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PERCEPTION LEVEL OF POTATO GROWERS TOWARDS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN NORTHWEST BANGLADESH
By: A.B.M. Sharif Uddin, M. Mostafizur Rahman, M. Hasanul Kabir Kamaly, M. Bashirul Alam
Key Words: Perception, production, technologies, potato.
JLES-Vol-8-No-P-55-61, December 2013
AbstractThe main focus of the study was to assess the extent of perception level of potato growers towards the potato production technologies. The study was carried out in the Rajshahi district which is considered as a part of the northwest area of Bangladesh. Two hundred thirty-two farmers were randomly selected as potato growers for data collection from twenty villages under the Upazilla namely, Mohonpur, Bagmara and Durgapur of Rajshahi district. A pre-tested interview schedule was used to collect the data from the respondents in July 2010 to February 2011. For measuring the perception of modern variety potato production technologies by the potato growers, 11 technologies for modern variety potato production were considered. Descriptive statistical measures such as number, percentage distribution, range, mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation were used in describing the variable. More or less similar percentage (37%) of the growers had medium and high perception whereas 26.29 percent low perception. Analysis indicated that among the extent of perception of modern eleven technologies use of quality seed was at top highest ranking by the perception adoption index of 253.88, whereas plant spacing was bottom lowest. The perception variations in different technologies will not be improved unless intensive and effective steps are taken to increase grower’s access to various information sources of agriculture which increase the knowledge and then perception.
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Manuscript received on 28 November 2013 and revised on 19 December 2013
A.B.M. Sharif Uddin, M. Mostafizur Rahman, M. Hasanul Kabir Kamaly, M. Bashirul Alam
PERCEPTION LEVEL OF POTATO GROWERS TOWARDS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN NORTHWEST BANGLADESH
JLES-Vol-8-No-P-55-61, December 2013
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