Abstract:
Use of BARI recommended cultivation practices on various crops by the
farmers can bring significant changes in per unit area production and can ensure
food supply and food safety. However, use of BARI recommended banana
cultivation practices are not well focused. The study was undertaken mainly to
determine the use of BARI recommended banana cultivation practices by the
banana farmers and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics to
their use of BARI recommended banana cultivation practices. Data were
collected from the banana farmers of 11 blocks of different unions of Sadar
upazilla under Kushtia district by using a pretested interview schedule during
the period from December 01, 2016 to December 30, 2016.The sample size of
the study was 115 banana farmers which was drawn from a population of 375
using proportionate random sampling technique. It was found that 88.6 percent
of the farmers had medium use of banana cultivation practices while 7.0 percent
had low use and 4.4 percent had high use of banana cultivation practices. Step
wise multiple regressions were done to explore the contribution of selected
characteristics of banana cultivation practices which showed that out of 9
independent variables only 3 independent variables namely extension media
contact, innovativeness and annual income from banana cultivation had
significant contribution on the use of BARI recommended banana cultivation
practices. These three variables combined explained 43 percent of the total
variation in use of BARI recommended banana cultivation practices while
extension media contact contributed 29.80 percent, innovativeness contributed
10.70 percent and annual income from banana cultivation contributed 2.50
percent. So, it is imperative that necessary steps be taken to expand and
strengthen the existing activities of knowledge and skill development for better
use of cultivation practices to increase banana production for ensuring food
security in Bangladesh.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION