USE OF INDIGENOUS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE BY THE FARM WOMEN FOR HOMESTEAD VEGETABLES PRODUCTION

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to determine and describe the selected socioeconomic

characteristics of homestead vegetables growers, determine the use of different practices of ITK by the rural women and explore the contribution of the selected socio-economic characteristics of the farm women to their extent of use of different ITK practices. Data were collected from randomly selected 106 women farmers of four villages namely, Kamarpara, Mussudi purbo para, Nollobazar and Gopalbari of Dhanbari upazila under Tangail district by using structured interview schedule during 15 September to 10 November, 2020. Data indicates that the highest proportion (73.6%) of the homestead growers fell under the medium ITK user’s category, while 14.2 percent had high users and 12.3 percent had low ITK users for homestead vegetables production respectfully. Moreover, majority (85.9%) of the homestead vegetables producer farmers had medium to low ITK users. Family size, media exposure and cosmopoliteness of homestead vegetables women farmers had significant relationship with their extent of use of ITK while age, education, annual family income, farm size, experience in homestead vegetables production, income from vegetable cultivation, duration of training and innovativeness had no significant relationship with ITK users for homestead vegetables production. Finally, this study offered some theoretical and practical recommendations about the extent of use of ITK for homestead vegetables production.