http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/145 2026-07-26T08:19:09Z 2026-07-26T08:19:09Z Mahmud, A. B. M. Sohel http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2153 2026-06-14T06:49:19Z 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z

Effect of Work Design on Job Performance of SAAOs of DAE Mahmud, A. B. M. Sohel Work design is important for job performance because it can significantly impact how effectively and efficiently employees are able to carry out their tasks. A study was conducted to (1) determine the work design and the job performance, (2) assess the effects of work design on the job performance, (3) explore the influence of the selected characteristics on their job performance, and finally (4) identify the challenges for improving the work design and the job performance of the SAAOs of the DAE. The investigation was done with the SAAOs, their authority, and their respective farmers of seven upazilas of Dinajpur district: Birganj, Bochaganj, Chirirbandar, Birol, Kaharol, Khansama, and Sadar. Seventy-one (71) SAAOs were selected randomly as samples from the population of 142 SAAOs. To measure the job performance of the SAAOs, their respective supervisors (one for each SAAO) and the respondent farmers (two for each SAAO) were also interviewed to assess their perceptions regarding the job performance of the respective SAAO’s. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews of the respondents using a well-structured interview schedule from 01 October to 31 December 2020. The work design was measured by the four-point rating scale considering the four dimensions: (1) job demands, (2) job control, (3) perceived organizational support, and (4) perceived colleagues’ support. The job performance was also measured using the four point rating scale. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the SAAOs and their job performance. To measure the contributions of the selected characteristics to job performance, multiple and step-wise regression analyses were done. The channel effects were measured using path analysis. The overall work design indicated that 52.1% respondents mentioned the existing work design as good followed by 33.8% as excellent and only 14.1% as poor. The Work Design Dimension Indices indicate that out of the four dimensions of the perceived colleagues’ support ranked the top followed by the perceived organizational support, job demands, and job control, respectively. The overall job performance indicates that 43.7% of the respondents had moderate followed by 32.4% had low and only 23.9% had high job performance. Six out of the 13 characteristics of the SAAOs: additional education, job facilities, managerial orientation, self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and work design had significant positive relationships with job performance at the 1% level of significance. The multiple regression analysis indicates that the four independent variables: additional education, job facilities, self-efficacy, and work design had significant positive contribution to job performance. However, the step-wise regression analysis indicates that the work design had the highest contribution (51.8%) in predicting job performance followed by job facilities, additional education, and job satisfaction, respectively. Moreover, the path analysis indicated that the work design had the highest direct effect on job performance followed by job satisfaction, job facilities, and additional education, respectively. In addition, the work design had the highest total indirect effect on job performance followed by job satisfaction, additional education, and job facilities, respectively. The top-ranked challenge for the improvement of the work design was the “training needed for sustainable agriculture” whereas for the improvement of the job performance “necessity of financial support for extra work” ranked the first. So, to improve the performance of the selected SAAOs in their respective jobs, emphasis should be given to improvising the existing work design from time to time keeping in mind the needs of the SAAOs. Moreover, the extension authority should create provisions for the skill development of the SAAOs through training and imparting non-formal education. Work benefits, accolades, appreciation, etc. should also be provided by the DAE to make the SAAOs’ content lucrative with their jobs. Effect of Work Design on Job Performance of SAAOs of DAE; A Dissertation Submitted to Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION By A. B. M. Sohel Mahmud, Student No. 1805169, Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University Dinajpur; November 2022.

2023-11-01T00:00:00Z Islam, Md. Rabiul http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2042 2026-02-23T06:43:40Z 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z

SAAO’S PERCEPTION TOWARDS E-AGRICULTURE OF DAE: EXPERIENCES FROM NORTHERN BANGLADESH Islam, Md. Rabiul e-Agriculture is a new field that combines agricultural informatics, technology diffusion, and information that is transmitted over the internet or improved unite related technology. Thus, the present study aimed at determine the extent of Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer’s (SAAO’s) perception towards e-Agriculture, to explore the factors associates with SAAO’s perception towards e-Agriculture, and to examine the challenges and opportunities of e Agriculture used by SAAOs. This study was covering the area of Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh district. A total of 198 SAAO’s were selected by proportionate random sampling from 409 SAAO’s of three districts constituted the sample of this study. Data were collected from the respondents during the period from 15 Sep 2020 to 15 March 2021 using pre structured interview schedule by the researcher. SAAO’s perception towards e-Agriculture was determined following 5 dimensions. These was a) weather information, b) smart cultivation, c) pest and diseases information, d) nutrients and water usage and e) market information. Each dimension have ten statements. Perception was measured by constructing Likert scale. For more clear understanding of the SAAO’s perception towards e-agriculture Perception Index (PI) was computed. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) used for testing the relationships between the concerned variables. Stepwise multiple regression analysis and path analysis were conducted to determine the explanation of total variation of a given variable based on one or more variables. The Perception Index (PI) of fifty statements revealed that the SAAOs had considerable perception in ‘pest and diseases information’ and ‘smart cultivation’ dimensions. Slightly near about three-fifths (59.1 %) of the SAAO’s had moderately agreed total perception towards e-Agriculture in five dimensions while 21.7 percent of the SAAO’s had highly agreed total perception towards e Agriculture in five dimensions and only 19.2 percent of the respondents had highly agreed total perception towards e-Agriculture in five dimensions. Thus, huge majority (80.8 %) of the SAAOs had moderately agreed to highly agreed total perception towards e-Agriculture in five dimensions. Among the 14 factors associated with SAAO’s, eight factors such as job facilities, job satisfaction, job performance, usage of e-agriculture tools, ICT self-efficacy, scientific orientation, knowledge on e-Agriculture and role of ICT had positive and significant relationship with perception towards e-Agriculture. Age, family size, professional experience, annual family income, professional commitment and training received on ICT had no significant relationship. Linear multiple regression analysis was computed with eight significant variables which revealed that the regression coefficient of only five variables usage of e-agriculture tools, ICT self-efficacy, scientific orientation, knowledge on e Agriculture, and role of ICT had significant contribution to the perception of the SAAO’s towards e- Agriculture. Among these five, role of ICT contributed the highest, (20.60 %) followed by (11.40 %) variation by knowledge on e-Agriculture and (6.80 %) by scientific orientation. ‘Inadequacy of ICT training’ (89.39 %) emerged as the most important challenge expressed by the SAAO’s. The foremost (95.45 %) opportunity cited by the SAAO’s was ‘Provides by ICT related training’. SAAO’S PERCEPTION TOWARDS E-AGRICULTURE OF DAE: EXPERIENCES FROM NORTHERN BANGLADESH; A Dissertation Submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSHOPHY IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION By Md. Rabiul Islam, Student No. 1805186, Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University Dinajpur, Bangladesh; December 2022 .

