@article{Hasan:209326,
      recid = {209326},
      author = {Hasan, M.B. and Ali, M.A. and Alam, M.S. and Bhuyian,  M.A.S.},
      title = {Farmers’ awareness on environmental degradation nearby the  brickfield areas},
      journal = {Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University},
      address = {2012},
      number = {452-2016-35667},
      pages = {5},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {This study was undertaken at Trishal upazila of  Mymensingh, Bangladesh to investigate the farmers’  awareness on
environmental degradation nearby the  brickfield areas and to explore the relationship between  the selected
characteristics of the farmers (i.e.  independent variables) with their awareness on  environmental degradation (i.e.
dependent variable). Thirty  five farmers were selected randomly from a total of 175  farmers under Amiandangori
village of Balipara union and  thirty farmers were selected randomly from a total of 150  farmers under Dauaniabari
village of Boilor union of  Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district. Personal interview  schedule was used for collecting
data. Simple and direct  questions and different scales were used to obtain desired  information. Co-efficient of
correlation (r) was computed  in order to explore the relationships between the dependent  and independent variables.
The findings revealed that  majority (47.70 percent) of the farmers had medium level of  awareness on environmental
degradation nearby the  brickfield areas. Farmer’s characteristics like academic  qualification, farm size, annual
income, extension media  contact, and knowledge on environmental degradation had  significant (p <0.05) positive
relationship with their  awareness on environmental degradation. Besides, the  findings revealed that majority (57
percent) of the  respondents expressed their opinion towards medium  vulnerability, 15 percent low vulnerability and 28
percent  high vulnerability of environmental degradation nearby the  brickfield areas.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/209326},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.209326},
}