ADOPTION OF IMPROVED FARM PRACTICES IN RICE CULTIVATION BY THE FARMERS

The main focus of the present study was to determine the adoption of improved farm practices by the farmers in rice cultivation and to explore the relationships between the adoption of improved farm practices and the nine selected chara eternities of the farmers. The study was conducted at Durgapur, Granarata and Bisharamgaci villages of Mohadipur Union of Palashbari Upazilla under Gaibandha District from January to March 2014. Data were collected through well structured interview schedule. 116 farmers were selected randomly as the sample of the study. Pearson’s product moment correlation co-efficient (r) was used to explore the relationships between the dependent and independent variables. 62.93% of the respondents had medium adoption of improved farm practices, while 20.69 % had low adoption and the nest 16.38 % had high adoption of improved farm practices in their rice cultivation. The correlation analysis found that education, raining exposure, organization participation, extension media contact and cosmopolitans had significant positive relationship with the adoption of improved farm practices. Family size, farm size and annual income had no significant positive relationship with the adoption of improved farm practices. On the other hand, Sag had no significant negative relationship with the adoption improved farm practices.