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Adoption Behaviour of Mango-growers Towards Pesticides in Bangladesh

M. M. I. Shah
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, BSMRAU, Gazipur1706, Bangladesh.

M. G. Mostafa
Former M.S. Student, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, BAU, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

M. M. Hossain
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, PSTU, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was attempted to determine: i) the extent of adoption of pesticides in mango cultivation; and ii) the relationships of each of the selected characteristics of the mangogrowers with their adoption behaviour of pesticides in cultivating mango. The study was conducted in Sadar Upazila of Nawabganj District and all the mango-growers of this domain were considered population. A sample of 100 mango-growers was selected at random from 12 villages of the selected area. Data were collected from the sample during 10 August to 19 September 2001. The findings revealed that majority (55%) of the mango-growers had ‘very low adoption’ while 28 per cent of them have ‘low adoption’ and the rest was not found applying pesticides to their mango plants. Only a little proportion (13-23%) of the mango-growers used pesticides as per recommended dose. Family income and innovativeness of the growers were found to have significant positive association with their adoption behaviour to the pesticides.

Keywords: Adoption Behaviour, Mango-growers, Pesticides, Bangladesh

Location: Sadar Upazila of Nawabganj District and all the mango-growers of this domain 10 August to 19 September 2001

Start Date: 10-08-2001

End Date: 19-09-2001

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Adoption of technology

Objectives:

The present study was designed to look into the following specific objectives: to study the extent of adoption of pesticides at the growers’ level for mango cultivation; to ascertain the pesticides with doses used in the mango plant; and to explore the relationship between selected characteristics of the mango-growers and their adoption of pesticides in mango production.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in Sadar upazila of Nawabganj District. It is famous for varieties of quality mango production. The mango-growers of Nawabganj Sadar upazila were considered as the population of this study. A multistage sampling procedure was followed in selecting sample. The total number of such mango-growers was 246 from which a sample of 100 growers was selected at random using a Table of Random Numbers. The researchers themselves collected data through personal interviews with the help of interview schedule having both open and closed form questions after rapport development from door to door visit. The entire process of collecting data took place during 10 August to 19 September 2001. Appropriate scales were developed to operationalise some of the characteristics of the mango-growers. The statistical measures such as range, mean, standard deviation, percentage used to describe both the independent and dependent variables. To find out the relationship of selected characteristics of the mango-growers with their knowledge on mango cultivation, Pearson’s Product Moment Co-efficient of Correlation was used. Five-per cent (0.05) level of probability was used as the basis for rejection of any null hypothesis.

Source of Information: Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development; Vol. XVII, No. 2, December 2007

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Achievement/Findings:

The findings revealed that majority (55%) of the mango-growers had ‘very low adoption’ while 28 per cent of them have ‘low adoption’ and the rest was not found applying pesticides to their mango plants. Only a little proportion (13-23%) of the mango-growers used pesticides as per recommended dose. Family income and innovativeness of the growers were found to have significant positive association with their adoption behaviour to the pesticides.

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