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Farmers' Awareness on the Effect of Insecticides on Environment: a Study in Kallihati Upazila Under Tangail District

ABULKASHEM
Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of this research was to assess farmers' awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment. Besides, attempt was made to explore the relationships between some selected characteristics of the farmers and their awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment.The study was conducted in three villages of Nagbari Union under Tangail district. Thirty percent of the farmers were randomly selected from a population of 370 farmers. Out of the total population 111 farmers were selected as the sample of the study. Data were collected from the farmers through using a pre-tested structure personal interview schedule during the 5^th August to the 20^th September 2001- Pearsons' Product Moment Con-elation Co-efficient were used to test relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The majority of the farmers (55.86 percent) had medium awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment while 35.14 percent and 9 percent of them had low and high awareness respectively. Educational qualification, family income, innovative ness, extension contact, media exposure, organizational participation, knowledge on use of insecticides and use of indigenous practices of the farmers were positively correlated with their awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment. The rest of variables namely age, family size, farm1 size, farming experiences of the farmers had no relationship with their awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment.

Keywords: Farmers awareness,Insecticides,Environment

Location: Kalihati upazila under Tangail district

Start Date: 05-08-2001

End Date: 20-09-2001

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Insecticide

Objectives:

1.To assess the awareness of farmers on the harmful effects of insecticides

2. To determine and describe some characteristics of the farmers

Methodology:

The study was conducted among the farmers of three villages of Nagbari union of Kalihati upazila under Tangail district. Out of nine wards of this union ward no. 8 was randomly selected. From this ward three villages (Polashtoli, Tejpure and Gona.bari) were randomly selected. A list of farmers of the study area was prepared by the researcher himself with the help of the local Block Supervisors (BS) of Kalihati Upazila Agricultural Office. The list comprised a total of 370 farmers in the study area. These farmers constituted the population of this study. To make a respective sample 30 percent of the population was selected.

Source of Information: PhD Thesis, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2001 Novem ber 2001Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh Novem ber 2001 Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh Novem ber 2001Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh Novem ber 2001Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh Novem ber 2001 Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh Novem ber 2001Department of Agricultural Extension Education Bangladesh Agricultw•al University Mymensingh Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh Novem ber 2001

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Achievement/Findings:

The majority of the farmers (55.86 percent) had medium awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment while 35.14 percent and 9 percent of them had low and high awareness respectively. Educational qualification, family income, innovative ness, extension contact, media exposure, organizational participation, knowledge on use of insecticides and use of indigenous practices of the farmers were positively correlated with their awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment. The rest of variables namely age, family size, farm size, farming experiences of the farmers had no relationship with their awareness on the effect of insecticides on environment.

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