Abstract:
The objectives of the study is to determine the extent of pest management
problems faced by the farmers in potato cultivation and to explore the
contribution of the selected characteristics of the cultivators to the pest
management problems. The study was conducted at Burail, Telabudul,
Malipara, Mundail and Vashali villages of Khetlal upazila under Joupurhat
district. Data were collected from 105 potato cultivators from 15 January, 2017
to 10 February, 2017. Descriptive statistics, stepwise multiple regression were
used for analysis of the data. The highest (61.0%) percentage of potato
cultivators belong to the group of medium pest management problems and the
lowest (15.2 %) percentage in high problem during potato cultivation. Among
the influential variables- time spent in potato farming alone contribute 77.3 %
of the variation where level of education (5.4 %), amount of credit receipt (0.6
%), farm size (1.9 %) and extension contact (1.1 %) variation to the pest
management problems faced by the farmers. It is concluded that most of the
farmers faced pest management problems in potato cultivation which needs
efficient intervention by different NGOs and Department of Agricultural
Extension (DAE) to ensure sustainable potato cultivation.
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
