Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine knowledge of Chakma farm women about homestead gardening. The study was conducted in Sapchari and Kutukchari union of Rangamati Sadar Upazila under Rangamati District. Chakma farm women of Rangamti Sadar Upazila constituted the population of the study. An update list of 400 Chakma farm women who were related to homestead gardening activities was prepared with the help of Sub-Assistant Agricultural Officer of these localities. One hundred farm women were selected as the sample of the study by using random sampling method. A well-structured interview schedule was developed based on the objectives of the study for collecting information. The researcher herself collected data through personal contact. Data revealed that majority (58%) of Chakma farm women had medium knowledge in homestead gardening followed by high knowledge (27%) and low knowledge (15%). Education, contact with extension agent, exposure to mass media and woman status in the family had significant positive relationship with knowledge of homestead gardening. Age, farm size, annual net income and cosmopoliteness had no significant relationship with knowledge of homestead gardening.
Highlights
Bangladesh is an agro based country with an area of 147,570 square kilometers
This represents that education, contact with extension agent, cosmopoliteness, exposure to mass media of the respondent Chakma farm women were an important factor in homestead gardening knowledge and with the increase of education, contact with extension agent, cosmopoliteness, exposure to mass media of the respondents homestead gardening knowledge increases
The findings indicate that Chakma farm women had medium knowledge on homestead gardening activities
Summary
Bangladesh is an agro based country with an area of 147,570 square kilometers. Most of the total labour forces in Bangladesh are engaged in agriculture. Bangladesh has become a promising country of the world in its development having a total population is 164,700,000 of which about 14 lacs are aborigines. The Chakma family and society are governed by patriarchal laws and customs. In Chakma society women play a vital role to support their family as they engaged themselves in different income generating activities such as fruit and vegetable gardening, poultry rearing, goat rearing, weaving etc. This income meets a part of their household expenditure. Due to the lack of knowledge, utilization of proper technology and proper communication media the production and income remains below the expected level
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