ADOPTION OF HIGH YEILDINC WINTER VEGETABLE VARIETIES BY FARMERS

Abstract

The major purpose of the study was to find out the extent of adoption of high yielding winter vegetable varieties by the growers in some selected areas of Satkhira district. Attempts were also made to describe some of the selected characteristics of the vegetable growers and their relationship with their adoption of high yielding winter vegetable varieties. One hundred (100) growers were selected randomly from a total of 670 growers under two Unions of Kalaroa Upazila of Satkhira district. An interview schedule was used for collection of data, which took 30 days during 20 July to 19 August 2007. The findings of the study indicate that (51 percent) of the growers had medium adoption while 27 percent had low adoption and 22 percent had high adoption of high yielding winter vegetable varieties. Correlation aimlyses indicate that among the selected characteristics, age, education, farm size, annual family income, cosmopoliteness and extension media contact showed significant relationship with their adoption of high yielding winter vegetable varieties. On the other hand, family size, organizational participation and innovativeness of the growers did not show any significant relationship with their adoption of high yielding winter vegetable varieties.