Farmers’ characteristics

Categories of the farmers

Scoring method

% respondents

Range

Mean

Std. deviation

Min

Max

Age

Young (18 - 35)

Years

28

28

65

41.77

8.433

Meddle aged (36 - 50)

58

Old aged (>50)

14

Farming experiences

Low (Up to 13 years)

Years

20

5

45

19.44

7.811

Medium (14 to 26 years)

67

High (Above 26 years)

13

Training received

Training received (1)

Dummy

40

Not training received (0)

60

60

Education

Illiterate (0)

Years of schooling

27

0

18

6.16

4.929

Primary (1 - 5)

27

secondary (6 - 12)

39

Higher studies (13 & above)

7

Family size

Low (Up to 4)

Number

45

1

13

4.93

1.827

Medium (5 to 6)

48

High (Above 6)

7

Farm size

Landless & Marginal (Up to 0.2 ha)

Hectare

2

0.18

20

1.57

2.638

Small (0.21 - 1 ha)

63

Medium (1.1 - 3.0 ha)

25

Large (3.1 ha and above)

10

Number of plots

Low (Up to 5)

Number

60

1

27

6.35

5.170

Medium (6 - 10)

28

High (above 10)

12

Family income

Low Up to (85000)

1 BDT = 0.01$

36

46,600

5500,000

238,201

276,737

Medium (85001 - 200000)

41

High (above 200000)

23

Credit received

Credit received (1)

Dummy

75

No credit received (0)

25

Market access

Market access (1)

Dummy

76

No market access (0)

24

Cooperative involvement

Involved cooperative (1)

Dummy

51

Not involved (0)

49

Extension contact

Low (up to 11)

Scale

21

6

38

19.09

8.269

Medium (12 - 22)

42

High (23 and above)

37