Abstract
The study measures the probability of receiving agricultural extension services with respect to the level of farmers’ rudimentary literacy, primary and secondary level of education, by utilizing survey data from 18 Unions in three agro-ecological regions of Northern Bangladesh. The econometric analysis is based on the application of qualitative response approach, the Logit model, explaining the probability of the educated farmers’ agricultural extension contact for improving their knowledge regarding input utilization and resource allocation decision. Application and utilization of farm inputs, involved in modern agriculture, such as chemical fertilizer, pesticide, irrigation, mechanized power tillers etc, requires intensive supervision, understandings, awareness and overall technological training supplied by the agricultural extension services. The study, therefore, reveals that the farmers with comparatively higher level of education generally keep a frequent contact with the agriculture extension service center for the betterment of their yield and the conservation of their fixed inputs like land and water than the other farmers possessing a lower level of educational status. Therefore, efforts to raise farmers’ educational status are expected to boost up productivity accruing from an environment friendly modern agriculture.
Highlights
Agricultural intensification processes were deemed necessary to increase agricultural productivity to meet the demands of an increased population during the 19th and 20th centuries
International Journal of Agricultural Economics 2017; 2(2): 42-49 aware of using farm chemicals, induce them to learn more about their activities and thereby can play a major role on minimizing environmental damages
It is required to figure out such a way that can makes our farmer more potential as a producer so that we can ensure our growing population with more food and with least environmental degradation caused by modern agriculture
Summary
Agricultural intensification processes were deemed necessary to increase agricultural productivity to meet the demands of an increased population during the 19th and 20th centuries. Our present challenge is to feed the growing population by more production with minimum environmental degradation In this respect, the attitude behaviour, perception pattern and general awareness of the leading actors of the modern agriculture that is the farmers’ should be considered with importance. Improvement of farmers’ educational status can help appreciably to reduce environmental damages arising from modern agricultural practice. This is because education makes the farmer more conscious and International Journal of Agricultural Economics 2017; 2(2): 42-49 aware of using farm chemicals, induce them to learn more about their activities and thereby can play a major role on minimizing environmental damages. It is required to figure out such a way that can makes our farmer more potential as a producer so that we can ensure our growing population with more food and with least environmental degradation caused by modern agriculture
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