USE OF PRINTED MATERIALS BY THE LITERATE FARMERS IN RECEIVING FARM INFORMATION

Abstract

The warn purpose of the study was to ascertain the use of selected printed materials by the literate litrmers and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of literate fanners (age, educational qualification. thmilv size, farm size, annual income, organizational participation, cosniopoliteness, innovativeness and agricultural knowledge) and their use of printed materials. Data were obtained from 95 fanners of three villages (Charkursha. Guluarchar. and Fahadandul) of Charfaradi union of Pakundia Upazila under Kislioregonj district, through Ieee-to-thee interview during 15 ianuaiy 2008 to IS February 2008. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the concerned variables. Correlation co-efficient was computed to explain the relationship between the concerned dependent and independent variables. The findings revealed that 23.2 percent of the respondents fell in low use category. 46.3 percent fell in medium use category and 30.5 percent fell in high use category of printed materials in receiving thrm information. The findings also revealed that educational qualification. farm size, annual income, organizational participation. cosmopoliteness. innovativeness and agricultural knowledge had significant positive relationship with use of printed materials by the literate fanners. However, age had significant negative relationship and family size had no significant relationship with their use of printed materials by the literate farmers in receiving farm information.