Abstract
This study was undertaken at Trishal upazila of Mymensingh, Bangladesh to investigate the farmers awareness on environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers (i.e. independent variables) with their awareness on environmental degradation (i.e. dependent variable). Thirty five farmers were selected randomly from a total of 175 farmers under Amiandangori village of Balipara union and thirty farmers were selected randomly from a total of 150 farmers under Dauaniabari village of Boilor union of Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district. Personal interview schedule was used for collecting data. Simple and direct questions and different scales were used to obtain desired information. Co-efficient of correlation (r) was computed in order to explore the relationships between the dependent and independent variables. The findings revealed that majority (47.70 percent) of the farmers had medium level of awareness on environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas. Farmers characteristics like academic qualification, farm size, annual income, extension media contact, and knowledge on environmental degradation had significant (p <0.05) positive relationship with their awareness on environmental degradation. Besides, the findings revealed that majority (57 percent) of the respondents expressed their opinion towards medium vulnerability, 15 percent low vulnerability and 28 percent high vulnerability of environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i2.14716 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(2): 229-233, 2012
Highlights
Environmental degradation is the burning issue of the world at present situation
The findings revealed that majority (47.70 percent) of the farmers had medium level of awareness on environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas
This study was undertaken at Trishal upazila of Mymensingh during April to November 2012 to investigate the farmers’ awareness on environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas and to explore the relationship between some selected characteristics of the farmers remarked as independent variables such as age, academic qualification, family size, farm size, annual income, extension media contact, knowledge on environmental degradation with their awareness on environmental degradation
Summary
Environmental degradation is the burning issue of the world at present situation. Because the global environment is changing more rapidly than any time in the known history. Degradation of agricultural land as well as soil contamination has become a great problem in our country. It rapidly depleted the quality, fertility and productivity of soil. Even through chemical properties of soil depleted by Environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas brickfield adjacent areas in Bangladesh and in other Asian countries of the world (Kudesia, 1990). The same locations have been utilizing for years and the biomass energy used for firing bricks resulted serious environmental pollution and decreased soil nutrient status It is implemented on pressure through Environmental related laws to increase the stack height of brick kilns by 120 feet. Considering the above facts, the present study was undertaken to investigate the farmers’ awareness on environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas, to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their awareness on environmental degradation and to determine vulnerability of environmental degradation nearby the brickfield areas at Trishal upazilla in Mymensingh district
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