http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32 2026-04-24T15:30:14Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/382 ATTITUDE OF THE HAOR FARMERS TOWARDS FLOATING VEGETABLES CULTIVATION Khandoker, Mst. Sharmin Ara The main purpose of the study was to determine attitude of the haor farmers towards floating vegetables cultivation and to explore the relationship between eleven selected characteristics of the haor farmers and their attitude towards floating vegetable cultivation. The study was conducted in three villages under Purbapagla union of South Sunamganj Upazila of Sunamganj district. Out of sixty five haor farmers practicing floating cultivation in selected area, fifty respondents were randomly selected as sample of the study. Data were collected from respondents with the help of a pre testing interview schedule from 1 to 30 October, 2015. Regarding attitude, the study showed that about 14 percent of the farmers had highly favorable attitude, while 74 percent farmers had medium favorable attitude and 12 percent farmers had low favorable attitude towards floating vegetables cultivation. Education, family size, annual family income and communication exposure had positive significant relationship with farmers’ attitude towards floating vegetables cultivation. While gender, age, farm size, training received, organizational participation , number of vegetables grown on the floating bed and constraints faced by farmers in floating vegetables cultivation had not significant relationship with farmers’ attitude towards floating vegetables cultivation . 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/381 CELL PHONE USED BY THE FARMERS FOR RECEIVING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL OFFICER (SAAO) Abdullah-Al-Kafi, MD. The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of use of cell phone by the farmers in receiving agricultural information and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the farmers (age, literacy level, agricultural knowledge, farm size, annual income, organizational participation, cosmo politeness, aspiration, self-confidence and attitude towards technology) and their use of cell Phone. Data was obtained from 76 cell user farmers in 8 selected villages of Silam and Mogla Bazar union under Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet district with the help of interview schedule. Appropriate scales were developed in order to measure the concerned variables. Correlation test was used to ascertain the relationships between the concerned dependent and independent variables of the study. More than half (54 percent) of the farmers had medium use of cell phone in receiving agricultural information from the Sub Assistant Agricultural Officer (SAAO) while 14 percent and 32 percent of them had low and high use of cell phone, respectively. Literacy level, annual income, cosmo politeness, agricultural knowledge, aspiration, self-confidence and attitude towards technology of the farmers had significant positive relationship with their use of cell phone. However, age of the respondents had negative significant relationship while farm size and organizational participation of the farmers had no relationship with their use of cell phone. The problems which were commonly faces by the farmers includes high call rate, lack of money, high call rate for calling other operators, lack of adequate cell credit etc. 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/380 EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE RELATED TELEVISION PROGRAMMES FOR DISSEMINATING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION PERCEIVED BY THE FARMERS CHOUDHURY, FAHMIDA HUSAIN The main focus of the study was to have an understanding on the perception of farmers regarding effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. Attempt was also made to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their perceived effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. Hundred farmers of the selected three villages of Daudpur union of South Surma upazila under Sylhet district constituted the sample of the study. Data were collected interviewing the farmers using personal interview schedule. Data were collected during the period from 10 September to10 October, 2015. Among these hundred respondents majority (68%) of the farmers perceived agriculture related TV programmes as medium effective while 18% high effective and 14% low effective. Among these eleven selected characteristics level of education, farm size, annual family income , agricultural knowledge, attitude towards agriculture related TV programmes ,innovativeness, extension media exposure, time expand for TV watching of the respondents had significant positive relationship with their perceived effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. Whereas age and farming experience were negatively significant relationship with their perceived effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for the dissemination of agricultural information. However family size of the farmers had no significant relationship with the effectiveness of agriculture related TV programmes for dissemination of agricultural information as perceived by the farmers. 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/379 FARMERS’ AWARENESS ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CAUSED BY THE HARMFUL EFFECT OF MODERN RICE CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY Begum, Samia The purpose of the study was to determine the farmers' awareness on environmental degradation caused by the harmful effect of modern rice cultivation technologies and also to explore the relationships between eleven selected characteristics of the farmers and their awareness. Hundred farmers of the selected two villages Daudpur and Noikhai of Mogla Bazar union & another two villages Khalpar and Gopshahar of Mollargaon union of South Surma upazilla under Sylhet district constituted the sample of the study. Data were collected interviewing the farmers using personal interview schedule. Data were collected during the period from 19 September to 19 October, 2015. Among these hundred respondents 15% had low, 66% respondents had medium and 19% of the respondent had high knowledge about modern rice cultivation technologies. While 20% respondents had low, 50% respondents had medium and 30 % had high use of modern technology by the farmers in rice cultivation. Among the respondents 2% had poor, 88% respondents had medium and only 10% had high awareness about environmental degradation caused by the use of modern rice cultivation technologies. Out of eleven independent variables, three of them, that is academic qualification, annual family income and modern technology used by the farmers in rice cultivation had positive significant relationships with their awareness on environmental degradation caused by the harmful effect of modern rice cultivation technologies. Eight independent variable i.e. gender, age, family size, farm size, organizational participation, communication exposure, innovativeness and knowledge about modern rice cultivation technology had no significant relationship with their awareness on environmental degradation caused by the harmful effect of modern rice cultivation technologies. 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z