How Filipino farmers perceive integrated pest management techniques [Philippines]
1987
Bhuiyan, A.H. | Chua, L.A. (Philippines Univ., Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Dept. of Agricultural Education and Rural Studies)
The impact of two integrated pest management (IPM) training programs, one sponsored by IRRI [International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines] and the other by FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization], Manila was investigated in two municipalities, Talavera and Zaragosa of Central Luzon, the rice bowl of the Philippines. Both programs had a positive effect in the enrichment of farmers' knowledge, perception and decisive action in pest control techniques. Such IPM trainings also helped farmers to acquire a fair knowledge in the use of economic threshold level (ETL) as a strategy for insecticidal treatment. By practice of ETL, they minimize their crop protection costs and thus increased net profits, reducing number of insecticide applications and thereby saved time, energy and scarce resources. The trainings also enabled them to make a precise decision on the use of varieties with higher yield potentials and resistance of pests, instead of varieties giving higher market price and better grain quality. The farmers had more person-to-person interaction among themselves than with outside agencies on multi-varietal use, but on insecticide use they relied much more on change agents than on any other sources. Furthermore, they were more aware of pest management practices and were able to take crucial decisions in the design of their own farming system patterns
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