Abstract:
This present study conducted a comprehensive investigation to assess the food waste
related behavior of the rural farm households. Food waste behavior was considered
the dependent variable while education, family size, monthly family income, food
preservation, resident status, waste management knowledge and attitude towards food
waste were considered the independent variables. Data were collected from 160
families using a structured interview schedule. Out of all 160, the majority of
respondents were young aged (47.5%), had primary and secondary education
(38.13%), belonged to medium sized families (67.5%) and had an average income of
BDT 23,000. From multiple regression coefficients, it was found that family size was
the strongest contributor (β= -.377, P= .000) followed by waste management
knowledge (β= -270, P= .000), attitude towards food waste (β= -.266, P=.0000) and
monthly family income (β= .215, P=.000).This study also shows that, an average of
63 grams of households food get wasted per person on weekly basis. To conclude, this
study offers several practical and theoretical recommendations which will be helpful
for the policymakers to formulate different strategic policies pertinent to households‟
food waste management.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM
