PROBLEMS FACED BY THE FARMERS IN FLOATING VEGETABLE CULTIVATION

Abstract

The objectives of the study was to determine the extent of problems faced by the farmers in floating vegetable cultivation and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the cultivators to their problems in floating vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted in selected villages of Dirgha and Kolardoyania union of Nazipur upazila in Pirojpur district. Data were collected from 107 floating vegetable cultivators from 24 March, 2017 to 26 April, 2017. Descriptive statistics, multiple regressions (B) were used for analysis. The highest (54.2 percent) of the respondent had medium problem faced in floating vegetable cultivation followed by (23.4 percent) had high problem faced and (22.4 percent) had low problems in floating vegetable cultivation. As per Problems Faced Index (CFI), initial cost is high positioned the 1 st and low demand in the local market in last position. Among the independent variables- education, area under floating vegetable cultivation, experience in floating vegetable cultivation, time spend in floating vegetable cultivation, media exposure and knowledge on floating vegetable cultivation were found significant contribution. The 65.1 percent (R 2 = 0.651) variation of the multiple regression model was satisfactory. So, care should be taken about above mention significant factors to increase the floating vegetable cultivation area.