JOB PERFORMANCE OF SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURE OFFICERS OF TANGAIL DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to describe the selected socio-economic profile of the Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers; to assess the extent of job performance of the Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers to their job performance. The study was undertaken purposively in three upazilas of Tangail district. Validated and well-structured interview schedule was used to collect data from 85 Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers during January 20 to February 21, 2021. Descriptive statistics, multiple regressions were used for the analysis of collected data. The highest proportions (60 percent) of the SAAOs had medium job performance, while 18.8 percent of the SAAOs had high job performance and 21.2 percent of the SAAOs had low job performance. Among eight selected characteristics of the SAAOs four characteristics namely- annual family income, job facilities, extension contact and problem confrontation had significant contribution to their job performance but problem confrontation had negative significant contribution to their job performance.