Abstract:
The major purpose of this research study was to determine farmers’ knowledge and
attitude towards summer tomato cultivation and also to explore the relationships between
each of eight selected characteristics of the farmers and their knowledge and attitude
towards summer tomato cultivation. The study was conducted in 6 villages of Bagherpara
upazila under Jessore district. The populations of summer tomato farmers in these villages
were 168, from which 101 samples were drawn by using random sampling technique. An
interview schedule was used for data collection. The data were collected during 20
March to 5
th
April 2015. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the
variables. With respects knowledge, it was found that the majority (52.4 percent) of the
farmers’ possessed high knowledge, while 42.6 percent of the farmers possessed medium
knowledge and only 5 percent of the farmers had low knowledge on summer tomato
cultivation. Regarding attitude, the study showed that about 49.5 percent of the farmers
had favourable attitude, while 37.6 percent farmers had unfavourable attitide and 12.9
percent farmers showed neutral attitude towards summer tomato cultivation. Education,
land possession, annual family income, extension contact of the farmers had positive
significant relationship with farmers’ knowledge on summer tomato cultivation, while
problem faced had negative relationship with their knowledge. Land possession of the
farmers had positive significant relationship with their attitude towards summer tomato
cultivation.
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
