Agricultural Research Management Information System

Home
Research Summary
Search
About Us
- ARMIS
- Brochure
Contact Us
Report
User Request
Data Input
Help
- Operation Manual
  - PDF
  - Video
- Program Area & Commodity
We have reached 37600 number of research entries at this moment.

- Logout

Research Detail

Home
Research
Detail

Relationships of Selected Economic and Psycho-logical Characteritics of the Farmers with Their Adoption of Insect Control Measures

S. G. Mahboob
Department of Agricultural Extension and Teachers' Training Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Ali Muhammad
Department of Agricultural Extension and Teachers' Training Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purpose of this study was to have an understanding of the extent of adoption of insect control measures by the farmers and its relationship with their three economic and three psychological characteristics. The economic characteristics included income, farm size, and land tenure while the selected psychological characteristics were innovative ness, fatalism. and community problem awareness Data were collected from a sample of 102 farmers Kharnar Union under Rajshahi district. Fifteen percent of the farmers did not adopt insect control measures while 25 percent had low adoption, 32 percent medium adoption and 28 percent high adoption. None of the three economic characteristics of the farmers was found to have any significant relationship with their adoption of insect control measures. Both innovative ness and community problem awareness of the farmers and positive relationship with their adoption of insect control measures, Fatalism of the farmers had a negative relationship with their adoption of insect control measures.

Keywords: Relationship,Economic and psychological. Control measures, Adoption

Location:

Start Date: 05-01-1974

End Date: 06-02-1974

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Insects

Objectives:

1. To determine the extent of adoption of insect control measures by the farmers.

2. To determine the selected economic and psycho logical characteristics of the farmers

Methodology:

Farmer of Khamar Union under Rajshahi district constituted the population of this study. There were 1261 farmers in Khamar Union. However, data for this study were collected from a sample of 102 farmers selected by area sampling method. Data were collected from the farmers by interview procedure by using an interview schedule in Bengali. The collection of data took 33 days from January 5, 1974 to , February 6, 1974. Adoption of insect control measures by the farmers was the dependent variable of this study. The term insect control referred to the use of measures as recommended by the Agricultural Extension Service to save crop plants from the damage by insects. Adoption of insect control measures, therefore, referred to onward use of insect control measures and one's decision to continue the use in future. A score was computed for measuring the extent of adoption of insect control measures by each farmer. This score was based on two sub-scores namely, time sub-core and area subscore. Time sub-core was computed on the basis of the length of use of insecticides for controlling insects.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. sa. 8 (I) : 1-11 : 1981 ISSN 0379-4296

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

Fifteen percent of the farmers did not adopt insect control measures while 25 percent had low adoption, 32 percent medium adoption and 28 percent high adoption. None of the three economic characteristics of the farmers was found to have any significant relationship with their adoption of insect control measures. Both innovative ness and community problem awareness of the farmers and positive relationship with their adoption of insect control measures, Fatalism of the farmers had a negative relationship with their adoption of insect control measures.

Knowledge Management: Journal