Abstract:
Floods have caused difficulty in mobility, increased risk for living at houses, and
erosion of social assets. Likewise, damage of agricultural production, livestock and
fisheries were occured. Increased health hazards, loss of agricultural production, less
return from animal husbandry, poor performance of social institutions, changes in
cropping pattern and reduction in the crop production are immediate effects of flood
on the livelihood of farmers. The main purpose of this study was to determine the
effects of flood on the livelihood of rural farmers under the Sadar Upazilla of
Gaibandha district and explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the
growers on their livelihood status due to effects of flood. The selected characteristics
were age, education, family size, farm size, annual family income, training exposure,
extension contact and innovativeness. Data were gathered from proportionally and
randomly selected 101 farmers of two villages of Poshim Komornoi and Fakirpara of
Sadar upazila under Gaibandha district by using a pretested interview schedule during
the period of 1
st
September to 30 October, 2021. Apart from descriptive statistical
methods, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient analysis was used in
order to analyze the data. Findings indicated that the majority (46.53%) of the
respondents belongs to medium livelihood status, 32.67% belongs to high and 20.79%
were under low livelihood status. Out of eight selected characteristics of the
respondents, education, annual family income and extension contact had positive
significant relationship with their livelihood status due to effects of flood. The rest of
the variables namely: age, family size, farm size, training exposure and
innovativeness did not show any significant relationships their livelihood status due to
effects of flood. To upgrade livelihood status of the study area; educational status,
training program in different aspect, motivational campaigning and provide guidance
and also increasing of awareness of flooding effect by different GO and NGO
extension agencies are necessary.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
