CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE BANANA GROWERS OF SONARGAON UPOZILA UNDER NARAYANGONJ DISTRICT

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to find out the extent of constraints faced by the banana growers in banana cultivation in the five selected aspects namely improved banana sucker, disease, agricultural credit, field management and marketing and to explore the relationships between the constraints faced by the growers in respect of cultivating banana and their nine selected characteristics. Data were collected by interview procedure from 50 selected growers out of 250 banana growers (i.e. 20 percent) from selected area Sonargaon upazila under Narayangonj district. Findings of the study indicated that 38 and 28 percent of high, medium and low constraints respectively in improved sucker. In case of disease, it was found that the growers faced 24, 68 and S growers faced 34, percent of high, medium and low constraints respectively, in case of agricultural credit, it was found that the growers faced 26, 32 and 28 percent of high, medium and low constraints respectively and 14 percent did not take any loan. In case of field management, it was found that the growers faced 16, 70 and 14 percent of high, medium and low constraints respectively. In case of marketing, it was found that the growers laced 36, 58 and 6 percent of high, medium and low constraints respectively. The comparative constraints faced by the banana growers in the live selected aspects was shown using constraints facing index (CUfl. The CR indicate that the banana growers fitced high diseases came next (CR of 216). then improved banana sucker (CR of 206). field management (CR of 202) and agricultural credit (CR of constraints in marketing (CR of 230), with 20, 64 and 16 percent banana growers faced high, medium and low constraints respectively. Statistical test showed that education, firm 170) respectively. The average constraints facing score was size, 53.3 area under banana cultivation, annual income, agricultural knowledge, social participation and extension contact of banana growers had significant negative relationships with their different constraints (improved sucker, disease, agricultural credit, field management, marketing and overall constraints). However, age and family size of the banana growers had no significant relationships with their constraints facing.