Abstract:
The research examined the status of adoption of BRRI dhan49 and to explore
the contribution of the selected characteristics of the cultivators with their
adoption of BRRI dhan49. The methodology of this study is an integration of
quantitative methods based on data collection in Ashokola, Polikukrul,
Teldhap, Shashibadoni, Darial and Ontahar villages under Noongola union of
Bogra sadar upazila. Data were collected from 116 BRRI dhan49 cultivators
from January 21 to February 20, 2017. Descriptive statistics, multiple
regressions were used for analysis. Most of the farmers (78.4 percent) belong to
medium adoption followed by high adoption (11.2 percent) by the rice
cultivators in adoption of BRRI dhan49 production technologies. Among the
influential variables; level of education, annual family income, extension media
contact, rice cultivation knowledge and attitude towards BRRI dhan49 were
significant contributor and provided 53.8 percent contribution on adoption of
BRRI dhan49. It was also found that 3.4%, 16.3%, 38.8%, 33.7% and 7.8%
farmers were innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority and
laggards respectively regarding to BRRI dhan49 adoption. It is concluded that
the adoption of BRRI dhan49 production technologies is moderate and needs
further advancement. Based on the findings, it is recommended that respective
authorities (DAE) should implement and popularize farmers based projects on
a massive scale for adoption of BRRI dhan49.
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
