ADOPTION OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES BY THE WOMEN FARMERS OF MOHILA BOHUMUKHI SHIKKHA KENDRA

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of adoption of modern agricultural technologies by the women farmers of Mohila Bohumukhi Shikkha Kendra (MBSK) and to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the women farmers with their adoption of modern agricultural technologies of MBSK. The problems faced by the women farmers in adoption of modern agricultural technologies have also been identified. The present study was conducted in Uthrail union of Sadar upazila under Dinajpur district. A sample of 88 farmers was (out of 352) selected by simple random sampling method for data collection. A pretested and structured interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during 16 August to 15 September, 2018. Slightly above three-fifths (63.6 percent) of the women farmers had low adoption of modern agricultural technologies, while 28.4 and 8.0 percent of them had medium and high adoption of modern agricultural technologies, respectively. Correlation analyses indicated that among nine selected characteristics annual family income, training received, contact of information sources and attitude towards MBSK had positive significant relationships with their adoption of modern agricultural technologies. However, age, educational qualification, family size, farm size and organizational participation of the farmers had no significant relationships adoption of modern agricultural technologies. ‘High cost involvement for adoption of modern technologies’ (85.22 percent) emerged as the most important problem expressed by the farmers. ‘Lack of cash money’ (47.73 percent) was least perceived mentioned problem of adoption of modern agricultural technologies.