http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2737 2026-04-18T16:17:40Z 2026-04-18T16:17:40Z KUNDU, NANDO GOPAL http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/2541 2019-10-14T09:15:19Z 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z

AGRICULTURAL BENEFITS OBTAINED BY DIPSHIKHA BENEFICIARIES THROUGH GROUP BASED APPROACH KUNDU, NANDO GOPAL The purpose of the study was to: i) assess the benefits obtained from Dipshikha intervention as perceived by the beneficiaries; ii) assess some selected characteristics of Dipshikha beneficiaries; and iii) explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the beneficiaries and the benefits obtained from Dipshikha intervention as perceived by them. Data were collected from randomly selected 111 group members of Dipshikha Birol and Kaharol upazillas during the period from December, 2008 to January, 2009. It was found that overwhelming majority (92.8%) of the beneficiaries had received low to high benefits from Dipshikha. Pearson’s Product Moment Co-efficient of Co-relation (r) was computed to test the relationship of the selected characteristics of the beneficiaries with the benefits obtained from Dipshikha intervention as perceived by them. Findings revealed that among the ten selected characteristics of the beneficiaries, only six, namely age, land possession, loan utilization, training exposure, involvement with Dipshikha and adoption of innovation of the beneficiaries had significant positive relationship with their obtained agricultural benefits. Other variables namely education, family size, family annual income and wealth possession of the beneficiaries had no significant relationship with their obtained benefits. 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 SEMESTER: JULY- DECEMBER, 2007

2009-12-01T00:00:00Z CHAKMA, ATISH http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1631 2019-10-14T09:15:40Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

EFFECT OF USING AGRO-CHEMICALS IN BANANA CULTIVATION CHAKMA, ATISH The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of effect of using agrochemical in banana cultivation as perceived by the banana growers. The study was conducted in Monohordi upazilla of Narsingdi, Kapasia upazilla of Gazipur and Madhupur upazilla of Tangail districts. Five villages were purposively selected from each of the selected upazillas. Banana growers of these selected villages constituted the population of the study. A total of ISO banana growers constituted the sample for the study by taking 10 from each village and 50 from each upazilla. The study was a part of a research project entitled "Effect of using agro-chemicals and hormones for cultivation and marketing of vegetables and banana" which was carried out with the support of the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme, People's Republic of Bangladesh, USAID, European Commission and FAO.The data were collected from the sample respondents through personal contact with the help of a pretested interview schedule during the period from January to June, 2008. The independent variables were: age, level of education, family size, farm size, commercialization of banana, annual family income, marketing opportunity, training exposure, benefits derived from agro-chemicals, problems faced in using agrochemicals and use of agro-chemicals. Data collected from the respondents were complied, coded. tabulated and analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the study. An overwhelming majority (87.3 percent) of the respondents perceived low to medium effect of using agro-chemicals in banana cultivation towards food adulteration compared to 0.7 percent high effect and 12.0 percent no effect. Level of education and problems faced in using agrochemicals of the respondents had significant positive relationship with the effect of using agro-chemicals in banana cultivation but farm size had significant negative relationship with the effect of using agro-chemicals in banana cultivation as perceived by the respondents. 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

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z HOSSAIN, MOHAMMAD MOSHARAF http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1630 2019-10-14T09:15:57Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

USE OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY THE FARMERS OF BRAHMANBARIA DISTRICT HOSSAIN, MOHAMMAD MOSHARAF the study was to ascertain the adoption and extent of use of 1PM practices by the farmers of Kuti union in Brahmanbaria district. Attempts were also made to describe some of the selected characteristics of the respondents and to explore the relationships between selected characteristics of the respondents and their extent of use 1PM practices. The study was conducted in two villages namely Kuti and Lashiara at Kuti union of Kasba upazila under Brahmanbaria district. Out of 500 farmers. 100 respondents were selected randomly and proportionately at the rate of 20 percent. Data were collected by using irnerview schedule during the period from 1st December, 2008 to 30th December, 2008. Extent of use of 1PM practices by the respondents was ascertained through a four point rating scale. Coefficient of correlation (r) was computed in order to explore the relationships between selected characteristics of the respondents and their extent of use of 1PM practices. Adoption quotient was computed and it was determined as 78.45. An 1PM Practice Use Index (IPUI) was computed which ranged from 0 to 300. Among the 12 selected practices. "water management" ranked first having IPUI is 286 and "use of light trap for insect control" ranked last having IPUI is 12. The possible extent of use of 1PM practices score of a respondent ranged from 0 to 36, where the observed score was found 14-26 with an average 19.38 and standard deviation 2.34. It was observed that majority of the respondents (53 percent) had medium use, 22 percent had low use and 21 percent of them had high use of 1PM practices. The findings revealed that age, level of education, farm size, organizational participation, cosmopoliteness and knowledge on 1PM practices of the respondents had positively significant relationships with their extent of use of 1PM practices. Family size, annual family income, extension media contact and innovativeness of the respondents had statistically non-siguificant relationships with their extent of use of 1PM practices. 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

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z HOSSAIN, MD. MASUD http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/1629 2019-10-14T09:16:11Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

SATISFACTION OF WOMEN BENEFICIARIES ON MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAM OF SHAKTI FOUNDATION HOSSAIN, MD. MASUD The major focus of the study was to have an understanding on satisfaction of women beneficiaries of Shakti Foundation, This study investigated the nature and extent of rural women's satisfaction and factors influencing it. The methodology of this study is an integration of quantitative and qualitative methods based on data collected in nine villages of Sadar upazila under Munshigonj district. Eleven key indicators of satisfaction covering four dimensions were chosen for this purpose. Data were collected from 105 respondents during January-February. 2010 following systematic sampling method. Finally, a cumulative satisfaction index (CSJ) was developed adding the obtained scores of eleven satisfaction indicators. Medium satisfaction took place among majority (44.9 percent) of the women, while high satisfaction among (28.2 percent) of them. The proportion of women having low satisfaction was only 26.9 percent. Thus the overwhelming majority (73.1 percent) of the rural women reported to have acquired satisfaction to the extent of medium to high. Among the eleven variables four namely family size, credit availability, credit utilization and training received were positively significant. On the other hand age, education, annual family income, commercialization, aspiration, fatalism and wealth osership did not show any significant relationship with their satisfaction. 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

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