Contribution of Selected Factors on Farmers’ Work Performance towards Fertilizer Application in Rice of Bangladesh

Thahamina Bagum, Md. Kamal Uddin, Salim Hassan, Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman, Md. Zulfikar Rahman and Ahmad Numery Ashfaqul Haque
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Thahamina Bagum: Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System, Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Md. Kamal Uddin: Department of Land Resource Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Salim Hassan: Department of Agriculture Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman: Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Md. Zulfikar Rahman: Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Ahmad Numery Ashfaqul Haque: Department of Land Resource Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: There is enormous possibility to increase rice yield in Bangladesh. Inefficient and often imbalanced fertilizer use impedes farmers from achieving expected yields. It is evident from past research that farmers have resorted to applying fertilizers at inappropriate rates that do not match well with the nutrient requirement of certain crops. Therefore, this study explores the contribution of selected factors that influence farmers’ work performance and determine the highest contributing factors on farmers’ work performance towards fertilizer application in rice. This research used a multistage simple random sampling method to select 355 farmers from twenty-one rice production areas of Bangladesh. Data, collected using a structured questionnaire, were subjected to multiple linear regression analysis to explore the contribution of selected factors and identify the highest contributing factors towards farmers’ work performance. Results revealed that all the factors explained 56.1% of the variance in farmers’ work performance. Motivation of farmers was found to be the highest contributing factor, followed by knowledge that influences farmers’ work performance. The study concludes that farmers need to be equipped with essential knowledge and motivation crucial to strengthening their work performance as this will subsequently increase rice production.

Keywords: rice farmers; fertilizer; knowledge; attitude; ease of use; motivation; work performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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