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Comparative Study of Ipm Technologies and Farmers' Conventional Pest Management Practices on Cabbage Cultivation

M.A. J. Alponi
Ex-MS Student
Dept. of Production Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh

K.M. Moniruzzaman
PhD Fellow
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, BAU. Mymensingh

M.A. Awal
PhD Fellow
Dept. of Cooperation and Marketing, BAU, Mymensingh

M.H. Kabir
Field Monitoring Officer
Smallholder Agricultural Improvement Project, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Phulpur, Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study was constructed in Comilla, Jesore and Lalmonirhat districts during 2002-03 to determine and compare the relative profitability of IPM technologies over farmers' existing pest management practices. A total of 300 farmers were purposively selected taking 100 from each district. The current practice of farmers is to use higher amount of inputs including insecticides and these resulted in higher costs but lower yields and returns compared to the IPM technologies. It was found that the use of labor and insecticides cost were saved in the experimental plots since the spraying was not allowed there. The use of IPM technologies was found economically beneficial for the farmers with respect to gross margins, benefit cost ratios (1.35 to 4.39), return to labor and return to irrigation per Taka invested. The most important constraints to IPM technologies were non-availability of poultry refuse in required quantity, lack of quality seeds and high price of mustard oilcake and fertilizers and insecticides and lack of knowledge of improved technologies for vegetables production. However, the farmers in the study areas were very enthusiastic about the IPM technologies for vegetables. For successful and effective dissemination of IPM technologies, the demonstration trials, field days, training of farmers and extension workers and distribution of leaflets and mass campaign for IPM technologies are useful tools to be followed.

Keywords: IPM technologies, Conventional pest management practice, Cabbage

Location: Comilla, Jesore and Lalmonirhat districts

Start Date: 00-00-2002

End Date: 00-00-2003

Program Area: Pest Management

Commodity: Cabbage

Objectives:

To determine the relative profitability of IPM technology and existing pest control practices.

Methodology:

Five farmers were selected from each year to participate in testing the IPM-CRSP derived activities. Each of these farmers had one plot, which was divided into two parts. Another 15 farmers were also selected with their own practice as control. A total of 300 farmers taking from each of Comilla, Jessore and Lalmonirhat were selected for the mentioned technologies and vegetables. Two types of IPM technologies like the use of i) Mustard oilcake and Poultry refuse were included in the study. The cabbage (Altas-70) was considered. Six month old poultry refuse of broiler chicken 3 t/ha and mustard oilcake 300 kg/ha was applied in the soil before 15 days of transplanting of vegetables seedling. Before launching technology diffusion activities in the farmers' fields, the selected farmers as well as the enumerators were trained about the IPM derived technologies. The collected data were summarized and analyzed with the help of tabular methods using averages, percentages, ratios etc. The observed data on yield were analyzed by two factors. Completely Randomized Design CRD) and the treatment means were compared by Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT), t-test was also used to find at significant differences of the means of yields of the experiments. Attempt was also made for the significance test for cabbage yields among the treatments. The study was conducted during winter and summer season of 2002-03.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education Volume 18, No. 1&2,2006:81-87; ISSN 1011-3916

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Achievement/Findings:

The use of IPM technologies was found economically beneficial for the farmers with respect to gross margins, benefit cost ratios (1.35 to 4.39), return to labor and return to irrigation per Taka invested. The most important constraints to IPM technologies were non-availability of poultry refuse in required quantity, lack of quality seeds and high price of mustard oilcake and fertilizers and insecticides and lack of knowledge of improved technologies for vegetables production. However, the farmers in the study areas were very enthusiastic about the IPM technologies for vegetables. For successful and effective dissemination of IPM technologies, the demonstration trials, field days, training of farmers and extension workers and distribution of leaflets and mass campaign for IPM technologies are useful tools to be followed.

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