Determinants of awareness of good agricultural practices (GAP) among banana growers in Chitwan, Nepal

Joshi, Arati; Kalauni, Dharmendra; Tiwari, Ujjal

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2019.100010

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“…e descriptive which includes frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and chi-square association was analyzed using IBM SPSS V 21.0. However, for binary logit regression analysis, Stata (Stata-crop, LLC) was used [22].…”

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“…e model was also used in [22] to determine people's awareness of good agricultural practices and socioeconomic factors affecting them.…”

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“…e use of PPE is not found to be adopted by all the farmers in the study area and was found to be influenced by socioeconomic characteristics. e influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the adoption of equipment, new technology, and awareness has been reported in [22,36,37]. However, training was found to be an important determinant of the effective adoption of PPE [21].…”

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Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal

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Globally, the use of pesticide is growing day by day, but the use of PPE in developing countries is still low and farmers are directly exposed to chemicals which have negative health issues. Thus, this study was conducted in different places of Nepal where the use and adoption of chemical pesticide is high. This study aims on assessment of pesticide handling practices and determinants of adoption of PPE where 281 respondents were interviewed by the simple random sampling technique. A binary logit model was used to predict the determinants for adoption of PPE while spraying pesticides. Schooling years, training, reading label, and buying pesticide by name are the determining factors in adoption of PPE at 1% level of significance in the logit model. Still, the pesticide handling practices followed by farmers are not satisfactory and proper protective clothes are not used while spraying pesticides. Thus, to protect from different health issues, training, seminars, and talk discussion should be scheduled regarding safe pesticide handling practices and adoption of PPE. Also, the use of biopesticides should be encouraged as they are most promising and ecofriendly.

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“…e model was also used in [22] to determine people's awareness of good agricultural practices and socioeconomic factors affecting them.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Statistical analysis was performed using both SPSS and SAS software. Many studies [12,13,14] have utilized binary logistic regression to find the relationship between binary response with predictor variables [15]. The response variable, fertilizer application status, consisted of two categories as "applying fertilizer" and "not applying fertilizer" denoted by Y = 1 (applying) and Y = 0 (not applying).…”

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Factors Influencing Fertilizer Usage by Medium and Large Scale Coconut Farmers in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

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Lankapura

2020

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Aims: This study attempts to identify the factors affecting the usage of fertilizer by medium- and large-scale coconut farmers in the Gampaha District, Sri Lanka with a view to recommend pragmatic strategies to increase coconut production in Sri Lanka. Study Design: Multistage quota sampling with a proportion allocation method. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted during the year 2017 in the Gampaha administrative district, which is a leading coconut-producing region, under the coconut triangle of Sri Lanka. Methodology: Both primary and secondary data were utilized in the study. Descriptive analytical techniques, factor analysis, and Binary Logistic Regression techniques were used in the data analysis. Results: The factor analysis disclosed five-factor groups that cumulatively explain 55% of the total variation. Binary Logistic Regression revealed that the prevalence of favorable weather patterns, usage of supplementary materials, availability of credit facilities, and organic fertilizer application significantly affect the application of inorganic fertilizer for coconut cultivation. The availability of a fertilizer subsidy, practicing moisture conservation, practicing animal husbandry, and applying inorganic fertilizer significantly determined the application of organic fertilizer for coconut cultivation. Usage of supplementary materials, yield of the last coconut picking, and household size significantly affected the fertilizer application for coconut cultivation in general. Conclusion: Prevalence of favorable weather patterns, supplementary materials, and credit usage increase the chance of applying inorganic fertilizer for coconut. Organic fertilizer application decreases the likelihood of applying inorganic fertilizer for coconut. Availability of a fertilizer subsidy, practicing moisture conservation, practicing animal husbandry increase the chance of applying organic fertilizer for coconut, whilst the inorganic fertilizer application decreases the likelihood of applying organic fertilizer for coconut.

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“…To reduce the existing yield gap, banana farmers must adopt good agricultural practices. Joshi, Kalauni, and Tiwari (2019) reported that only 28.2% of the Banana farmers of Chitwan district were aware of GAP for banana. However, no study has been carried out to analyze the good agricultural practices applied by banana growers.…”

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Application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) by the Banana Farmers of Chitwan, Nepal

Joshi

Kalauni

Tiwari

2020

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The study was conducted to identify the cultivation practices followed by the banana growers and compares it with the framework of Good Agricultural Practices as recommended by the World Banana Forum. Both qualitative and quantitative approach was used for data collection. The scheduled interview was carried out from 103 banana growers, two focused group discussion was carried out with the banana growers, and two key informant interview was carried out; one with the President of Banana Growers Association, Chitwan and another with Executive Director of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chitwan. The findings revealed that GAP related to soil management and fertilization (87.4%) and harvesting and on-farm processing (94.2%) is adopted at a low level. Only 36% of farmers apply an appropriate dose of chemical fertilizer, 28% follow crop rotation and 7.8% perform mulching/ intercropping. About 38% of the respondents do not have any source of irrigation. About 98% of the farmers do not perform any processing, cleaning, storing, and packaging of banana. Further, 55% of farmers do not use appropriate personal protective equipment while applying pesticides. The results showed that there is low awareness regarding GAP among the banana farmers in the Chitwan district. Therefore, the conduction of awareness programs and training related to GAP is recommended. By far, no study has been carried out to analyze the good agricultural practices applied by banana growers in Nepal. This study identified the prevailing gap in farmer’s practices and good agricultural practices.

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Determinants of awareness of good agricultural practices (GAP) among banana growers in Chitwan, Nepal

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Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal

Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal

Factors Influencing Fertilizer Usage by Medium and Large Scale Coconut Farmers in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) by the Banana Farmers of Chitwan, Nepal

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