Abstract:
Rice yield gap minimizing strategies can boost up rice production, ensure our food
security and growth in agriculture sector. The objectives of this study were to describe
the selected characteristics of the boro rice farmers to identify the boro rice yield gap
minimizing strategies practiced by the farmers, to determine the extent of practice of boro
rice yield gap minimizing strategies by the farmers and to explore the contributing
relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers with their practice of boro
rice yield gap minimizing strategies. Validated and well-structured interview schedule
was used to collect data. Data analysis was done using simple and inferential statistical
tools such as range, number, sum, mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage
distribution. Multiple Linier Regression was used for testing the contributing
relationships among the concerned variables. The findings of the study showed that
29.41% of the respondents practiced minimum strategies, 60.78% of the respondents
practiced medium strategies and 9.8% of the respondents practiced maximum strategies.
The result also showed that farmers age, educational qualification, yield gap of boro rice,
training received on rice production, agricultural extension media contact and problem
faced in practicing rice yield gap minimizing strategies had significant contribution on
boro rice yield gap minimizing strategies practiced by them. In addition, the findings of
the study showed that farmers annual family income, land area under boro rice
cultivation, profit from boro rice cultivation, knowledge on rice yield gap minimizing
strategies had no contribution on boro rice yield gap minimizing strategies practiced by
the them. It is concluded that farmers can minimize rice yield gap by increasing their
knowledge of rice production technology through increasing their participation on
pedagogic program, training on rice cultivation, agricultural extension media, adoption of
advance technologies like crop calendar, quality seed, seed treatment, recommended use
of fertilizer and pesticide, following recommended post-harvest operation.
Description:
A thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM