Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to describe the selected characteristics of the farm
women and to determine their level of involvement in post-harvest practices of
vegetables. Attempt also made to determine the significant contribution of farm women
involvement in post-harvest practices of vegetables. The study was conducted at two
villages of Ruhitpur union of Keranigonj upazila under Dhaka district. Data were
collected by using interview schedule from the randomly selected 106 respondents
during 15th January to 13th February, 2018. Descriptive statistics, multiple regressions
(β) were used for analysis. Majority (38.7 percent) of the respondents had low
involvement of farm women while 33.0 percent and 28.3 percent of them had medium
and high involvement in post-harvest practices of vegetables respectively. Among ten
selected characteristics, age, education, cosmopoliteness and knowledge on post-harvest
practices of vegetables had significant positive contribution to the involvement of farm
women in post-harvest practices of vegetables. The remaining characteristics of the
farmers, namely family labour, land under vegetable cultivation, annual family income
from vegetable cultivation, use of information sources, commercialization of vegetable
and types of vegetables did not show any significant contribution with their involvement.
The findings of the study indicated that involvement of farm women in post-harvest
practices of vegetables was not found satisfactory.
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