PROBLEM FACED BY THE SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Abstract

The main objectives of this study were to assess the extent of problem faced by the Sub Assistant Agricultural Officers (SAAOs) in technology transfer and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of Sub Assistant Agricultural Officers and problem faced by them in technology transfer. All the five upazillas of Narayanganj district namely, Narayanganj sadar, Bandar, Sonargaon, Araihazar and Rupganj were selected as the study area. Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient was used to test the relationship between the selected eight characteristics of SAAOs and their problem faced in technology transfer. The findings revealed that 70.50% of the SAAOs belonged to high problem facing category while 27.90% and 1 .60% respondents were under medium and low problem category respectively. Speannan's Rank Correlation Coefficient analysis also revealed that training exposure, job satisfaction and use of internet showed negative significant relationship with the problem faced in technology transfer. Based on Problem Faced Index (PFJ), "lack of required teaching aid" ranked the highest problem followed by "lack of transportation facilities" and "lack of required technical knowledge".