Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to determine the farmers’ perception towards
harmful effects of climate change on agriculture and to describe the selected
characteristics of the farmers and to identify the factors that influence farmers'
perception towards harmful effects of climate change on agriculture. The study was
conducted in four villages of Maizbari and Natuarpara union under Kazipur upazila of
Sirajgonj district. Data were collected by using interview schedule from the randomly
selected 113 respondents during 1 January to 30 January, 2018. Descriptive statistics,
multiple regressions (B) were used for analysis. Majority (70.8 percent) of the
respondents had moderately agreed perception while 18.8 percent and 10.6 percent of
them had respectively lower agreed perception and highly agreed perception towards
harmful effects of climate change on agriculture. Among nine selected characteristics,
organizational participation, extension media contact and knowledge on climate
change had significant positive contribution to the farmers’ perception towards
harmful effects of climate change on agriculture. The remaining characteristics of the
farmers, namely age, education, farm size, annual family income, training received
and cosmopoliteness did not show any significant contribution with their perception.
The findings of the study indicated that farmers’ perception towards harmful effects
of climate change on agriculture has not satisfactory. Still there is a scope to improve
farmers’ perception through more involving with organizational participation,
extension media contact and increasing knowledge
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
