Abstract

Identifying determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) adoption is crucial for promoting the use of more ecologically benign pest control tactics in the agricultural sector. The present study examined farmers’ perception of IPM and determinants of IPM adoption in vegetables production in Bangladesh. A total of 350 vegetable farmers were surveyed. Approximately one-third of the farmers agreed that the implementation of IPM is beneficial for farmers’ health. Overall knowledge regarding various IPM practices was low. The adoption of IPM was positively associated with farmers’ education, spouses’ education, large farm size, mass media coverage, and high perception of pesticide applications cost. Marginal effect analysis showed that mass media coverage can increase the likelihood of being in medium and high adopter group by 9.2 and 3%, respectively. Increased investment in extension services is recommended to increase awareness and adoption of IPM. Moreover, modifying the current extension approach by targeting not just the primary farmers, but also members of their families can help adoption of IPM.

摘要

确定采用综合虫害管理 (IPM) 的决定因素对于促进在农业部门使用更生态友好的虫害控制策略至关重要。本研究调查了农民对 IPM 的看法以及孟加拉国蔬菜生产中采用 IPM 的决定因素。共调查了350名菜农。大约三分之一的农民同意实施IPM有利于农民的健康。关于各种 IPM 实践的总体知识很低。采用 IPM 与农民教育、配偶教育、农场规模大、大众媒体报道以及对农药施用成本的高度认知呈正相关。边际效应分析表明，大众媒体的报道可以将中高采用者群体的可能性增加 9.2% 和 3%，分别。建议增加对推广服务的投资，以提高对 IPM 的认识和采用。此外，通过不仅针对初级农民，而且针对他们的家庭成员来修改当前的推广方法，可以帮助采用 IPM。