http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3332 2026-04-18T16:31:55Z 2026-04-18T16:31:55Z AHMED, K. M. THOUHID http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3776 2022-04-24T08:09:39Z 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

USE OF INDIGENOUS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE BY THE FARM WOMEN FOR HOMESTEAD VEGETABLES PRODUCTION AHMED, K. M. THOUHID 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. A thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2020

2020-12-01T00:00:00Z ISLAM, SAZEDUL http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3775 2022-04-24T08:04:43Z 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

BENEFITS OF BANGABANDHU BRIDGE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING AS PERCEIVED BY THE FARMERS ISLAM, SAZEDUL The present study was mainly designed to assess the benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for agricultural production and marketing and to explore the relationships of each of the selected characteristics of the farmers with their perceived benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for Agricultural production and Marketing. The study was conducted in randomly selected three villages of three unions of Ullapara Upazila under Sirajganj district of Bangladesh. Survey revealed that all the farmers of the study area perceived medium to high benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for agricultural production and marketing. Finding of the study showed that age, farm size, farming experience, annual agricultural income and extension media contact of the farmers had significant relationship with their perceived benefits of Bangabandhu Bridge for agricultural production and marketing. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that agricultural advisory service providing organizations should provide necessary support to the younger farmers having lower farm size, lower farming experience, lower annual agricultural income and lower extension media contact to increase their perception on the benefits of Bangabandhu bridge for agricultural production and marketing. 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. 2018

2020-12-01T00:00:00Z TALUKDER, MD. SHATHIL http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3774 2022-04-24T08:00:08Z 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN CATFISH CULTURE BY THE FARMERS OF TRISHAL UPAZILA UNDER MYMENSINGH DISTRICT TALUKDER, MD. SHATHIL The objectives of this study were to describe the selected characteristics of farmers; to assess the extent of problems encountered in catfish culture by the farmers; to explore the contribution among each of the selected characteristics of farmers with their problems encountered and to compare the problems encountered by the farmers in catfish culture. The study was conducted with randomly selected 120 catfish cultivars in Trishal upazila under Mymensingh district. A pre-tested interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during 24 th March, 2020 to 25 April, 2020. Problems encountered in catfish culture was the dependent variable and its was measured by on basis of problem encountered scores. Problems encountered in catfish culture and the 11 selected characteristics of the respondents contributed the independent variables of the study. Multiple regression was used to examine the contribution of the selected characteristics of the respondents. The majority (60.00%) of the farmers encountered medium problem while 22.50% percent of the farmers encountered low problem. Comparatively few farmers (17.50%) encountered high problem in catfish culture. Four characteristics of the respondent’s viz. media contact for fish farming information, training exposure, level of education and organizational participation had significant positive contribution with their Problems encountered in catfish culture. On the basis of PEI, it was observed that “high price of feed” ranked first followed by “unavailability of quality feed”, “high price of vaccine and medicine”, “low production and lack of local market” and “disability of producing required fish eggs” were the least problems encountered by the farmers in catfish culture. 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 (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2020

2020-12-01T00:00:00Z SHOMPA, ZINAT REHANA http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3716 2022-03-21T11:25:54Z 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

FARMERS’ PERCEIVED LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN NATP-2 PROJECT SHOMPA, ZINAT REHANA Abstract The study aimed at assessing the livelihood improvement of the National Agricultural Technology Program (NATP) phase-2 project as perceived by participant farmers and finding out the contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers to their perceived livelihood improvement through participation in NATP-2 project. A pretested interview schedule was used for collecting data from the farmers of Saidpur and Khongoan union of Pirgonj upazila under Thakurgoan district. Out of 420 farmers, 111 farmers were randomly selected and interviewed from 10 October to 10 November, 2019. Perceived livelihood improvement of the farmers was measured by 5- point rating scale. Among the farmers, half of the respondents (50.4 percent) belonged to high status of livelihood improvement while 31.3 percent of them had medium and 18.3 percent had low status of livelihood improvement respectively. The variation regarding different assets of livelihood was minimum, the highest status of livelihood improvement was observed in case of physical capital and it was the lowest in case of natural capital. Three out of nine selected characteristics of the farmers such as farm size, use of technology and extension media contact had significant positive relationships with their perceived livelihood improvement while the rest of the variables showed no significant contribution. All the factors jointly contribute 37.0% of the variance of perceived livelihood improvement (R 2 = .370). Age, education qualification, family size, annual income, farming experience, training experience had no significant contribution. To summarize, this study offered several practical and theoretical recommendations about farmers’ perceived livelihood improvement through NATP-2 project. 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 (MS) IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2018

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