ADOPTION OF FLOATING VEGETABLE CULTIVATION BY THE FARMERS

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study were to assess the extent of adoption of floating vegetable cultivation by the farmer; to describe the selected characteristics of floating vegetable farmers and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers to their adoption of the floating vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted with randomly selected 98 floating vegetable cultivators of Dewolbari Dobra and Malikhali unions under Nazirpur upazila of Pirojpur district. A pre-tested interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during 18 th

August, 2020 to 7

November, 2020. Adoption of floating vegetable cultivation was the dependent variable and its was measured by on basis of adoption scores. Adoption of floating vegetable cultivation by the farmers and the ten selected characteristics of the respondents contributed the independent variables of the study. The highest percentage (72.5%) of the farmers had medium adoption compared to 12.2 percent of the farmers had low adoption and 15.3 percent of the farmers had high adoption of floating vegetable cultivation. Multiple regression was used to examine the contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers. Five characteristics of the respondent’s viz. age, education, training on floating vegetable cultivation, media exposure and knowledge on floating vegetable cultivation had significant positive contribution with their adoption of floating vegetable cultivation. Policy focus on these variables might influence the farmers to do more floating vegetable cultivation. th