The main purpose of the study was to evaluate farmers socio-economic status, attitude and relationship among them towards organic farming. The study was conducted in five upazilas of Chapainawabganj district in Bangladesh. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 40 respondents. Attitude of respondents toward organic farming was measured with twenty statements using five point likert type scales. To explore the relationship between the concerned variables correlation coefficient (r) was computed. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the variables. Majority of the respondents were male (90%), average age was 44 years. 45% respondents were illiterate, had average 4 years of farming experience. Majority of the respondents (80%) had positive attitude towards organic farming. Relatives and Extension Agents were found as the main information source of organic farming for most of the respondents. Cosmopoliteness and Extension contact had positive and significant relationship with their attitude (.461 and .377 respectively). It was concluded that farmers were knowledgeable about organic farming and also had favourable attitude toward its practices. Efforts should therefore be made to promote and increase the practice of organic farming. By promoting organic farming practice, farm income is increased than conventional farming.
Intellectual capital is the farmers’ intangible asset related to human, relational and structural capital. Human capital is in the form of knowledge and skills; relational capital is the ability to interact with markets, consumers, and others; while structural capital is the ability to develop innovations and to manage the household organizations. This research aims at identifying the farmers’ intellectual capital of Kebumen Ongole grade cattle related to the livestock productions and analyzing the factors strengthening the farmers’ intellectual capital. The survey was conducted on 147 farmers of Kebumen Ongole grade cattle through a multistage sampling method. The obtained data were then analyzed using the descriptive statistical and spearman ranking correlation test. The results showed that the farmers have already had adequate intellectual capital with the score of 116.92. The farmers’ ability related to information access and education are important factors to strengthen the farmers’ intellectual capital (P<0.01). The farmers’ ability to access information and education are considered essential in order to strengthen the farmers’ intellectual capital.
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