ABSTRACT

Although the government policy supports the adoption of hybrid rice in Bangladesh but there is no significant progress has been made over the last decades. The study aimed to determine farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of hybrid rice adoption, and the causal relationship between them in Bangladesh. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 244 cross-sectional surveys were done from the Sherpur district of Bangladesh. The descriptive statistics, two-round Delphi method, and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were used to estimate latent variables and identify the causal relationship between KAPs. The results revealed that farmers’ knowledge and attitudes were directly and significantly associated with the adoption of hybrid rice. This implies that farmers who are well informed about the usage of hybrid rice and are likely to embrace it and raise their revenue, can be influenced by knowledge. The study found a significant positive role for knowledge about hybrid rice, attitudes, and practices in adopting hybrid rice. This study provides a primary understanding of the relationship between psychological factors and the adoption of hybrid rice technology to increase rice farm productivity. The findings suggest that policymakers, researchers and development agencies should focus on farmers’ psychological factors in improving the adoption of hybrid rice in Bangladesh.

摘要

虽然政府政策支持在孟加拉国采用杂交水稻，但在过去几十年里没有取得重大进展。该研究旨在确定孟加拉国农民采用杂交水稻的知识、态度和做法 (KAP)，以及它们之间的因果关系。使用分层随机抽样技术，在孟加拉国的 Sherpur 地区进行了 244 次横断面调查。使用描述性统计、两轮德尔菲法和偏最小二乘结构方程模型 (PLS-SEM) 来估计潜在变量并确定 KAP 之间的因果关系。结果表明，农民的知识和态度与杂交水稻的采用直接且显着相关。这意味着了解杂交水稻用途并可能接受它并增加收入的农民可能会受到知识的影响。该研究发现，有关杂交水稻的知识、态度和实践对采用杂交水稻具有重要的积极作用。本研究初步了解了心理因素与采用杂交水稻技术提高水稻农场生产力之间的关系。研究结果表明，政策制定者、研究人员和发展机构应关注农民的心理因素，以提高孟加拉国杂交水稻的采用率。和采用杂交水稻的做法。本研究初步了解了心理因素与采用杂交水稻技术提高水稻农场生产力之间的关系。研究结果表明，政策制定者、研究人员和发展机构应关注农民的心理因素，以提高孟加拉国杂交水稻的采用率。和采用杂交水稻的做法。本研究初步了解了心理因素与采用杂交水稻技术提高水稻农场生产力之间的关系。研究结果表明，政策制定者、研究人员和发展机构应关注农民的心理因素，以提高孟加拉国杂交水稻的采用率。