Abstract:
The purpose of the research work was to determine the extent of impact of Participatory
Agricultural Diversification Project (PADP) in improving livelihood status of the
Beneficiaries of Plan International Bangladesh and to explore the relationships between
selected characteristics. Angarpara Union under Khanshama Upazilla of Dinajpur District
was the locale of the study. Data were collected from 105 randomly selected farmers by
using interview schedule during February to March 2008. Appropriate scales were
developed in order to measure the variables. Correlation test was used to ascertain the
relationships between the concerned dependent and independent variable of the research
work. About two-fifth (40.95 %) of the respondents opined that PADP had high impact
in improving livelihood status while about the same number of respondents (40.00%)
opined that PADP had medium impact. However according to the rest of the
respondents (19.05%) PADP had low impact. From the coefficient of correlation result it
was found that duration of project involvement, farm size, annual income, credit
availability had significant and positive relationships with their impact of PAOP in
improving livelihood status of the beneficiaries. On the other hand, age, education,
satisfaction with PADP activities, basic agricultural knowledge, training exposure,
problem faced by the beneficiaries did not show any significant relationship with impact
of PAD P activities.
Description:
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
