Communication exposure of sub-assistant agriculture officers (SAAOs) towards e-agriculture in Khulna district of Bangladesh

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of communication exposure of the Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officers towards e-agriculture in Khulna district of Bangladesh. Study was conducted in the five selected upazilas of Khulna city viz., Rupsa, Dighalia, Phultala, Dumuria and Batiaghata which consist of 108 agricultural blocks. A sample of 100 Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAOs) was selected from these blocks. Data were collected following a structured pretested interview schedule. Findings revealed that most 60% of the SAAOs had low communication exposures to e-agriculture. Correlation analysis indicates that age, income and service experience had negative significant relationship with communication exposures of SAAOs to e-Agriculture. Training exposure and knowledge on e-agriculture had positive significant relationship with their communication exposures towards e-agriculture. The enter method of regression analysis revealed that knowledge on e-agriculture, training exposure and monthly income described 77.5 percent variation in the communication exposure of SAAOs. The estimates indicated that knowledge on e-Agriculture had strongest (β=0.479) contribution to the variance of communication exposure to e-Agriculture. On the other hand, monthly income had contributed to the variance of communication exposure of SAAOs towards e-Agriculture in negative direction (β=-0.156). Mobile phone was the highest preferred device in using e-Agricultural media by the SAAOs. “Unfamiliarity of extension workers with e-agriculture application” was the main personal constraint and “lack of training on e-agriculture” was the main organizational constraint which might have led to low communication exposure of SAAOs towards e-agriculture

Profitability and prospects of crop insurance of some selected crops in Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh

Crop insurance is an essential tool for managing risk in agriculture. The primary goal of this study was to investigate how farmers felt about crop insurance and their willingness to pay for it. . The study was conducted to profile the socioeconomic characteristics, measure the profitability of crops, assess farmer’s willingness to pay crop insurance, and determine the factors that influence willingness to pay (WTP). A total of 107 farmers were chosen at random from Kishoreganj district in Bangladesh. The data were collected through a field survey using a semi-structured interview schedule. Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient method was used. The study found that the majority of farmers have only had primary education or less. About one-third of the respondents could make savings of ten to twenty thousand taka each year. The most profitable crops were vegetables, jute, and wheat. Rice’s profitability, however, was hardly positive. Factors such as age, education, occupation, net income, and cultivable area have a positive correlation with the WTP for crop insurance for all crops except rice. However, the uptake of crop insurance is still relatively low in Bangladesh, and more efforts are needed to increase awareness and promote the benefits of crop insurance among farmers

Adoption of disaster risk reduction strategy in agriculture sector at Southkhali Union of Sharankhola Upazila, Bangladesh

Climate change is contemporary global threat especially for coastal area of Bangladesh which drastically affects in agricultural sector. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent of adopting disaster risk reduction strategies by farmer towards agriculture sector in Southkhali union of Sharankhola upazila. Data were collected following a structured pretested interview schedule, FGD and KII and then verified with secondary sources of information. Coefficients of Correlation and regression analysis were used to find out the contribution of factors to the variation of adopting disaster risk reduction strategy by farmers in agriculture sector. The study found that the salinity was the major climate change effect in agriculture sector of this area that resulted soil salinity in agriculture and the most common adopted strategies are rain water harvesting (90%), tree plantation (89.16%) and homestead gardening (80.83%) in agriculture. Correlation analysis indicated that age (0.383**), farming experience (0.441**), communication exposure (0.271*) and organizational support (0.226*) had positive significant relationship and climate change effect (-0.266**) had negative significant relationship with adoption of disaster risk reduction strategy of farmers in agriculture. Regression analysis revealed that farming experience (β=0.546) has the strongest contribution and  climate change effect (β=-0.139) had negative contribution to the adoption of disaster risk reduction strategies in agriculture. Based on this observation it can be concluded that the awareness and skill of farmer should be more developed through arranging different training program and providing necessary support to promote environmentally safe cultivation and to enhance climate change adaptation in agriculture sector

