Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to determine the extent of effectiveness of Department of
Agricultural Extension (DAE) regarding Agricultural advisory services and determine the
contribution of the selected characteristics of the farmers on effectiveness of Department of
Agricultural Extension (DAE) regarding Agricultural advisory services. Data were collected
from two villages of two unions at Nawabganj Upazila in Dinajpur district, through using a
structured interview schedule. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the
concerned variables. SPSS was used to analyze the data and multiple regression analysis. The
findings revealed that the majority (70.2 percent) of the farmers belonged to the moderate
effective category and the lowest (7.7 percent) in less effective category followed by high
effective categories (22.1 percent) of DAE regarding Agricultural advisory services. The
statistical analysis also revealed that farmers' education, organizational participation,
cosmopoliteness and time spent in farming had positive and significant contribution with
effectiveness of DAE regarding Agricultural advisory services. However, age, family size,
time spent in farming, distance of home to Upazila Ag. Office, experience in farming, farm
size and annual family income of the farmers had no significant contribution with
effectiveness of DAE regarding Agricultural advisory services. So, the policy makers should
consider these important factors to increase effectiveness of Department of Agricultural
Extension (DAE) regarding Agricultural advisory services.
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 (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
