http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/145 2026-04-17T17:08:35Z http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2042 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 http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1892 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 http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1868 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 2011-11-16T00:00:00Z http://103.7.193.12:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1260 FARMERS’ PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION TO CROP PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN BANGLADESH ISLAM, S.M. ABU BAKAR SAIFUL The purposes of the study were to assess the farmers’ vulnerability due to climatic variability, to determine the farmers’ perception of climate change to crop production, to determine the adaptation strategies practiced by the farmers against the climate change in crop production, to ascertain the contribution of selected characteristics of farmers to their perception of climate change and adaptation to crop production and to ascertain the constraints faced by the farmers on adapting crop production and proposed suggestions to overcome the constraints. Data were collected using a pretested interview schedule from the farmers of eight villages of Mithapukur upazilla, Rangpur district of Bangladesh from 15 July to 15 December 2019. In contrast, qualitative data were also gathered using FGDs and case studies. Multistage random sampling procedure was used to select the sample farmers having the size of 240 drawn from a population of 960. The selected 15 traits of the farmers were the independent variables and their perception of climate change and adaptation to crop production were the dependent variables. Perception of climate change was arranged adding-up the responses against 27 climatic components related to rainy, winter and summer seasons along with the 2-point continuum scale viz. change (increase or decrease) and no change. In contrast, adaptation to crop production was judged considering 20 strategies along with the 4-point rating scale. The descriptive statistical measures were used to analyze and interpret the data. Step-wise multiple regression analyses were employed to ascertain the contribution of independent variables to their perception of climate change and adaptation to crop production. The results regarding perception indicate that 75.83 and 77.08% of the farmers perceived medium changes in rainy and winter season, respectively while 78.75% medium level of changes occurred in summer season. The highest proportion (55.73%) of the farmers’ had medium adaptation practices but 25.93% highly adapted and only 19.34% had low adaptation. Twelve out of 15 profiles of the farmers were significantly correlated with their perception of climate change and 13 characteristics were significantly associated with their adaptation to crop production. Regression analysis indicates that four characteristics of the farmers jointly explained 40% of total variation of farmers’ perception of climate change and 51.5% total variation of adaptation to crop production. Three and four traits had significant influence separately on the farmers’ perception and adaptation. The contribution of education alone (37.1%) of the variation in farmers’ perception of climate change followed by age (1.8%) and risk-orientation (1.1%), in that order. In case of adaptation, extension media contact alone contributes 40% of the variation followed by education (6.7), risk orientation (3.0%) and awareness (1.8%), correspondingly. The path analyses indicate that three characteristics: education, risk orientation, and age have positive and negative effects on farmers’ perception of climate change. Alternatively, extension media contact, education, risk orientation, and awareness have positive effect on adaptation to crop production. Among the independent variables education has the highest direct positive effect (0.569) but age has the highest indirect negative effect (- 0.207) on perception. In case of adaptation, among the independent variables extension media contact had the highest positive and direct effect (0.282). The highest proportion (67.92%) of the respondents had faced medium constraint while 19.17 percent had low constraint and only 12.92% had high constraint. Nevertheless, to overcome the above constraints, the farmers mentioned, 10 suggestions of which majority of the respondents (70.83%) suggested ‘Weather forecast should be more accurate and timely’. A Dissertation Submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University Dinajpur for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY By S.M. ABU BAKAR SAIFUL ISLAM Student No. 01/2017 Reg. No. 1705196 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z