Socio-Economic Status of Pineapple Growers in Moulvibazar District of Bangladesh

Datta, Tumpa; Saha, Jiban Krishna; Rahman, Mohammad Ataur; Akter, Muslima; Ahmed, Md. Rashid

doi:10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i830398

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“…The findings indicate that a large proportion (42.6%) of the growers were middle-aged compared to 38.7% young and 18.7% old aged respectively. Almost similar findings were reported by Alam [22], Ali [23], and Datta et al [24] in their respective studies. It might be because young to middle-aged growers comparatively give preference to pineapple cultivation to support their family to the relatively old growers.…”

Section: Selected Characteristics Of the Pineapple Growerssupporting

confidence: 87%

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

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Islam

2023

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Training is a tool to increase production both vertically and horizontally through enhanced skills of the farmers. The focus of the study was to determine and describe the training need of the pineapple growers in a hilly area of Sylhet region and explores the relationship between the selected characteristics of growers and training need. Data were collected from randomly selected 75 pineapple growers out of 228 of three unions namely Sreemangal, Ashidron, and Sindhurkhan of Sreemangal upazila under Moulvibazar district using a pre-tested interview schedule from 1 September to 2 October 2020. Through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the growers, a total of 12 different aspects of pineapple cultivation were identified as inadequately skilled for modern pineapple cultivation. For quantification of training need, each respondent was asked to answer the extent of training need against each of those aspects. Results revealed that most of the pineapple growers (58.7%) had medium training need while 29.3% had high and only 12.0% had low training need. The top five training need aspects of pineapple cultivation were appropriate amount and time of fertilizer application, modern method of insect–pest identification and control, soil moisture conservation technique, and preventive measure of fruit sunburn. Correlation analysis indicated that age (-0.272*), educational (-0.526**), annual income (-0.269*), experience of pineapple cultivation (-0.455**), knowledge about pineapple cultivation (-0.807**), training received (-0.558**), and use of information source (-0.331**) were found negatively significant with their training need. Extension service providers should come forward to facilitate access of need-based information and skills to the pineapple growers or at least do their best alternative based on resource allocation for improvement of yield and production of pineapple in the hilly areas of Sylhet region.

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Section: Selected Characteristics Of the Pineapple Growerssupporting

confidence: 87%

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

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2023

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“…It was also observed that medium farmers are more engaged in training achievement than other farmers in the study areas (Table 10). This finding coincides with [8].…”

Section: Training Status Of the Wheat Farmerssupporting

confidence: 87%

“…The age distribution of sample farmers was classified into five age groups (Table 3). Table 3 [8,12,13] also found similar results. However, the average age of the total sampled wheat farmer was 48.97 years.…”

Section: Age Distribution Of the Wheat Farmerssupporting

confidence: 55%

“…Socio-economic factors have previously been shown to influence production practices [7]. Land holdings, age, education level, occupation, cultivation experience, farm size, access to credit and training, and other socioeconomic factors of respondents are likely to influence farmers' decision-making ability and production [8,9] These are the most important factors for determining the socio-economic status of a farm households. Therefore, this study attempted to assess the socio-economic status of wheat growers in some selected districts of Bangladesh with a focus on various socio-economic factors such as average farm size, age, educational profile, income, farming experience, family size, occupational status, training facilities, and access to institutional credit, etc.…”

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Socio-Economic Status of Wheat Growers in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Tasnim

2023

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Aims: The study was carried out to determine the socio-economic status of wheat farmers in Bangladesh. Study Design: Simple random sampling technique was used for the study. Place and Duration of the Study: Birganj Upazila under Dinajpur and Thakurgaon Sadar, and Pirganj Upazila under Thakurgaon district were purposively selected for the study. The survey was conducted from February to March 2019. Methodology: A total of 150 wheat growers were selected as sample farmers. Data were collected from the respondents through direct interviews using pre-tested interview schedules. Descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency, and percentage were employed to analyze the data. Results: The study estimated that the average farm size was 1.38 ha, and most of them were medium farmers (40 percent). Most of the wheat growers were middle-aged (51–60 years old), while a small portion of them were younger (18–30 years). Findings revealed that about 35.3 percent of farmers were literate, while 34.7 percent completed secondary education. The average family size was 4.96 persons. However, the large farm household had relatively more family members than other farm households. Most of the respondents had more than 30 years of farming experience. Nevertheless, agriculture, notably wheat farming, was their primary occupation (92 percent), and about 70.67 percent of their average yearly income came from agriculture. Furthermore, the study found that only a small percentage of farmers obtained training from the government's agricultural extension office, while most farmers did not receive any training opportunities. In this study, about 53.33% of respondents received loans from banks or NGOs, whereas around 46.67% received no credit. Conclusion: Therefore, the government should provide more institutional and infrastructure support to promote wheat production, which will increase efficiency, income and enhance the livelihood conditions of wheat farmers in the study areas.

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Socio-Economic Status of Pineapple Growers in Bangladesh: A Study on Tangail District

2023

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Pineapple is an important fruit worldwide due to its many nutritional and economic uses. To determine the overall lifestyle of the pineapple growers socio-economic indicators are the most important indicators. The aim of our study is to examine the socio-economic status of the pineapple farmers. The researchers selected the madhupur upzilla of Tangail district. Data were randomly collected from 98 farmers. A well-structured questionnaire was used for collecting data. We have used both descriptive and functional analysis in this study. Descriptive statistics including frequency, sum, average, percentage, and ratios were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that the majority of the farmers were small (73.47 percent) and medium (15.31 percent) categories. Most of the pineapple growers were middle-aged (31- 50 years), whereas a little portion of them were older aged (greater than 51). In the study area, it was found that 92.86 percent of the respondents were married. Almost all farmers were literate and more than 25.51 percent of them had primary education in the study areas. The majority of the farmers had below 10 years of farming experience and their primary occupation of them (81.63 percent) was agriculture including pineapple cultivation. Only 6.12 percent of people received training from the government agriculture extension office and 62.24 percent of pineapple farmers received credit from both banks and NGOs. The total cost for pineapple cultivation in the study area was 38206100 taka. Net return was 26917700 taka in the study area. The average BCR was 1.70 but farmers face various problems like lack of capital processing industry or factory storage of pineapple marketing natural calamities etc. This research study will try to analyze socio-economic profile of pineapple growers, the financial significance of pineapple production, and solutions to specific problems. It will also provide some recommendations for improving the condition of pineapple production and processing by using the latest agro-technology.

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Socio-Economic Status of Pineapple Growers in Moulvibazar District of Bangladesh

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

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

Socio-Economic Status of Wheat Growers in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Socio-Economic Status of Pineapple Growers in Bangladesh: A Study on Tangail District

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