Problem faced for livestock rearing

Knowledge on cattle rearing

Knowledge on cattle rearing score ol respondeni s rural women could nrngc from 20

to 60. The mean and standard deviation of knowledge was 39.62 and 11.60,

respectively. The majority (76.2 percent) of the respondents fell in fair knowledge

category followed by 12.4 percent in poor knowledge category and 11.4 percent in

satisfactory knowledge category.

Contact with service providers had insigni flcani positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

Visit indifferent place had insignificant negative relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

Contact with mass media had insignificant negative relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

Helping in litmily activities had significant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

Knowledge on poultry rearing had significant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

a Knowledge on goat rearing had significant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

Knowledge on cattle rearing had significant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

Problem faced for livestock rearing had insignificant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women.

5.2 Conclusions

On the basis of the findings of this study and their interpretation in the light of other relevant factors the following conclusions are drawn:

I. Age distribution of the respondents was or less uni form all in 30 by percent.

Also age was insignificantly related to attitude towards livestock rearing.

Thus it can safely be concluded that extension work with any innovation would not affected by age of the respondents.

2. Education had significant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the rural women. This ('act leads to the conclusion that

education level of the respondents would definitely be helpful to increase their positive attitude towards livestock rearing activities.

The research rmdings showed that most (92 percent) of the respondents had low to medium annual family income. Again, co-efficient of correlation revealed that fitmily income of the respondents had significant positive relationship with their extent of attitude towards livestock rearing. This fact leads to the conclusion that the annual income level of the respondents would definitely be helpful to increase their positive attitude towards livestock rearing activities.

Extent of helping in family activities was an important factor to increase positive attitude towards livestock rearing of the respondents. About ninety percent (93.3%) of the respondents had either low or medium extent of helping. Therefore, it may be concluded to increase the extent of helping could increase positive attitude towards livestock rearing.

Knowledge on livestock rearing was an important factor to increase favorable attitude towards livestock rearing activities. It had positive significant relationship with extent of attitude towards livestock rearing activities of the respondents. Again, fintr-fifth of the respondents had low to medium knowledge on livestock rearing. The above facts lead to the conclusion that increase the livestock knowledge of the growers would ultimately increase the favorable attitude towards of livestock rearing.

Findings revealed that the majority (86%) of the respondents faced niedium to high problem in livestock rearing. Again problems faced in livestock rearing had negative significant relationship with attitude towards livestock rearing.

Therefore, it may be concluded that any arrangement made to decrease problem faced in livestock rearing could increase to make favorable attitude towards livestock rearing.

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5.3 Recommendations

On the basis of findings and conclusions of the study recommendations are made as follows:

Education had significant positive relationships with the attitude towards livestock rearing of the niral women .So, it is necessary to increase their education level.

The research findings showed that most of the respondents had low to medium annual family income. Again, co-efficient of correlation revealed that family income of the respondents had significant positive relationship with their extent of attitude towards livestock rearing. So, it is necessary to increase income level.

Extent of helping in family activities was an important factor to increase positive attitude towards livestock rearing of the respondents. So. it is necessary to increase the suitable condition for increasing the level of helping family members.

Knowledge on livestock rearing was an important factor to increase favorable attitude towards livestock rearing activities. It had positive significant relationship with extent ol' attitude towards livestock rearing activities of the respondents. So, it is necessary to increase their knowledge level

Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents faced medium to high problem in livestock rearing. So, it is necessary to minimize their problem to increase positive attitude towards livestock rearing.

Recommendations for policy implications Recommendations for further research

This

study

was conducted

only

in Kapasia upazilia under Gazipur district. It is

essential to make scope for further study in other places to justify the findings

of the present study.

The investigation

explored the

relationship of the 13 selected characteristics

of the respondents with their extent of attitude towards livestock rearing.

Further research

may be conducted to explore

relationship of other characteristics of the respondents with their extent of attitude towards

livestock rearing.

Further research may he conducted on the beneficiaries of other NGOs or

mass people.

Findings

^indicate

that

there was no relationship age, farm size, contact

with service providers,

^visil

in different place, contact with mass media and problem faced for livestock rearing, with their extent of attitude towards livestock rearing. Further research is necessary to verily such relationships.

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