Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of problems faced by the
farmers in using agricultural machineries. The study was carried out in Uthrail union
of Sadar upazila and 6 no. Nijpara union of Birganj upazila under Dinajpur district. One
hundred and eighteen (118) farmers were selected as sample from an updated list of
1183 farmers. Data were collected by a pre-tested interview schedule during 15 April
2022 to 15 May 2022. Simple and direct questions with different scales were used to
obtain information. Problems were measured by constructing 5-point rating scale. Coefficient
of
correlation
(r)
was
computed
to
explore
the
relationships
between
the
eleven
selected
characteristics of the farmers and their problems faced in using agricultural
machineries. The highest problems faced by the farmers was ‘Fragmented land’
(PFI=401). The second important problems faced by the farmers was observed ‘High
price of machineries’ (PFI=383). The 3
x
rd
important problems faced by the farmers was
observed ‘High price of fuel’ (PFI=359). Majority (70.3 percent) of the farmers had
medium problems faced, 16.1 percent had low problems faced and 13.6 percent had
high problems faced in using agricultural machineries. Among eleven selected
characteristics education, farm size, annual income, knowledge on agricultural
machineries and use of agricultural machineries of the farmers had negative significant
relationships with their problems faced in using agricultural machineries. However,
age, family size, farming experience, training received, agricultural extension media
contact and attitude of farmers towards using agricultural machineries had no
significant relationships with their problems faced in using agricultural machineries.
Findings leads to conclude that socio-economic characteristics have influence on
problems faced by the farmers in using agricultural machineries and concerned
authority should take necessary action to reduce problems of the farmers associated
with agricultural machineries focusing on those significant influencing characteristics.
Description:
A thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
