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Environmental Awareness and Problem Confrontation of the Ffs Farmers in Practising Ipm

Mohammad Kamarul Hoque
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EDUCATJON BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY MYMENSINGH

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main purpose of this study was to determine and describe the environmental awareness and problem confrontation in Practising IPM by the FFS farmers in different unions of Bancharampur upazila Wlder Brahmanbaria district. The study also explored the relationships between the selected characteristics of the FFS fa rmers' and th e ir overall environment awareness as well as with their problem confrontation. The selected characteristics included are age, literacy, family size, farm size, annual income, contact with change agent. organizational participation, cosmopolite ness, knowledge about IPM, agricultural knowledge. Data were collected from a sample of randomly selected 120 FFS farmers out of a total population of 240 from 30 Farmers' Field School (FFS). The data were collected through personal contact by using interview schedule, which contained simple and direct questions, and some scales. Data were collected during the period from September 15 to October 30 . Environmental awareness of the FFS farmers was measured through a scale containing 15 items related to awareness issue based on the IPM practices.

Keywords: Environmental awareness ,Farmers ,IPM, Characters

Location: Bancharampur upazila Wlder Brahmanbaria

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Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Insecticide

Objectives:

To determine the characteristics of the FFS farmers.

Methodology:

The locale of the study was Bancharampur Upazila under Brammanbaria district which is 60 k.m east of capital city. In this Upazila Farmers Field School (FFS) under IPM Project started functioning in 1998 and at present there are altogether 30 FFS have been working throughout the upazila. Six FFSs were randomly selected in six respective village. The selected village were Banchnrampur, Kndnmtali, Snifullakandi, Khalla, Bahadurpur, Ujnnchnr. A nwp ol' Brahm:mbaria district showing Bnncharampur upazila and another area within the upazila have been presented. The total number of FFS farmers and total family heads of respective villages under Bancharampur upazila were the population of the study. Thirty FFSs were conducted by the DAE. In the first phase, 6 FFSs were randomly selected out of 30 FFS. A list of 240 farmers were collected from upazila office and 120 farmers were selected at random using table of Random Numbers taking 20 from each FFS. The village-wise distribution of population and sample of FFS farmers are shown Simultaneously a reserve list was prepared keeping a view to use those farmers if the farmers included in the original sample are not available during collection of data.Random Numbers taking 20 from each FFS. The village-wise distribution of population and sample of FFS farmers are presented. Simultaneously a reserve list was prepared keeping a view to use those farmers if the farmers included in the original sample are not available during collection of data.

Source of Information: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EDUCATION BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY MYMENSINGH

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings revealed that the highest proportions (76.67 percent) of this respondents had medium to high awareness while only 23.33 percent of them had low awareness. Again, problem confrontation of the respondents was measured through a scale containing 22 items related to problems confronted by the FFS farmers based on IPM practices. In respect of problem confrontation, the findings highlighted that the maximum proportion of respondents had high, 30.83 percent had medium while .25.83 percent had low problem confrontation in practicing IPM.The literacy and knowledge of the farmers about IPM and agricultural knowledge had significant positive correlation with their environmental awareness and a negative correlation with their problem confrontation in practicing IPM. The variable farm size had a significant negative correlation with their environmental awareness and significant positive correlation with their problem confrontation. Also annual income had a significant positive correlation with their problem confrontation in practicing cosmopolite ness and organizational participation had no significant relationship with their environmental awareness and problem IPM. Rest of the variables, namely, age, family size, contact with change agent, confrontation.

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