JOB PERFORMANCE OF SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRIGULTURAL EXTENSION

Abstract

Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) plays a key role in disseminating agricultural technology generated from research institute of Bangladesh. DAE is conducting his service by Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAOs) because they are the grass root level extension worker. The purpose of the study was to assess the job performance of SAAOs of the DAE. Five upazilas were selected randomly from eight upazilas under Jessore district. Data were collected from 90 SAAOs, where all of them were from the selected five upazilas. The researcher himself collected data through personal contact with a well structured pretested interview schedule during the period from 15 to 30 November, 2016. The job performance was assessed by the SAAOs themselves. The study revealed that 90 percent of the SAAOs belonged to the low to medium job performance categories. Multiple regression were used for analysis. Among the variables age, service length, farmers’ problem awareness and extension media contact were significant contributor. Other variables namely; level of education, job facilities, cosmopoliteness, job satisfaction and problem confrontation were insignificant to the job performance of SAAOs. On the basis of the findings it may be concluded that, overall job performance of the SAAOs is not satisfactory. So, intensive careful consideration should be maintained by the controlling officers of DAE to improve the job performance of the SAAOs.

Key words: SAAO, DAE, Job Performance, Cosm