Extent of Adoption of Vermicompost by the Farmers of Bathiaghata Upazila Under Khulna District

Abstract

The main objectives of this study were to determine the farmers’ extent of adoption of vermicompost and to explore the relationship between selected characteristics of the farmers and their extent of adoption of vermicompost. Data were collected from randomly selected 80 respondents of five villages such as Raingamari, sachibunia, Dorgatola, Jhorvanga and Mathavanga of Bathiaghata upazila under Khulna district through personal interview method by the researcher himself using an interview schedule during 4 March to 6 April, 2018. Farmers extent of adoption of vermicompost was the dependent variable and the tweleve selected characteristics of the respondents considered as the independent variables of the study. Majority (68.8%) of the respondents had low adoption followed by medium (26.3%) and high adoption (5%). Among tweleve selected characteristics of the respondents educational qualification, extension media contact, cosmopoliteness, knowledge on vermicompost and training experience on vermicompost of the respondents showed a significant positive relationship with their extent of adoption while age, family size and farming experience showed a significant negative relationship with their extent of adoption of vermicompost. Most (96.25%) of the respondents belong to medium problem confrontation category followed by low problem confrontation (3.75%). Out of 10 identified problems, respondents indicate “Lack of training in adoption of vermicompost” as the highly severe problem followed by “Lack of knowledge on vermicompost.” The least severe problem was “An unpleasant odor comes from the bin.”