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ANNEXESDinajpur•Birol•Bochag<strong>on</strong>jRangpur•PirgachaStudy Locati<strong>on</strong>sRajshahi•GodagariKishoreg<strong>on</strong>j•SadarJessore•SadarBay of BengalAnnex 1. Map showing the study locati<strong>on</strong>s of rice, wheat <strong>and</strong> maizeRiceAnnex 2. Socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omic scenario of the rice farmers in RajshahiCharacteristicsFarmers’ categoryAverageLarge Medium Small S.D ± (all categories)Sample size 50 50 50 - -Yrs. of schooling 8.34 7.28 7.16 2.33 7.59Farming experience 16.23 16.53 12.96 5.52 15.24Family size 6.42 5.94 5.79 1.52 6.05Farm size (dec) 722 228 137 309 362Link with NGO (%) 23 47 63 - 44.33Annual income (TK) 91602 39580 22908 32109 51363Share of seed income (%) 5.41 4.97 0 - 3.46115
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