Effectiveness of Farmer Field School for Soil and Crop Management

Authors

  • Debashis Roy Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  • M. Golam Farouque Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  • M. Zulfikar Rahman Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Farmer Field School, FFS farmers, effectiveness, soil management, crop management.

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to investigate the effectiveness of Farmer Field School (FFS) for soil and crop management as perceived by the FFS farmers and to explore the relationships of the selected characteristics of the FFS farmers with their perceived effectiveness. Data were collected from 100 FFS farmers of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh during April, 2013. The highest proportion (76%) of the FFS farmers perceived FFS as medium effective followed by highly effective (15%). A little more than two-thirds (65%) of the respondents perceived FFS as a medium effective mean, while 20% of them perceived high regarding soil management issue.

Author Biographies

Debashis Roy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Department of Agricultural Extension Education

Lecturer

M. Golam Farouque, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Department of Agricultural Extension Education

Professor

M. Zulfikar Rahman, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Department of Agricultural Extension Education

Professor

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Chandrashekhar, S. K.

Roy, B. S.

Sayeed, M. A.

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Published

2015-02-12

How to Cite

Roy, D., Farouque, M. G., & Rahman, M. Z. (2015). Effectiveness of Farmer Field School for Soil and Crop Management. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 20(2), 1–11. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/2670

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015)

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