Information seeking behaviour of grass root level extension workers of the Department of Agricultural Extension in Bangladesh

Abstract

This study assessed the information searching behaviour of root level extension workers (SAAOs) to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the root level extension workers and their information searching behaviour. Chawgacha, Jhikargacha and Jessore Sadar upazila under Jessore district were the study area. All the 70 Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAOs) in these three upazilas participated in the study. The study revealed that 64.30%of the respondents were frequent information searcher Findings reveal that job satisfaction and aspiration for training had positive significant relationship with information searching behaviour while age, experience of extension work, annual expenditure, and motivation for searching job related information, organizational problem confrontation and technical knowledge had no significant relationship with information searching behaviours.

Determinants of Training Need of the Pineapple Growers for Boosting Production in Hilly Areas of Sreemangal Upazila Under Moulvibazar District

“…As a result, low educated growers required high training need. Similar findings were reported by Hossain [20] and Olorunfemi et al [29].…”

“…Kshash [16] reported similar findings in his study. Hossain [20] found that "the majority (about 82%) of the potato farmers had medium to high training need in his study area". Yeasmin et al [21] reported that "almost 99% of fish farmers had medium to high training need in their study area".…”

“…As a result, growers with high incomes felt a low need for training. Yeasmin [21] and Hossain [20] found a negative relationship between annual income and the training need of farmers. Results revealed that the farming experience of the pineapple growers had a negatively significant relationship with their training needs.…”

The Role of Communication in Farmer Learning: The Case of Farmer Institution-Based Cocoa Replanting in East Kolaka District, Indonesia

“…This condition is supported by the results of a study by Enwelu, Enwereuzor, Asadu, Nwalieji, & Ugwuoke, (2017) that extension workers' access to information and extension skills in using information and communication technology (ICT) are still inadequate. Satisfaction with the work of an extension worker is positively related to information seeking (Hossain, Azad, Al Mufthi, Alam, & Abdullah, 2018). Another factor, which also affects the role of agricultural extension workers, is that the number of extension workers is inadequate compared to the area served.…”