Farmers' Attitudes towards Monsoon Groundnut Production in Pakokku District, Dry Zone Area, Myanmar

Abstract

     The main purposes of this research were to determine the degree of farmers' attitudes towards monsoon groundnut production in dry zone area, and to analyze the relationships between selected independent variables and the farmers' attitudes. An interview schedule was employed to collect data from 133 farmers, selected by simple random sampling. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics to test hypotheses at the .05 significance level. The results revealed that the overall degree of farmers' attitudes towards monsoon groundnut production was at mederate level. From correlation analysis, it was found that age was negatively related; but level of education, credit and production system were positively related to the farmers' attitudes. Total income of farm family, farm size, income from groundnut, off-farm employment and participation in extension activities were positively and significantly related to the farmers' attitudes towards monsoon groundnut production in dry zone area.