Students’ Perception Regarding Agroforestry and Global Warming

The paper highlights perception of the students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) regarding agroforestry and global warming. Attempt was made to assess the variation in perception among the students of three faculties. The study also explored the relationship between selected individual characteristics of students and their perception regarding agroforestry and global warming. Data were collected from 120 students following stratified sampling. Highest proportion (55.83%) of the students belonged to moderate perception category while 21.67% had poor perception and only 22.5% students had high perception regarding agroforestry and global warming. The students of agriculture perceived better than the students of CSE and BAM faculty regarding agroforestry and global warming. Level of education, academic achievements, information media used, knowledge on environment and awareness were positively correlated with the perception of the students regarding agroforestry and global warming.