Characteristics

Respondents

Characteristics

Respondents

Age

Frequency

%

Annual income (taka)

Frequency

%

Young age (up to 35 years)

14

17.5

Low (up to 100,000 taka)

8

10.0

Middle aged (36 to 50 years)

51

63.7

Medium (100,001 - 200,000 taka)

62

77.5

Old aged (above 50 years)

15

18.8

High (more than 200,000 taka)

10

12.5

Educational status

Extension agency contact

Primary (up to 5 years schooling)

29

36.2

Low contact (up to 18 score)

14

17.5

Secondary (6 - 10 years schooling)

46

57.6

Medium contact (19 - 29 score)

59

73.8

Higher Secondary (above 10 y. sch.)

5

6.2

High contact (above 29 score)

7

8.7

Family size

Organizational participation

Small (up to 3 person)

4

5.0

Low participation (up to 25 score)

10

12.5

Medium (4 - 5 person)

57

71.2

Medium part (26 - 40 score)

53

66.1

Large (above 5 person)

19

23.8

High participation (>40 score)

17

21.4

Farm size (ha)

Innovativeness

Small farm (up to 0.39 ha)

16

20.0

Low (up to 26 score)

14

17.5

Medium farm (0.40 to 0.89 ha)

52

65.0

Medium (27 - 36 score)

50

62.5

Large farm (above 0.89 ha)

12

15.0

High (36+ score)

16

20.0

Farming experience

Cosmopoliteness

Low experience (up to 7 year)

17

21.2

Low (up to 20 score)

12

15.1

Medium experience (8 - 19 year)

53

66.3

Medium (21 - 26 score)

51

63.7

High experience(above 19 year)

10

12.5

High (26+ score)

17

21.2