Farmers' participation in integrated pest management under the Palayamanan Program in Camarines Sur, Philippines

Issue Date

12-2016

Abstract

The study was conducted to analyze farmers' participation in the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) under the Palayamanan program in three municipalities in Camarines Sur, Philippines, namely, Buhi, Ocampo and San Fernando. A correlation analysis was done to determine the relationship between the farmers' socio-economic and psychological characteristics, and institutional factors and IPM practice. The level of farmers' participation in IPM showed that respondents in Buhi were at the partnership level, those in Ocampo were at the consulting level, while those in San Fernando were at the informing level. Based on chi-square analysis, the factors that were significantly correlated with participation in IPM were monthly income; knowledge about IPM; and trainings, technical assistance, and financial/credit availability. The major recommendations of farmer-respondents in the IPM practice were to encourage other farmers to continuously practice IPM to lessen pesticides usage and reduce expenses on farm inputs, and further increase technical, financial assistance and trainings to IPM farmers under the Palayamanan Program.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Journal of Crop Science

ISSN

0115-463X

Volume

41

Issue

1

Page

40-49

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

illustration; charts; tables

Language

En

Subject

Integrated Pest Management; Palayamanan (Agricultural system)

En – AGROVOC descriptors

FARMERS; PARTICIPATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; EXTENSION PROGRAMMES; TRAINING PROGRAMMES; DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION; PHILIPPINES

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