Farmers' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Integrated Pest Management in Kalaw Region, Myanmar

Aung, Zin Mie Mie; Arunrat, Noppol; Sereenonchai, Sukanya; Yuttitham, Monthira; Stewart, Thomas Neal; Chaowiwat, Winai

doi:10.1109/icue49301.2020.9307118

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“…In this context, the installation (Byerly et al 2021). In this same sense, Mie Aung et al (2020) conclude that small farms are less likely to incorporate IPM practices because their owners are concerned about the impacts that can be generated and the difficulty of carrying them out. Generally, during the surveys, farmers commented that the large concentration of greenhouses in the area means there is limited space to install hedgerows, which may mean that part of the farm may have to stop producing to install them.…”

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Socioeconomic and technical factors determining the adoption of hedgerows around greenhouses in southeast Spain

López-Felices¹,

Velasco-Muñoz²,

Sánchez³

et al. 2023

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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Pest control is one of the ecosystem services most affected by the intensification of agriculture. Pests can lead to significant losses in crop yields and jeopardise food security. In this context, installing hedgerows around greenhouses is presented as an opportunity to improve the presence of natural enemies and favour the control of pests. However, the adoption of this practice has not spread among farmers. The objective of this article is to determine the factors that affect the decision to adopt hedgerows around greenhouses by studying the case of southeast Spain. A binary logistic regression model is developed from a farmer survey of 189 farmers in the study area. The variables that are significant when explaining the installation of hedgerows are the size of the farm, the expenses, the number of methods used to combat pests, technical advice, and environmental awareness. Based on these results, action measures are proposed to promote the adoption of this practice.

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Socioeconomic and technical factors determining the adoption of hedgerows around greenhouses in southeast Spain

López-Felices¹,

Velasco-Muñoz²,

Sánchez³

et al. 2023

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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“…According to agricultural history, most farmers have their own traditional pest management method based on the crops and regions. Nowadays, most farmers use a chemical that is popular to control pests and diseases due to low labor requirements, ease to use, and effective and rapid removal of unwanted pests (Aung et al, 2020).…”

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“…In Myanmar, most farmers did not practice the traditional method which indicates that farmers in Myanmar this method cannot implement pest infestation effectively and need more farm workers and farmers cannot decide to change to a new farming system (Aung et al, 2020). In potato production, disease attacks are more serious than pest attacks but cutworm, tuber moth, and spotted beetle devastate by severe ways potato plant and yield (Lwin, 2012).…”

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“…In Myanmar, about 41.67 % of respondents have experienced physical poison particularly, dizziness, nausea, eye, blurry vision, skin rashes, excessive sweating, etc (Win et al, 2020). About 50 % of the farmers used traditional pest control methods to reduce the cost of chemical pesticides in crop production (Aung et al, 2020).…”

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“…Pesticide use in the farm could impact farm income, the health of the and reported that almost all farmers read the labels of pesticide bottles and packages before using pesticides, while majority of farmers have no knowledge related to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and pest problem. (Aung et al, 2020) has found that the respondents who have more farm experience were more accepting of the IPM method and some did not accept organic pesticides and traditional method because it needs more time and it is low effective. Most farmers have experienced pest infestations in the past but old farmers and farmland ownership are not adopted.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practices on potato pest management of ethnic farmers in southern Shan state, Myanmar

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Potato�is cultivated as the main tuber crop which is essential for ethnic farmers' household income in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. Most ethnic farmers use chemical pesticides widely to enhance crop yield and to control pests in the farm. The use of chemical pesticides could lead to a series of health impacts of the farmers and environmental issues. The main aim of the study is to explore farmers' knowledge, attitude and current farm practices on pest management in potato production. �The participants of 100 farmers were chosen from each village with a cluster and purposive sampling technique using structured questionnaires to collect the data from a village in Kalaw Township. The finding showed that 72% of farmers use only chemical pesticides�due to more effective and only 28% of the farmers used chemical and alternative methods. In the result, 15% of the Taung Yo ethnic farmers, 5% of the Pa-O, and 8% of the Danu are used alternative pest control methods (biological, physical and cultural pest control method). Physical and mechanical method is one of the most applied methods for the ethnic farmers in potato production. Most farmers received training from pesticide companies' staff and whereas only 3% received information from governmental officials. Half of the farmers have moderate knowledge level on pest management. Most farmers have low attitude on biological and physical pest control methods in the study area. Marital status, type of farmland, farm experience and other crops plantation were significantly related to pest control methods in potato crop production. This study will help extension workers to provide appropriate training and improve farmers' knowledge, attitude and practices of pest control management for the highland crop.

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Farmers' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Integrated Pest Management in Kalaw Region, Myanmar

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Socioeconomic and technical factors determining the adoption of hedgerows around greenhouses in southeast Spain

Socioeconomic and technical factors determining the adoption of hedgerows around greenhouses in southeast Spain

Knowledge, attitude and practices on potato pest management of ethnic farmers in southern Shan state, Myanmar

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