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M. Ashraful Alam
Interdisciplinary Centre for Food Security, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

M Asaduzzaman Sarker*
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

M. Jiaul Hoque
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

M Shariful Hasan Khan
Interdisciplinary Centre for Food Security, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Non-optimal and non-judicious use of agrochemicals has increased particularly in developing countries with the introduction of modern agriculture. This may lead to environmental degradation and health hazards to both growers and consumers. Thus, a case study was conducted at Jalchatra village of Madhupur Upazila (sub-district), Bangladesh to determine the extent of use of agro-chemicals by the pineapple farmers. Data were collected from randomly selected 60 pineapple farmers out of 300 farmers of the study village during September to October 2017 through a questionnaire survey. The majority (62%) of the respondents hid a high extent of use of agro-chemicals, where 38% of them had a medium extent of use of agrochemicals during pineapple farming. Agrochemicals like urea, TSP, MoP, superfix, gibberellic acid, calcium carbide and formalin were being extensively applied on pineapple for growing pineapple as well as for artificial ripening and enhancing the fruit size of the pineapple. From the correlation analysis, it was evident that age, farming experience, extension media contact, training on agro-chemicals use and knowledge on harmful effects of agrochemicals had significant relationships with their extent of use of agro-chemicals in pineapple farming. The study also explored that more than 90% of the respondent farmers had used higher doses and higher frequencies of agrochemicals in pineapple farming.

  Agrochemicals, Pineapple Farming, Madhupur, Bangladesh
  Jalchatra village of Madhupur upazila (sub-district) under Tangail district
  00-09-2017
  00-10-2017
  Crop-Soil-Water Management
  Pineapple

The present study was undertaken to assess the extent of agrochemicals use by the pineapple farmers in Madhupur area of Bangladesh

Study location: The case study was done at Jalchatra village of Madhupur upazila (sub-district) under Tangail district. Pineapple is extensively grown in this area. Madhupur is located at 24.6167° North 90.0250° East. It has 74,984 units of households having 0.297 million people in a total area of 500.67 km². It has a large forest area named 'Madhupur Sal Forest". Total cultivable land is 32900 hectares, of which the fallow land is 2000 hectares (BBS, 2018). About 65% area has irrigation facilities. Farmers of Madhupur Upazila grow a variety of crops, the major crops being rice, jute, cotton, potato, pointed gourd, ginger, cassava, vegetables, pineapple, banana, jackfruit, litchi and papaya. About 70% of the country’s pineapple cultivation is in Madhupur area. Madhupur is traditionally an agrarian sub-district like other sub-districts of Bangladesh. Farmers of Madhupur grow a variety of crops. The major crops grown in Madhupur are paddy rice, jute, wheat, cotton, potato, pointed gourd, ginger, betel leaf, cassava, vegetables, mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, pineapple and olive. However, Madhupur is famous for pineapple cultivation in Bangladesh. About 70% of the country’s pineapple grows in the Madhupur area of Bangladesh. Sampling, Data Collection and Analysis The sample size should be as large as possible to allow for adequate degrees of freedom in the statistical analysis. In other words, administration of field research, processing and analysis of data should be manageable within the limits imposed by physical, human and financial resources. A reasonable size of the sample to achieve the objectives of the study was taken into account. A simple random sampling technique was followed in this study. Thus, a total of 60 pineapple farmers were selected from a total of 300 pineapple farmers. For collecting primary data through the survey method, preparation of the interview schedule is, of course, a crucial need. A set of relevant questions were set in the interview schedules for having reliable information from the pineapple farmers. Then the draft schedule was pretested and attention was paid for the inclusion of new information which was not included in the draft schedule. Thus, the draft schedule was improved, rearranged and modified in the light of the actual and practical experiences gathered from pre-testing. After making the necessary adjustments, a final interview schedule was developed following logical sequences. The empirical data for the study were collected during September to October, 2017. The researcher made all possible efforts to establish desired rapport with the respondents so that they could feel free to respond to the questions contained in the schedule. During the interview, the researcher explained the purpose of collecting data to the respondent and did not face any difficulty to establish rapport in collecting data. To measure the use of agrochemicals in pineapple farming a 4-point rating scale was used. A total of 14 agrochemicals were included into the questionnaire and asked to the respondents to give their responses regarding their use following a 4-point rating scale. These selected agrochemicals were categorized into 5 categories like fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, ripening agents and shelf-life enhancers. The score was assigned to each of the responses of the farmers as 3, 2, 1 and 0 respectively. Finally, summation of the score of all of the 14 agrochemicals was treated as the score of a respondent on the use of agro-chemicals in pineapple farming. The collected data were compiled, tabulated, and analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the study. A coefficient of correlation analysis was employed for exploring relationships between the extent of use of agrochemicals by the pineapple farmers and their selected characteristics. For rejecting/accepting any null hypothesis 5% level of significance was used. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS v.16) was used to perform the data analysis.

  Journal of South Pacific Agriculture, Volume 22, 2019
  http://www.journalofsouthpacificagriculture.com/index.php/JOSPA
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Almost all farmers use either medium or high extent of agrochemicals in pineapple farming. It is evident from the study that majority of them had high extent of use of agro-chemicals in pineapple farming. Among agrochemicals urea fertilizer, super fix hormone and calcium carbide use is considerably high. The findings of the study also explored the use of formalin after plucking fruits is also remarkable as shelf-life enhancer. The findings lead to the conclusion that the farmers should avoid the excessive use of agro-chemicals for the sake of soil, human, animal and environmental health. It is evident from the study that farmers having old age, higher farming experiences are more likely to use higher amount of agro-chemicals. On the other hand, farmers having better knowledge on harmful effects of agrochemicals, better extension media contact and better access to training on agro-chemicals have relatively lower extent of use of agro-chemicals in pineapple cultivation. Therefore, it is crucial to create awareness among the pineapple farmers through extension campaign, electronic and mass media on harmful effects of agro-chemicals on soil, environment as well as human and animal health. In addition, the law enforcing extension service providing agencies and other concerned agencies should ensure proper monitoring for judicious use of agro-chemicals in crop production particularly crop like pineapple.

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