USE OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY THE FARMERS OF KALIA UPAZILA UNDER NARAIL DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent use of IPM practices by the farmers and to explore the relationship of the selected characteristics of the farmers with their use of IPM practices. The selected characteristics were age, education, farm size, annual family income, training exposure on IPM practices, farming experience, extension contact, problem faced in IPM practices, knowledge on IPM practices an IPM practices and attitude towards IPM practices. Data were gathered from 103 farmers of four villages of Joynagar and Khasial Union of Khalia Upazila under Narail district by using a pretested interview schedule during the period from 20 May to 30 June, 2015. For harmonious representation from each village 10 percent farmers were selected as the sample by using proportionate random sampling method. Pearson's Product Moment Co-efficient of Correlation was used to examine the relationship of the selected characteristics of the farmers with their use of IPM practices. The findings reveal that more than three fifth (61.10%) of the farmers had medium use of IPM practices while 21.40 percent had high use of IPM practices and rest 17.50% had low use of IPM practices. Correlation analysis indicated that among the ten selected characteristics of the farmers age, education, farming experience, problem faced in IPM practices, knowledge on IPM practices and attitude towards IPM practices had significant positive relationship and problem faced in IPM practices had significant negative relationship with their use of IPM practices . The rest characteristics of the farmer namely farm size, annual family income, training exposure on IPM practices and extension contact had no significant relationship with their use of IPM practices.