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Factors Influencing Farmers Practices in Using Pesticide for Vegetable Cultivation at Sadar Upazila of Gazipur District in Bangladesh

F Yeasmin
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bhangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

S Yasmin
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bhangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

K Nahar
Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The focus of the study was to determine the pesticide control measures practiced by the farmers in Sadar Upazila of Gazipur district of Bangladesh. Data were collected through personal interview during the period of November 2016 to March 2017. Total numbers of 90 respondents were selected as the sample of the study. Safety measures were not taken by most of the respondents. Education, training, experience, extension contact and knowledge towards practices of pesticide use had significant positive relationships (at 1% level) with the pesticide use for vegetable cultivation. Age, farm size, family size, farming experience and annual income of the respondents had no significant relationships with the pesticide use for vegetable cultivation. "Hand sprayers are used for pesticide application in your plot" was identified as the first highest scores (PPI = 296) and "Use of appropriate pesticide" was the second highest scores (PPI = 287) and "Use Knapsack Sprayer for pesticide application" achieved the lowest scores (PPI =2) about their use of recommended pesticides and methods. The above findings suggested that the farmers did not use knapsack sprayer. Applicators usually spray their field with different types of hand sprayer machine for vegetable cultivation. In this regard "Take bath right after spraying" (PPI = 299) was the highest and "Use Shoes/Head cover/Glasses when applied pesticide" (PPI =73) was the lowest scores. Majority of the farmers were aware about safety measures about ‘after using pesticide they took bath’, but most of the farmers were not aware of using of shoes, head cover and glasses while using pesticide in their field.

Keywords: Vegetable, Pesticide, Practice, Safety measures, Vegetable, IPM

Location: Gazipur Sadar upazila of Gazipur district.

Start Date: 00-11-2016

End Date: 00-03-2017

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Pesticide

Objectives:

The study to determine the pesticide control measures practiced by the farmers and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their practices on pesticide use.

Methodology:

Locale, population and sampling of the study: The study was conducted in two villages namely Dagari and Kanjanul of Mirzapur union of Gazipur Sadar upazila of Gazipur district. Total land area of Mirzapur union 1950 ha and total cultivated land is 1200 ha. In these areas, amount of vegetable production is 3550 Mt. in 110 ha of land and other crops are produced in rest amount of land. Mirzapur was purposively selected as the locale of the present study because most of the people of Mirzapur union are vegetables farmers. Every year they usually cultivate Brinjal in 3 ha of land, Okra in 6 ha of land, Papaya in 7 ha of land, Cauliflower in 15 ha of land, Cabbage in 12 ha of land, Sweet gourd in 7 ha of land, Stem amaranth in 5 ha of land and Tomato in 8 ha of land etc. A total of 600 populations were selected from two villages namely Dagari and Kanjanul. Fifteen (15%) of the population was selected randomly and proportionately from each of the selected villages. Thus, 90 farmers constituted the sample size for the study. Variables and their measurement: Farmers’ practice on pesticide use for vegetable cultivation was the major focus (dependent variable) of the study. The independent variables of the study were respondent's selected characteristics namely age, education, family size, farm size, farming experience, annual income, extension media contact, training experiences, knowledge of pesticide use. The independent variables were measured by the traditional procedures of scores and scale. Farmers practices on pesticide use in vegetable cultivation have been determined by using two indicators, namely use of recommended pesticides and methods, precaution measures taken by farmers during pesticide use. For getting information of each item, the respondents were asked to point out their status against a 4-point rating scale. It was categorized as frequently, occasionally, rarely and not at all with corresponding scores 3, 2, 1 and 0 respectively. Data collection method and analysis: Data were collected during the period of November 2016 to March 2017 with the help of structured interview schedule. Data gathered through direct interviewing were coded for processing and analysis. After collection of data, all the information were edited, checked, compiled, coded, and analyzed using SPSS program. Qualitative data were converted into quantitative form by means of suitable scoring. Statistical measures like number, range, mean, standard deviation and correlation value (r) were calculated for describing the population characteristics and variables.

Source of Information: Progressive Agriculture 29 (3): 259-266, 2018

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Achievement/Findings:

Most percentages of the respondents of the study area were middle-aged' having a maximum level of education, medium family size, small farm size, medium income, medium extension contact, low farming experience. Most of the respondents had medium knowledge of pesticide use. Seventy percent of the farmers had a medium practice of pesticide use for vegetable cultivation. A considerable proportion of the farmers had no enough training exposure, moderate use of the source of information and medium extension contact. It can be concluded that vegetable farmers in the study area were not taking good measures in their pesticide handling practices. Therefore, efforts to increase farmers' knowledge on pesticide use through improved training are important and should be encouraged by the relevant stakeholders. In addition, to increase farmer's capacity on safety issues, there should be authoritarian enforcement of the regulations on the sales of pesticides. It is also recommended that proper approaches such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which has the potential to decrease the quantity of pesticide use and exposure to chemicals, should be executed for vegetable production.

Knowledge Management: Journal