ADOPTION OF HYBRID MAIZE VARIETIES BY THE FARMERS OF MITHAMOIN UPAZILA UNDER KISHOREGANJ DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to describe the selected characteristics of the maize farmers, to determine and describe the extent of adoption of hybrid maize varieties by the farmers and also to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their adoption of hybrid maize varieties. The study was conducted at Hossainpur village in Ghagra union of Mithamoin Upazila under Kishoreganj district. Data were collected by using interview schedule from the randomly selected 101 respondents during 01 January to 31 January, 2022. Apart from descriptive statistics, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used for analysis. Findings indicated that the majority (65.34 percent)

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the farmers had medium to high adoption of hybrid maize varieties while 7.92 percent had low adoption and 26.73 percent had no adoption. Out of eleven selected characteristics of the farmers, four, namely education, training exposure, innovativeness and knowledge of hybrid maize varieties had positive significant relationship. Therefore, it may be recommended that extension service providers like DAE should arrange more learning events for the farmers, so that they can increase their knowledge to adopt hybrid maize varieties. On the other hand, farmers faced various types of problems to adopt hybrid maize varieties. Government and non-government institutions should take necessary steps to overcome these problems.