Knowledge Attitude Practice Regarding Pesticide Application among Vegetable Growers of Dadu Canal Irrigated Areas of Northern Sindh Pakistan

Khuhro, Shah Nawaz; Junejo, Irshad Ali; Hullio, Muhammad Haroon; Hassan, Mohammad Farooque; Maitlo, S. A.; Shaikh, Mukhtiar Ahmed

doi:10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.331.336

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“…Mubashar et al conducted study on knowledge of farmers regarding pesticides usage and biosafety in Pakistan reported average age of farmers were 30–50 years [ 10 ]. Similar trend was reported by Khuhro et al during 2020 in northern Sindh Pakistan for 18–50 years age of farmers [ 11 ].…”

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“…According to them cultural control and mechanical methods were easy to implement. Khuhro et al reveals that 22.72% farmers practiced cultural method, 22.72% could not identify pest and 95.45% did not use any other alternative method to control pest [ 11 ]. The work is also supported by Yassin et al farmers did not have any knowledge about biological control or natural control agent [ 12 ].…”

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A cross sectional survey of knowledge, attitude and practices related to the use of insecticides among farmers in industrial triangle of Punjab, Pakistan

Bakhtawer

Afsheen

2021

PLoS ONE

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Pesticides in Pakistan are abundantly utilized for pest control in agriculture sector. The over and unsafe use of insecticides plus poor handling leads to the development of resistance, outbreak of secondary pests and hazardous impact on environment. The present study was aimed to access the current knowledge, attitude and common practices of farmers about the use of insecticides against pest in industrial triangle of Province Punjab, Pakistan. This study was conducted during October 2019 to February 2020. In this study farmers (n = 300) took part from three localities of Province Punjab (Gujrat, Gujranwala and Sialkot). Farmers were interviewed using a questionnaire to collect data about the knowledge of pest control by use of chemical method, biological method and combination of both to eradicate the pests. The result shows almost all (93%) farmers were male and they did not know about the insecticides mode of action and its chemical composition. They do not have any knowledge about the biological control of pests and did not get any assistance or help from Agriculture Extension Officer. They even did not properly dispose off the empty containers of insecticides. Statistical analysis reveals that lack of education and awareness about biological control of pest depicts development of resistance and outbreak of secondary pest including health hazards and environmental pollution. Poor understanding about pests, abundant use of insecticides, incorrect perception about application of insecticides and negligence regarding biological control shows that there is need to initiate public awareness programs to ensure the application of integrated pest management (IPM) and sustainable agriculture.

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A cross sectional survey of knowledge, attitude and practices related to the use of insecticides among farmers in industrial triangle of Punjab, Pakistan

Bakhtawer

Afsheen

2021

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“…performance, knowledge and information, safety and environmental, financial and accessibility and technical and operational as important choice indicators in selecting and using pesticides. Pesticide effectiveness or efficacy had been used by farmers as critical justification for pesticide selection and use as suggested by previous studies [35,40,41]. A pesticide would be intensively used (in high dose or in a longer period) if it was proven still effective in controlling pest/disease.…”

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“…A questionnaire was structured to cover the topic of (i) respondent socio-economic characteristics, (ii) farm characteristics, (iii) pesticides used in shallots, and (iv) farmers' knowledge and attitude towards pesticides and pesticide-use. Some relevant literatures were referred to initially identify criteria items that farmers may consider in selecting and using a pesticide product [2,7,29,30,41,45,46,47,51,53], which then reviewed in research team discussions. Furthermore, a questionnaire testing was carried out involving 15 farmers out of the sample.…”

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Criteria of pesticide selection in shallot pestdisease control in Brebes Regency, Central Java

Adiyoga¹,

Khaririyatun

Murtiningsih

2022

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Farmers’ socio-economics, beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes affect their behavior toward pesticides. This study was aimed at identifying criteria considered by shallot farmers in selecting and using pesticides. A survey of shallot pesticide-use was carried out in Brebes, Central Java. Data were collected by interviewing 75 respondents that was proportiona-tely and randomly selected from three villages in Brebes. By using factor analysis, four components are extracted and they account for 65.15% of the total explained variation. The rank of importance of selection criteria is “financial and accessibility criteria” (FA-1st), “performance, knowledge and information criteria” (PK-2nd), “safety and environmental criteria” (SE-3rd), and “technical and operational criteria” (TO-4th). Farmers with higher education prefer more PK, FA and TO criteria for pesticide-use. Farmers with land size of 1,001 - 2,000 m2 prefer more PK and FA criteria. Farmers who put attention to pesticide active ingredients and pesticide movement in the plants show a tendency to prefer to PK and TO criteria more than farmers who do not. Farmers who have participated in IPM training tend to consider all of the four criteria when selecting and using pesticides. The findings provide useful information for improving extension programs related to safe and appropriate pesticide use.

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Farmers’ Perception of Plant Protection Practices and Management of Insect Pests of Rice in Lahore Division, Pakistan

Shafi¹,

Khan²,

Khan³

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IntroductionP akistan's economy is dependent on agriculture because it is an agricultural country with heavy reliance on pesticide to increase productivity of crops and controlling different pests (Hanif et al., 2022;Khan et al., 2022). Local Knowledge Systems (LKS) are comprised of indigenous and local groups' information, attitudes, customs, behaviors, organizations, and views of the world, and are thought to constitute an adaptation strategy to the environment in which they exist (Khan et al., 2013). A few scholars have questioned the value of LKS, claiming that it is limited to local problems (Briggs, 2005

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Knowledge Attitude Practice Regarding Pesticide Application among Vegetable Growers of Dadu Canal Irrigated Areas of Northern Sindh Pakistan

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A cross sectional survey of knowledge, attitude and practices related to the use of insecticides among farmers in industrial triangle of Punjab, Pakistan

A cross sectional survey of knowledge, attitude and practices related to the use of insecticides among farmers in industrial triangle of Punjab, Pakistan

Criteria of pesticide selection in shallot pestdisease control in Brebes Regency, Central Java

Farmers’ Perception of Plant Protection Practices and Management of Insect Pests of Rice in Lahore Division, Pakistan

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