PROBLEM PERCEIVED
BY THE FARMERS IN VEGETABLE CULTIVATION
M.J. Azad*,
M.S. Ali, M.R. Islam, M. Yeasmin and K.H.
Pk
*Corresponding
author; E-mail:mishad.16dec@yahoo.com
Abstract
The
purpose of this study was to determine the problems perceived by the farmers in
vegetable cultivation and to explore the relationship of the selected
characteristics of the vegetable growers with their problems. Data were collected
from 109 vegetable growers of six villages of Belgachi Union of Alamdanga
Upazila under Chuadanga district by using a pretested interview schedule during
15 January to 13 February, 2013. Pearson product moment correlation was used to
determine the relationship between the selected characteristics of the
vegetable growers with their problems perceived in vegetable cultivation. The
findings revealed that majority (79.90%) of the respondents perceived medium to
high problem in vegetable cultivation and 21.10% perceived low problem in
vegetable cultivation. Co-efficient of correlation showed that out of nine
variables only two variables, namely vegetable cultivation area and annual
income from vegetable of the vegetable growers had significant negative
relationship with their problem perceived in vegetable cultivation. According
to problem perceived index ‘lower price of vegetables’ ranked the first problem
followed by ‘high price of inputs’, ‘disease attack’, ‘insect attack’, ‘lack of
technical knowledge’, ‘lack of HYV seed seedling-1’, ‘lack of
technical help’, ‘lack of loan facility’ and ‘losses of vegetable production
due to natural calamity’.
Key words: Vegetable cultivation, Problem perceived
and Characteristics of farmers.
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