CONSTRAINTS TO CROP CULTIVATION IN RIVERINE CHARLANDS OF BANGLADESH: FARMERS PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PADMA RIVER BASIN

The main purpose of this study was to assess the constraints to crop cultivation in Bangladesh from the perspectives of farmers in the charland of the Padma River under Faridpur district. Data were gathered randomly from 50 farmers out of 774 farmers of selected villages by using a semi-structured interview schedule during the period from 01 November 2024 to 15 June 2025. Descriptive statistics and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were used for data analysis. The findings reveal that almost 98.0 percent of the respondents faced medium constraints to crop cultivation, such as insect and disease attacks, lack of storehouses, and inadequate training facilities, while 2.0 percent faced low hindrance in crop cultivation, i.e., degradation of crop cultivars and political disturbance. The statistical analysis exposed that age, crop cultivation experience, crop cultivation area, annual family income, income from crop cultivation, microfinance received, agricultural training exposure, agricultural extension media contact and input availability had a significant negative relationship with the hindrance faced by the farmers in crop cultivation, whereas age, crop cultivation experience, cropping area, annual family income, income from crop cultivation, agricultural training exposure, agricultural extension media contact and input availability had a significant negative relationship with the hindrance of crop cultivation.