Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception

The main purpose of the study was to find out the extent of use of flood prone lands to mango production by planting different mango varieties, to find out the cause and effect of transformation of flood prone lands to mango production, to measure perception of the growers about using flood prone la...

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Main Authors: Md. Abdur Rakib, Md. Zulfikar Rahman, Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker, Md. Masud Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=10735
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spelling doaj-caed35f054ae49188be989635defa7502021-06-15T05:30:41ZengBangladesh Agricultural University Research SystemJournal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University1810-30302021-03-0119110911810.5455/JBAU.1073510735Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers PerceptionMd. Abdur Rakib0Md. Zulfikar Rahman1Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker2Md. Masud Rana3Former MS Student, Dept of Agril Extension Education, BAu Dept of Agril extension Education, BAU Dept of Agril Extension Education, BAU Dept of Agril extension Education, BAUThe main purpose of the study was to find out the extent of use of flood prone lands to mango production by planting different mango varieties, to find out the cause and effect of transformation of flood prone lands to mango production, to measure perception of the growers about using flood prone lands to mango production and explore the relationships between the selected demographic characteristics of the farmers and their perception of using flood prone lands to mango production. The study was conducted in four villages of Shibganj upazila under Chapainawabganj district. The sample size 80, randomly selected from a population of 400 mango growers. Interview schedule was used to collect data. Data were collected personally during 25 July to 15 September, 2016. Pearsons product moment correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the mango growers and their perception on using flood prone lands to mango production. The main three causes of transformation of flood prone lands to mango production were: Mango provides more earning than field crops, the neighbours and other land owners who planted mango trees serve as facilitators for others to follow the same and mango plants once planted give good return for several years; but in case of other crops, one has to grow crops every year. The most important effects of mango cultivation were found: Mango cultivation maintains environmental balance, it helps in earning more money and provide bio-fertilizer by the fallen leaf. The majority (78.75%) of the mango growers possessed high positive perception about mango raising in the flood prone area while 20% had moderate perception about transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. Among the 11 selected socio-economic characteristics of the mango growers, eight characteristics namely education, annual income, farm size, cosmopoliteness, media exposure, organizational participation, innovativeness and knowledge on mango production had positive significant relationship with their perception of using flood prone lands to mango production. The mango growers mentioned a number of problems as well as probable solutions in transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. By taking proper and timely initiatives the transformation process should be enhanced to increase quality mango production and socio-economic development of mango growers. [J Bangladesh Agril Univ 2021; 19(1.000): 109-118]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=10735transformationmangofarmersperception and flood prone areas
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author Md. Abdur Rakib
Md. Zulfikar Rahman
Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker
Md. Masud Rana
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Md. Zulfikar Rahman
Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker
Md. Masud Rana
Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception
Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
transformation
mango
farmers
perception and flood prone areas
author_facet Md. Abdur Rakib
Md. Zulfikar Rahman
Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker
Md. Masud Rana
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title Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception
title_short Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception
title_full Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception
title_fullStr Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception
title_full_unstemmed Mango Production in Flood Prone Lands of Shibganj Upazila: The Mango Growers Perception
title_sort mango production in flood prone lands of shibganj upazila: the mango growers perception
publisher Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System
series Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
issn 1810-3030
publishDate 2021-03-01
description The main purpose of the study was to find out the extent of use of flood prone lands to mango production by planting different mango varieties, to find out the cause and effect of transformation of flood prone lands to mango production, to measure perception of the growers about using flood prone lands to mango production and explore the relationships between the selected demographic characteristics of the farmers and their perception of using flood prone lands to mango production. The study was conducted in four villages of Shibganj upazila under Chapainawabganj district. The sample size 80, randomly selected from a population of 400 mango growers. Interview schedule was used to collect data. Data were collected personally during 25 July to 15 September, 2016. Pearsons product moment correlation co-efficient (r) was computed to explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the mango growers and their perception on using flood prone lands to mango production. The main three causes of transformation of flood prone lands to mango production were: Mango provides more earning than field crops, the neighbours and other land owners who planted mango trees serve as facilitators for others to follow the same and mango plants once planted give good return for several years; but in case of other crops, one has to grow crops every year. The most important effects of mango cultivation were found: Mango cultivation maintains environmental balance, it helps in earning more money and provide bio-fertilizer by the fallen leaf. The majority (78.75%) of the mango growers possessed high positive perception about mango raising in the flood prone area while 20% had moderate perception about transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. Among the 11 selected socio-economic characteristics of the mango growers, eight characteristics namely education, annual income, farm size, cosmopoliteness, media exposure, organizational participation, innovativeness and knowledge on mango production had positive significant relationship with their perception of using flood prone lands to mango production. The mango growers mentioned a number of problems as well as probable solutions in transformation of flood prone lands to mango production. By taking proper and timely initiatives the transformation process should be enhanced to increase quality mango production and socio-economic development of mango growers. [J Bangladesh Agril Univ 2021; 19(1.000): 109-118]
topic transformation
mango
farmers
perception and flood prone areas
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