Impact of training vegetable farmers in Bangladesh in integrated pest management (IPM)

dc.creatorGautam, S.
dc.creatorSchreinemachers, P.
dc.creatorNazim Uddin, S. Md.
dc.creatorSrinivasan, R.
dc.date2018-03-26T18:38:02Z
dc.date2018-03-26T18:38:02Z
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:02:21Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:02:21Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/19357
dc.identifier10.1016/j.cropro.2017.08.022
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7511250
dc.descriptionThis study quantifies the impact of training vegetable farmers in integrated pest management (IPM) in Bangladesh. Data come from a random sample of 300 trained and 300 non-trained farmers producing either bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). Propensity score matching and inverse probability weighting was employed to correct for selection bias in observable characteristics. A range of outcome indicators along the impact pathway was used. The study finds that trained farmers had better knowledge about insect pests and the proper use of pesticides, adopted more IPM practices, and reduced the frequency of spraying and mixing different pesticides. For eggplant, but not for bitter gourd, trained farmers reduced the quantity of pesticide use and achieved a significantly higher crop yield and gross margin. The effect on consumptive expenditures, which we used as a proxy of income, was insignificant. We conclude that further promotion of IPM adoption among farmers is needed and that it should be a priority to increase the profitability of IPM practices for gradual reduction in synthetic pesticide misuse and a sustainable agricultural production.
dc.description161-169
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source102
dc.sourceCrop Protection
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPropensity Score Matching
dc.subjectInverse Probability Weighting
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEGGPLANTS
dc.subjectCUCURBIT VEGETABLES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL METHODS
dc.titleImpact of training vegetable farmers in Bangladesh in integrated pest management (IPM)
dc.typeArticle
dc.coverageBANGLADESH
dc.coverageUnited Kingdom


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