女性农民的农业信息需求与粮食生产:以斯里兰卡农业部门为例

S. Rathnachandra, S. Malkanthi
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这项研究是在斯里兰卡的Imbulpe DS司进行的,目的是找出女性农民的农业信息需求及其对粮食生产的影响。在该地区的女性农民中,238人从该地区七个选定的Grama Niladhari (GN)地区作为研究样本。采用简单随机抽样的方法从这些有目的选择的GN区划中选择女性农民。2019年3月至7月,采用预测试的问卷调查作为主要数据收集方法。数据分析采用描述性统计和卡方分析。调查结果显示,绝大多数(62.6%)的回答者为中年(40 ~ 59岁)、已婚、4 ~ 5人家庭。大多数受访者(64.3%)的学历达到初中水平。他们的平均农场面积为0.84英亩,他们有大约15年的农业经验。大多数答复者提到,他们已经获得了关于改良作物品种的更高水平的信息需求。此外,女性农民报告说,她们对农用化学品的应用、改良的市场系统和现代农业技术的信息有一定的需求。推广代理人和其他女性农民是其主要的农业信息来源,ICT设备是该地区最不重要的农业信息来源。此外,农业信息需求与粮食生产之间存在显著的正相关关系。因此,提供必要的农业信息,加强对农业信息来源的ICT工具的利用,鼓励女性农民参与农业社会,将有助于提高该地区的粮食产量。
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Female Farmers’ Agricultural Information Needs and Food Production: A Case Study of Imbulpe ds Division in Sri Lanka
The study was conducted to find out female farmers’ agricultural information needs and their impact on food production, in the Imbulpe DS Division in Sri Lanka. Of the female farmers in the area, 238 were taken as the sample for the study from seven selected Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions in the area. Female farmers were selected by using a simple random sampling method from these purposively selected GN divisions. A pre-tested, interviewer-administered questionnaire survey was used as the primary data collection method from March to July 2019. Data analysis was done by using descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis. The result revealed that the majority (62.6%) of respondents were middle aged (40-59 years), married, and belonged to families with 4-5 members. Most respondents (64.3 %) had studied up to junior secondary education level. Their average farm land size is 0.84 acres and they have farming experience of about 15 years. Most of the respondents mentioned that they had obtained higher levels of information needs about improved crop varieties. In addition, female farmers reported that they moderately need information on application of agrochemicals, improved market systems and modern farming technologies. Extension agents and other female farmers act as their major sources of agricultural information and ICT equipment acts as the least important agricultural information source in this area. Moreover, there is a significant positive association between the agricultural information needs and food production. Therefore, providing necessary agricultural information and enhanced utilization of ICT tools for agricultural information sources, and encouraging female farmers to participate in farming societies will lead to enhanced food production in this area.
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