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FARMERS CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTICIPATION IN COTTAGE INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES OF BAUEC (Pages : 36 - 41)
M.A. ALAM1, F. NUR2, H.Q.M. MOSADDEQUE3, M. L. RHAMAN4 AND M. H. RASHIDThe study was undertaken to assess the influence of the farmer’s characteristics on their participation in cottage industry activities of BAUEC. Random sampling method was used to collect data through personal interview method from 120 farmers of nine villages of Mymensingh district. Significant positive relationship was found between age, family size, attitude towards BAUEC and agricultural knowledge of the respondents and their participation in cottage industry program. About one seventh (16.70%) of the respondents had low participation, one third (32.5%) had medium and more than half (50.80%) of the respondents had high participation in cottage industry activities of BAUEC.Download