Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to determine the adoption of Haridhan and to
explore the relationships between the selected attributes of Hariclhan and its adoption
by the farmers. Attempts were also made to describe the selected attributes namely
yield, insect resistance, disease resistance, drought resistance, taste, straw yield,
fertilizer requirement of Haridhan and their adoption by the farmers. Data were
obtained from 87 randomly selected 1-Jaridhan growers of two unions in Jhenaidah
district namely Sadhuhati and Ganna with the help of interview schedule. Data were
collected during 15 February to 28 February, 2008. Basic statistics like mean,
standard deviation, range and percentage were used to interpret the data. The findings
revealed that majority (49.5%) of Haridhan growers had medium adoption compared
to 17.2% having low adoption and 33.3 having high adoption. Spearman rank
Correlation was used to ascertain the relationship between the concerned variables of
the study. Out of seven independent variables pest resistance and drought resistance
had highly significant positive relationship with the adoption of Haridhan. On the
other hand yield, disease resistance, taste, straw yield and fertilizer requirement had
no significant relationship with the adoption of Haridhan by the farmers.
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
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
