FARMERS CONSTRAINTS IN AROMATIC RICE PRODUCTION

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the selected characteristics of the farmers, to determine farmers constraints in aromatic rice production, to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers with their constraints in aromatic rice production. Data were collected using interview schedule from a sample of 92 farmers out of 653 farmers selected by simple random sampling procedure. The data collection was done in Uthrail unions of sadar upazila under Dinajpur district during 1st February to 28 February 2017. Besides the usual descriptive statistical parameter, Pearson‟s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used for the statistical analysis. About threefourths (67.3 percent) of the respondents had faced medium constraint while 20.7 percent had low constraints and only 12.0 percent had faced high constraints. “Diseases” (CFI= 270.6) was found the first ranked constraints in aromatic rice production faced by the farmers. The lowest constraints in aromatic rice production faced by the farmers was „Erosion‟ (CFI= 78.2) among the selected constraints. According to the computed value of correlation coefficients (r), among ten selected characteristics of the farmers age, education, family size, farm size and annual income had no significant relationship with farmers constraints in aromatic rice production. On the other hand, area under aromatic rice cultivation, agricultural knowledge, extension media contact, training received and aspiration had positive significant relationship with farmers constraints in aromatic rice production.