ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF HARIBHANGA MANGO GARDENING ON FARM INCOME

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the contribution of Haribhanga mango gardening on farm income and to explore the contributing relationship between the farmers characteristics and contribution of Haribhanga mango gardening on farm income. The study has been conducted based on data collection in the selected villages of Rangpur Sadar upazila and Mithapukur Upazila. Data were collected from 105 mango growers with structured questionnaire from 2 nd July to 21 st July, 2021. Multiple regression was used to determine the contribution of selected characteristics of the mango growers on farm income. The results show that the highest proportion (70.5%) of the mango growers had medium contribution while 15.2 percent and 14.3 percent of them had low and high contribution, respectively. Among ten characteristics family size, knowledge on mango cultivation, experience in Haribhanga mango cultivation and number of Haribhanga mango tree had positive significant relationship while rest of the six characteristics i.e., age, educational qualification, size of mango orchard, training on mango cultivation, organizational participation, time spent in Haribhanga mango orchard management and number of Haribhanga mango tree had no significant relationship to assess the contribution of Haribhanga mango gardening on farm income. Therefore, it is recommended that the DAE, Horticultural Center, Mango Research Station and NGOs should take necessary steps considering the significant variables with a view to motivating the mango growers towards Haribhanga mango cultivation.