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Agricultural extension and pest control: A case study of Iganga District

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

C. W. Baliddawa
C. W. Baliddawa
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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Abstract

An initial study of the extension service and pest control in Iganga district was made between 14 July and 20 August 1987. This was part of a more extensive on-farm study of pest control problems in the district. This study covered 36 small scale farmers randomly picked from the three agricultural sub-zones in the district.

It was observed that: (i) information on crop protection was scanty, (ii) the majority of the farmers were aware of the presence of pests on their farms, (iii) there is a minimal use of pesticides on small scale farms in the district, (iv) a number of pests occur in varying frequencies on small scale farms in the district and (v) the extension staff are still too few to handle even the general aspects of crop production.

Résumé

Une étude initiale sur les services de vulgarisation et du contrôle de pestes dans le district d'Iganga a été effectuée entre le 14 juillet et le 20 août 1987. Cette étude faisait partie d'une enquête plus vaste effectuées sur les fermes sur les problèmes du contrôle des pestes dans le district. L'étude a couvert trente six petits agriculteurs choisis au hasard au sein de trois sous-secteurs agricoles dans le district.

Il a été observé que (i) l'information sur la protection des plantes était rare, (ii) la majorité des agriculteurs étaient conscients de la présence des pestes sur leurs fermes, (iii) il y a une utilisation minime des pesticides sur les petites fermes dans le district, (iv) un nombre de pestes apparaissent avec une fréquence variable sur les petites fermes dans le district et (v) le personnel de vulgarisation est encore trop réduit pour s'occuper même des aspects généraux de la production agricole.

Keywords

Extension servicesmall scale farmeron-farm researchon-station researchfarming systemnon-adoptionServices de vulgarisationpetit agriculteurrecherche sur la fermerecherche dans la stationsystème agricolenon-adoption
Type
Part I: Symposium on Integrated Pest Management and Environmental Conservation: Pest Management Strategies and Practices
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 12 , Special Issue 5-6: Aspects of Pest Management in Relation to Agricultural Production and Environmental Conservation in Africa , December 1991 , pp. 579 - 583
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1991

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