2022-12-01T00:00:00Z HUDA, SAIFUL http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1892 2022-05-18T10:37:06Z 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

EFFECT OF MICROCREDIT ON LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT OF WOMEN BENEFICIARIES INVOLVED IN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT HUDA, SAIFUL The purposes of this study were to determine the effect of microcredit programme of Association for Social Advancement (ASA) in livelihood improvement (LI) of women, describe the selected individual characteristics of the women and to explore its relationships and contributions with their individual characteristics. Data were collected by using pre-tested interview schedule from a sample of 290 women selected by multistage random sampling procedure from four branches of ASA in Sadar Upazila of Dinajpur district during August 2010 to January 2011. The livelihood improvement was determined initially on four aspects viz. 1) food security, ii) health and sanitation, iii) family assets and shelter and iv) social empowerment. After that selection, in each of the four aspects twelve specific activities were identified and selected. Finally a Livelihood Improvement Index (LIT) was computed. Among the 48 activities of 4 aspects of livelihood improvement included in the study ‘availability of oral dehydration saline (ORS) (if necessary)’ was the highest and it was followed by ‘having cash money to buy rice or wheat’; however, ‘toilets in open place’ was the lowest. Nearly two-third (65.9 percent) of the respondents had low, 24.8 percent medium and 9.3 percent had high livelihood improvement. Among twelve individual characteristics of the women, education, annual family income, credit received, savings, attitude towards ASA, aspiration, self-confidence and family expenditure had significant positive relationships with their livelihood improvement. However, age and fatalism of the respondents had significant negative relationship with the livelihood improvement of the women. Regression analysis indicated that variations in the livelihood improvement were mainly due to the contributions of five predictors viz. self-confidence, annual family income, fatalism, aspiration and education and these variables contributed more than 37 percent of the total variation on livelihood improvement. Among these five, self-confidence contributed 9.00 percent variation in the livelihood improvement of the women followed by 8.63 percent variation by annual family income, 8.30 percent by fatalism, 7.37 percent by aspiration and 3.90 percent by education. Main problem of the women beneficiaries in utilizing microcredit was the ‘insufficient loan for proper utilization’. In respect of measures to overcome the problems,' distribution of desirable amount of credit by ASA and other organizations ' topped the rank. EFFECT OF MICROCREDIT ON LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT OF WOMEN BENEFICIARIES INVOLVED IN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT A Dissertation Submitted to the Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSHOPHY By SAIFUL HUDA Roll No. 02/2005 Student No. 0505023/2005-2006

2011-09-01T00:00:00Z Azad, Md. Abul Kalam http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1868 2022-05-18T07:35:16Z 2011-11-16T00:00:00Z

A Doctoral Thesis On “Studies on the Agricultural Legislation and Technical Prescription Service in Bangladesh” Azad, Md. Abul Kalam A series of studies were conducted to identify different aspects of Studies on the Agricultural Legislation and Prescription Services Technology Requirements in Bangladesh in the way of modernizing the agricultural systems. It covered most of the legal, administrative, scientific and technical aspects in the viewpoint of an practitioner in the field of agriculture specially of Crops Science consisting Soils, Plant Protection, Biotechnology and Environment. The other issues and documents of Fisheries, Livestock, Forestry and Machineries were interpreted as related to these studies. The study works were done mostly through collection, classification, processing, compilation and interpretation of documents as far as available. The results show that there were about 63 Statues, Acts, Ordinances, Regulatory Notifications, Policies, Principles, Commission recommendations, emergency orders etc. in Bangladesh on broad agricultural sectors. It has been found that the proportion of Acts among all statues is only 6%, while temporary orders and very old documents of Indian regime covered about 68% those were found to be effective for the modern agriculture in Bangladesh. The acts so far found were also have practical limitations. The Acts relating to give prescription through agriculturist practitioners were found to be very inadequate. The specific formats for legal prescription were not worked out and approved as USA and other developed European countries have done it by 30’s. It has been recommended from the studies that the scientific and technological formats for prescribing materials and methods to be followed in Bangladesh should be done immediately to control prices, access and quality of the deliverables. In the way several formats to be used by an agriculturist practitioner is prepared, tested and finalized. It is recommended that successful fulfilling of these formats validated by examiners for soil, plant protection, seed and machineries covering 60 cases make an agricultural graduate a legal practitioner for Agricultural Services. A Doctoral Thesis On “Studies on the Agricultural Legislation and Technical Prescription Service in Bangladesh” For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) Discipiine: Agricultural Legislative Administration Prepared Md. Abul Kalam Azad Registration No: Ph.D-BD-8181 Department of Agricultural Administration

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