category, while 24 percent had high adoption and 16 percent had low adoption of wheat cultivation technologies. Thus, an overwhelming majority (84%) of the wheat farmers had medium to high adoption. Education, annual income, training experience, innovativeness and organizational participation of wheat farmers had positive significant contribution with their adoption of selected wheat cultivation technologies. Whereas; age, family size, farm size, extension media contact, agricultural knowledge for wheat cultivation, attitude towards wheat cultivation and agricultural knowledge had no significant contribution. The findings of the study indicated that farmers’ adoption of wheat cultivation technologies had medium to the marks. It is concluded that adoption of modern wheat cultivation technologies can be increased through organizational participation, extension media contact and agricultural knowledge. On the other hand, Farmers faced various types of problem to adopt wheat cultivation technologies. Government and non-government institution should take necessary steps to overcome this situation.