A study was carried out to determine the problems in IPM practices for rice cultivation faced by the farmers trained in IPM through Farmers’ Field School (FFS) and also to find out the important probable suggestions for overcoming those problems. Data were collected from 158 respondent farmers sampled randomly from 1050 FFS farmers of Godagari Upazila in Rajshahi district. Twenty important prob...

This research was based on primary data collected through well designed and pre-tested questionnaire, to determine awareness of farmers on extension methods used by ADP in Kano state of Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used, in which three local governments were randomly selected. Secondly, three wards one each from the selected local governments (Danbatta, Gaya and Madobi) were rando...

  The study examined the role of information communication technologies in extension delivery of Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) of Nigeria.  The objectives were to: examine the agricultural extension delivery of ATA; identify ICTs relevant in agricultural extension and application of ATA; examine roles of ICTs in extension of ATA and identify constraints to the use of ICTs in extensio...

BACKGROUND Agriculture is one of the most hazardous occupations in the world. The aim of an occupational health service (OHS) is to reduce the risk of work-related diseases, occupational diseases and injuries and to promote workers' health. In Finland, they are part of the public health care system, but for farmers OHS is voluntary. AIMS To explore factors associated with farmers joining farm...

this study compared the use of interpersonal and mass media channels of communication among rural farmers in kogi state, nigeria. the specific objectives were to describe the socio economic characteristics of the farmers, determine the influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the usage of interpersonal and media channels, ascertain farmers’ level of awareness of interpersonal and media cha...

Climate change represents the major challenge to Sudan agricultural production, economics and food security. Changes in temperature, rainfalls, water availability, increased outbreak of pest and diseases, land degradation, soil erosion, shrinking of grazing and cultivate areas, ongoing desertification and the other aspects of climate change have direct significant impact on agricultural product...

IN THEIR REPORT “INSECT-RESISTANT GM rice in farmers’ fields: assessing productivity and health effects in China” (29 Apr., p. 688), J. Huang et al. found that farmers growing insect-resistant GM rice obtained higher yields with less use of insecticides than farmers growing conventional varieties. Huang et al.’s methodology does not, however, permit discrimination between two alternative hypoth...

East Java is the second center for shallot production in Indonesia, mainly Probolinggo Regency. Where farmers always complain about crop pests such as leafminer flies, moths, and urethral pests, which will threaten decrease production. This study aims to implement a pest-trapping model determine effect of color spectrum on light intensity levels. LED lights interest flying plants, knowing effec...

Introduction: Pesticides are increasingly used in agriculture to protect crops against diseases, insect pests, weeds, etc. leave residues and chemical active material, which can affect the health of consumers. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated a link between pesticide fruits vegetables disease infestations humans problems related sterility, allergies, even carcinogenic diseases....