Challenges Encountered by Nursery Owners When Producing Seedlings

Abstract

In order to accomplish these goals, the research set out to identify the most pressing issue that nursery owners confront when it comes to seedling production and to investigate any connections that may exist between the chosen characteristics of nursery owners and these issues. Research took conducted in Dhaka district's Savar Upazilla. From a total of 120 nursery proprietors in Savar Upazilla, which is part of the Dhaka district, 30 were chosen at random utilizing an interview schedule to serve as the study's sample. Twelve issues related to seedling production that nursery entrepreneurs face were chosen. A person's age, education level, nursery area, training exposure, yearly income, marketing facility, capital investment, input availability, and organizational engagement were among the listed variables. The nursery owners' seedling production issues were measured using a scale score, and the 12 issues were compared using a problem faced index (PFI). For the statistical study, the coefficient of Pearson's product moment correlation (r) was used. The majority of nursery proprietors (76.7%) reported medium to high levels of difficulty in seedling production, whereas a small percentage (23.3%) reported minimal difficulty. Negatively significant correlations with the seedling production issue were also shown to be associated with yearly income, marketing facility, capital investment, input availability, organizational engagement, and training exposure. Issues such as "Inadequate space for seedling production," "Inadequate understanding of technical aspects," "Inadequate availability of trained labor," "Infestation of diseases," and "Infestation of insects" topped the Problem Faced Index (PFI).