Didemnin B: Comparative study and conformational approach in solution

A comparative study of isodideimnine-1 and didemnin B is presented using spcctroecopic methods, partial degradation and partial synthesis. This leads to the conclusion of the presence of a single depsipeptide, namely didemnin B, with (3S,4R,5S) isostatine instead of the previous statine residue. An attempt to determine the whole conformation in solution of didemnin B by using 2D-NMR is also described

Disaster Resilient Rescue of Coastal Community on Cyclone Warning

Bangladesh is in the front line of battlefield of disasters due to geographical location and global warming faced over 200 natural disasters in past 40 years and most of the disasters were cyclones. People need to be evacuated and rescued before a cyclone landfall. In current practice, multipurpose cyclone shelter (MPCS) provides short-term safety for the disaster victims in Bangladesh, where people are rescued after disasters which cannot ensure survival of lives. This study aims to develop a method for efficient evacuation and rescue to reduce death tolls in the events of disasters. This study used Wi-Fi scanner and smartphones to detect people. An inbuilt index that includes name, address, mobile number, photo, service set identifier (SSID), and media access control (MAC) of smartphone was developed for 90 registered participants. In this controlled experiment, few new participants turned on hotspot in every five minutes. A new index of people with MAC/SSID was developed in MPCS simulating an emergency. Missing people were detected by comparing inbuilt index and new index, and ordered them self-evacuation. This method captured 100% evacuees. Most importantly, the proposed method will reduce death tools because the people are rescued earlier to a disaster hits a specific area

Place du Piribedil (TRIVASTAL 50 mg LP®) dans la maladie de Parkinson en France en 2003

Un médicament, le piribedil (TRIVASTAL 50 mg LP®), agoniste dopaminergique, a une place particulière dans la prise en charge des patients parkinsoniens. Cette thèse regroupe, dans un premier temps, les principales données scientifiques de la maladie de Parkinson, ainsi que les différents traitements proposés. Par ailleurs, Les propriétés intrinsèques différenciatrices du piribédil sont exposées, grâce notamment à son profil pharmacologique et pharmacocinétique unique, lui conférant une efficacité majeure et démontrée. Puis, pour évaluer l'impact de ce produit sur son marché, une analyse marketing du piribedil a été effectuée, permettant ainsi de faciliter le positionnement du piribedil par rapport à ses concurrents. Enfin, le dernier thème de cette thèse détaille les différentes actions marketing qu'il faut mettre en place pour une bonne promotion d'un médicament de ce type, et qui font parti des facteurs clés de succès de ce médicament.CHATENAY M.-PARIS 11-BU Pharma. (920192101) / SudocSudocFranceF

Impact of Social media on buying behavior of consumers in Digital Bangladesh : A qualitative study on online purchase intentions in Bangladesh context

Introduction: In today's business environment in Bangladesh, social media has become an integral component of the marketing process. Social networking services are increasingly being used in various businesses throughout the world. By using a digital platform, e-commerce businesses may quickly reach a considerable number of Bangladeshi customers. Bangladesh's E-Commerce sector also provides the chance to interact with clients more efficiently and effectively by leveraging new technology. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to illustrate the concept of Digital Bangladesh, and its connection with consumers buying behavior, and how it is improving the online shopping patterns , and behaviors in Social Media. Methodology: The thesis is more inductive, providing descriptive information to the scientific findings and interpretation. A qualitative analysis approach was chosen for this thesis. This research follows the primary data collection mode and entirely based the research on the collected data. Findings: Social Media impact significantly every step of buyers in the overall buying behavior of consumers in Digital Bangladesh. The reasons are mainly because social media bring convenience to people, consumers can spend more time on it. Limitations: The limitation in this research indicates the massive, and significant possibilities the empirical testing of the main aptitude needs to exist in many contexts for the theory to have a strong balance

Potentially tasty peptides from goat cheese identified by combined mass spectrometry methods

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