Effectiveness of Public and Private Extension Services in Building Capacity of the Farmers: A Case of Bangladesh

Kabir, Muhammad Humayun; Islam, Md. Saiful

doi:10.17582/journal.sja/2023/39.1.101.110

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“…The private sector extension service's strengths include an extensive network of regional employees which help to direct knowledge of what farmers want to increase productivity by the extension workers [ 20 ]. In another study, respondent farmers were asked to express their opinion toward private and public agricultural extension in Bangladesh, where the majority of farmers (81.5%) narrated that private sector extension programs are less effective in boosting farmers' farming abilities In contrast, 59.6% of farmers thought the same for public sectors extension [ 21 ]. However, in contributing to agriculture in Bangladesh public sector plays a crucial role in extension service delivery compared to private sectors [ 5 ] which is a drawback of the private extension services.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dealer-customer partnership in rice production demonstration: Assessment of private extension system in Bangladesh

Parven,

Afrad,

Hasan

et al. 2023

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

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Dealer-customer partnership in rice production demonstration: Assessment of private extension system in Bangladesh

Parven,

Afrad,

Hasan

et al. 2023

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

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“…Farmers' attitudes and perceptions of biological risk were influenced by age, education, experience, income, off-farm income, agricultural credit, and interaction with extension staff (Islam et al, 2021). Their perceptions of pesticide effects were found to be considerably affected by extension media, experience in vegetable production, education, and training in IPM (Kabir and Rainis, 2012). The analysis expressed that communication exposures indirectly influenced IPM practice, while mass extension contacts, risk orientation, and knowledge about predators and pests had a direct influence (Rahman, 2010).…”

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“…Farmers acknowledged the negative aspects of pesticides, which include health, food, and environmental concerns (Rashid et al, 2003;Kabir and Rainis, 2012;Sultana and Muhammad, 2018;Rahaman et al, 2018;Shammi et al, 2020) initiating from farmers' level (Figure 2) Several studies argued that farmers are not aware of pesticide toxicity; thus, they spray hazardous chemicals without taking any protective measures (Bhattacharjee et al, 2013;Miah et al, 2014;Hasan et al, 2015;Akhter et al, 2016) and use excessive amounts of pesticides (Dasgupta and Meisner, 2005), which results in pesticide sprayer exposing themselves to serious health risks (Bhattacharjee et al, 2013). They were observed spraying pesticides based on the dose recommended by village leaders and neighbors .…”

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Environmental Pollution from Injudicious Application of Pesticides: Bangladesh Context

Ruba¹,

Chakma²,

Ali³

et al. 2023

J. Agrofor. Environ.

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The recent trend of Pesticide use is accelerating for agricultural production purposes. Its importance is immense for controlling pests in developing countries like Bangladesh. But the imprudent application is increasing at an alarming rate due to which environmental degradation is increasing, which is not still under investigation. Despite the various pest control methods, chemical pesticides (hereafter pesticides) are more popular among Bangladeshi farmers because of their low cost and rapid action. The continuous popularity of pesticides application adversely affects the environment, and eventually, human throughout the country. Hence a systematic review was initiated utilizing the secondary information to overview the hazardous impact or prevailed pollution due to the application of pesticides in the context of the environment, related organisms, and human health. The analysis revealed that pollution-related problem arises mostly due to the unregulated use of pesticides. Therefore, excessive pesticide usage such as pollutes the air, soil, and water and kills non-target organisms, causing an ecological imbalance. Lack of protection exposes farmers to acute illnesses, toxic compounds in the food cycle, and the mass population to chronic health issues. Thus, to minimize pesticides' environmental, and health effects, concerns should be given on the judicious application of pesticides, raising awareness regarding pesticide use. Policymakers should focus on raising awareness regarding the use of pesticides, implementing effective pesticide usage laws at the root level, optimizing reasonable use, participatory program implementation for farmers' training, good governance and regulatory mechanisms, frequent inspection at the field level, and appropriate actions and strategies for promoting eco-friendly methods.

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“…Pesticide use in Bangladesh, negligible until the 1970s, has recorded a dramatic rise in recent years [7]. Pesticide use levels increased from 2200 metric tons in 1980-1982 to 6500 metric tons in 1992-1994 and modern rice cultivation increased from 20.30% of total rice area to 49.00% during the same period [8].…”

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Farmers’ Efficiency in Using Selected Pesticides for Controlling Rice Pests

Hossian

Ali

Kabir

et al. 2023

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Farmers’ efficiency in using pesticides depends on using recommended doses. The research was conducted to determine farmers’ efficiency in using selected pesticides for controlling rice pests and explore the contribution of selected characteristics of the farmers to their efficiency in using selected pesticides for controlling rice pests. Data were collected from randomly selected 252 Common Interest Group (CIG) Member rice farmers of three selected unions of three selected upazillas of Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh with the help of a pre-tested interview schedule during the period from 01 August 2022 to 30 November 2022. Findings revealed that 38.97% farmers were the efficient users of recommended doses and rest 61.03% farmers had lower to moderate efficiency in using pesticides for controlling rice pests. Based on descending order of Standardized Use Efficiency Index, ‘Gola 80 EC for killing rice bug’ ranked 1st followed by ‘Amistar Top 325 SC for controlling sheath blight disease’, and ‘Thiovit 80 WG for controlling leaf scald disease’. Regression analysis indicated that ‘knowledge on pesticides’, ‘rice farming experience’, ‘extension contacts’, ‘attitude towards use of pesticides’, ‘rice farming area’, and ‘pre-cautions for using pesticides’ of the farmers had significant positive contribution to their efficiency in using selected pesticides for controlling rice pests. Agricultural advisory service providing organizations should increasing contact with the farmers having lower farming experience, lower farming area to increase their knowledge for taking necessary pre-cautions and to form favourable attitude towards judicious and efficient use of pesticides.

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Effectiveness of Public and Private Extension Services in Building Capacity of the Farmers: A Case of Bangladesh

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Dealer-customer partnership in rice production demonstration: Assessment of private extension system in Bangladesh

Dealer-customer partnership in rice production demonstration: Assessment of private extension system in Bangladesh

Environmental Pollution from Injudicious Application of Pesticides: Bangladesh Context

Farmers’ Efficiency in Using Selected Pesticides for Controlling Rice Pests

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