| dc.description.abstract | The main purpose of this study was to describe 11 selected characteristics of the TMSS women
beneficiaries, to determine the extent of participation of the TMSS women beneficiaries at farm
level activities, to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the TMSS
women beneficiaries and their participation at farm level activities and to identify the problems
faced by the TMSS women beneficiaries regarding their participation at farm level activities.
Data were collected using interview schedule from a sample of 99 TMSS women beneficiaries
selected by multistage random sampling procedure from 14 samities of sadar upazila of
Joypurhat district during 15 September to 16 October, 2017. Eleven selected characteristics of
the TMSS women beneficiaries namely age, educational qualification, family size, farm size,
annual income, agricultural training received, credit received, cosmopoliteness, extension media
exposure, duration of involvement with TMSS and attitude towards TMSS while their
participation at farm level activities constituted the focus issue. The focus issue was measured
based on three aspects of farm level activities namely crop cultivation, livestock and poultry
rearing and homestead plantation and finally overall agricultural participation was determined by
summing up these aspects. Among the 12 selected crop production activities the highest two
participated activities were drying and husking of paddy and wheat and grading the products.
Among the 8 selected livestock and poultry rearing activities the highest two participated
activities were feeding cattle and goat and cleaning cowshed. Among the 7 selected homestead
plantation activities the highest two participated activities were timely plantation of saplings and
timely irrigation. In case of overall participation, highest proportion (54.5 percent) of the TMSS
women beneficiaries had medium participation compared to 29.3 percent low and 16.2 percent
high. Among the 11 selected characteristics three namely age, extension media exposure and
attitude towards TMSS showed positive significant relationship with the focus issue while family
size showed negative significant relationship. Remaining seven characteristics namely
educational qualification, farm size, annual income, agricultural training received, credit
received, cosmopoliteness and duration of involvement with TMSS were not correlated. The top
two problems faced by the respondents in participating farm level activities were lack of regular
irrigation program and insufficiency of training about ideal seedbed preparation. In case of
overall problem confrontation, highest proportion (53.5 percent) of the respondents confronted
low problem compared to 34.3 percent medium and only 12.1 percent high. | en_US |
