Adoption of Bari Groundnut Varieties by the Farmers of Faridpur District

Abstract

One of the major challenges of groundnut cultivation in Bangladesh is intermittent adoption of groundnut varieties by the farmers. In connection with the fact, the purpose of this study was to determine the extent of adoption of BARI groundnut varieties by thefarmers, to explore the relationship of the selected characteristics of the groundnut farmers with their adoption of BARI groundnut varieties and to determine the problems faced by the farmers in groundnut cultivation. The study was conducted in two unions of Faridpur Sadar Upazila under Faridpur District. Data were gathered from 88 groundnut growers by using personal interview schedule during the period from 15^th January to 28^th February, 2017. The Findings revealed that (42%)of the respondents had medium adoption, while (33%) had high adoption and the rest (25%) had low adoption of BARI groundnut varieties.Correlation indicated that among the nine selected experimental variables farm size, area under groundnut cultivation, groundnut cultivation experience, extension media contact and knowledge in groundnut cultivation had significant and positive relationship with their adoption of BARI groundnut varieties. The rest of the variables namely age, education, annual family income, and agricultural training exposure did not show any significant relationship with their adoption of BARI groundnut varieties. On the other hand, farmers faced higher problems in “non-availability of credit” followed by “non-availability of hybrid seed”. Therefore, it is concluded that adoption of BARI groundnut varieties is not at satisfactory level and needed particular guideline for the farmers.