Determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) practices dis-adoption in vegetables production in Bangladesh
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) practices dis-adoption in vegetables production in Bangladesh Md. Sadique Rahman 1 Received: 3 June 2020 / Accepted: 31 July 2020 # African Association of Insect Scientists 2020
Abstract The identification of factors influencing the dis-adoption of IPM can play a crucial role in the development of the agriculture sector. The present study identifies the determinants of IPM dis-adoption using a bivariate probit model. A total of 350 vegetable farmers were interviewed in order to achieve the objectives. The findings indicated that 120 farmers had initially adopted IPM. About 29% of the adopters were later dis-adopted the IPM practices. Farmers who have larger farm size, own spray machine and have perceived that IPM is slow to work have dis-adopted the practices. Societal membership and awareness about the beneficial effects of IPM negatively influenced dis-adoption. Policy implications included the use of technology-based approaches for widespread dissemination and adoption. Modification of the existing extension approach through the use of mass media and other modern communication techniques can increase initial adoption and thereby reduce dis-adoption. Farmers groups in societal organizations can play an important role in increasing knowledge, awareness and reducing the dis-adoption of IPM practices. Keywords Adoption . Bivariate probit . Farming . Pesticides . Vegetables
Introduction Pesticides use is detrimental to health and the environment, but Bangladeshi farmers use pesticides in their vegetable fields every day (Mian et al. 2016). Over use of pesticides not only increases production costs but also has adverse effects on health and the environment (Kouser and Qaim 2013). Pesticide resistance and destruction of beneficial insects are also among other consequences of over use of pesticides (Kabir et al. 2017). The Government of Bangladesh promotes the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to minimize the use of pesticides in vegetables farming. IPM includes environmental and farmers health friendly practices, which focuses on managing pest population (Alwang et al. 2019). The vegetables IPM programme in Bangladesh gained momentum at the beginning of 2000 (Rahman et al. 2018). A range of IPM practices, such as soil amendment, sex pheromones traps, the release of natural pest * Md. Sadique Rahman [email protected] 1
Department of Management and Finance, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
enemies, the collection and destruction of infected fruits with larvae, yellow sticky traps for aphids, sanitation, and roguing of virus-infested plants, are recommended for control of diseases, and pests (Alam 2013; Mian et al. 2016). Multiple technology transfer methods, including trainings, group discussions, mass media, and field days have been used to increase the adoption of IPM practices. Several studies have shown that IPM increases yield and decreases pesticides use (Rahman et al. 2018; Rahman and
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