Interaction
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: 1

Communication behavior of haor farmers in receiving information about floating farming

  • Author:
  • M.A. Islam1, M. Kamruzzaman2, M. Rokonuzzaman3
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 8 to 13

1Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

2Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

3Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Online published on 24 May, 2017.

Abstract

The study revealed that neighbors, friends and relatives, SAAO, television and mobile phone were the top five effective information media in receiving information about floating farming in haor area. Among the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents age and education had insignificant negative relationship with their use of information media whereas, family size, family cooperation, farm size, organizational participation and annual income had positive significant relationship with their use of information media.

Keywords

Farmer, haor, perception, floating farming, vegetable