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Dissemination and Impact Assessment of Ipm Technologies

Dr. Md. Ismail Hossain
Chief Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

Dr. Md. Abdul Matin
Senior Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

Md. Nasir Uddin
Chief Scientific Officer
Entomology Division, BARI, Gazipur

Dr. S. N. Alam
Senior Scientific Officer
Entomology Division, BARI, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken in Comilla, Jessore and Bogra during 2005-06 as part of an effort to disseminate the IPM technologies to the farmers and to the farmers and to assess their advantages. One experiment and one vegetable namely bitter gourd were included in the study. The experiment was fruit fly control with bishtop and pheromone traps. A total of 51 farmers were selected for fruit fly control. The use of fruit fly control traps helped the farmers increase their returns and income. The use of the traps in cucurbits was found very effective in reducing insect infestation and fruit damage. Farmers in the study areas were very enthusiastic about the IPM technologies for vegetables cultivation.

Keywords: Dissemination, Level of adoption, IPM technologies, Employment opportunities.

Location: Comilla, Jessore and Bogra district

Start Date: 01-07-2005

End Date: 01-06-2006

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Up scalling, Constraints, Adoption of technology, Dissemination

Objectives:

i. To find the adoption levels of IPM technologies

ii. To find the profitability and benefits of the technologies over farmers practices

iii. To determine the employment opportunities of the technologies

iv. To find the knowledge and attitudes of the farmers using the technologies

v. To determine the constraints of the technologies.

Methodology:

Different experiments on IPM technologies were set in the farmers’ fields through Entomology Division of BARI. Two IPM technologies namely bishtop traps and pheromone traps were given in the farmers’ fields. The farmers were selected from three districts among their selected sites. The districts were Comilla, Jessore and Bogra. One upazila from each study area and again one village from each upazila was selected based on the technology given to the farmers. In selecting the area, necessary help was taken from the Entomology Division of BARI. Two types of farmers were selected for the study: i) The farmers who used the IPM technologies and ii) the farmers outside the technology used. A total of 21 farmers taking 8 from Comilla, 6 from Jessore and 7 from Bogra were selected for the study. These farmers are considered as experiment farmers. Besides, 30 other farmers from nearby village taking 10 from each study area were considered for the study. These 30 farmers cultivated the crop with their own practices and they were considered as control farmers. One crop namely bittergourd was considered for the study. The necessary information was collected with the help of two sets of pre-designed and pre-tested interview schedules. One set of questionnaires was used for the experimental farmers and another set was used for the farmers who used their own practices with the selected vegetable. The collected data were summarized and analyzed through tabular methods using averages, percentages, ratios etc. Computer facilities were used for data entry and analysis. The study was conducted during May to June, 2006.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report 2006, Agricultural Economics Division, BARI, Gazipur

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Achievement/Findings:

The average yields of bitter gourd in the experimental plots were 18132 kg and 11756kg per hectare respectively. Production cost of bitter gourd ranged between Tk. 40513/ha to Tk 56754/ha on cash cost and full cost basis under experimental plots respectively. On the other hand, it was Tk. 61083/ha to Tk 82696/ha on cash cost and full cost basis under control plots respectively. Benefit cost ratios were 3.19 and 4.47 on full cost basis and cash cost basis under experimental plots respectively and it was 1.42 on full cost basis and 1.92 on cash cost basis under control plots respectively. Returns to labour were Tk 187 (control) to Tk 579(experiment) per day against the daily wage rate of Tk 70 to Tk 100. Thus farmers in the study areas benefited from the IPM technologies with higher yields and higher returns than the farmer’s own practices. The technology was found to be very promising and encouraging by the farmers.

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