Impact of Pineapple Cultivation on the Increased Income of Pineapple Growers

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the impact of pineapple cultivation on the income of pineapple growers of Madhupur upazila under Tangail District. The study also aimed at exploring the relationship between the selected characteristics of the respondents and their increased income from unit area. The study was conducted during the month of March and April, 2007. Seventy five respondents were selected as the sample for the study by using simple random sampling technique. Most of the respondents were middle aged (49.3%), had primary level of education (56%), possessed medium farm (57.3%) and small family size (85.3%). The respondents had medium organizational participation (65.3%) and medium extension contact (83.1%). It was found that most of the respondents had sufficient knowledge on pineapple cultivation along with favorable attitude towards pineapple cultivation. Kachu (Colocasia esculenta), turmeric (Curcuma longa), ginger (Zingiber officinale), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) etc were the major crops used as intercrops with pineapple for proper utilization of land and higher economic return. It was also found from the study that most of the respondents belonged to the higher (54.7%) income category as their average increased income was 146.72 thousand taka per annum. Keywords: Pineapple cultivation; impact; increased income. DOI: 10.3329/agric.v8i2.7577 The Agriculturists 8(2): 50-56 (2010)