Increasing awareness towards health and environmental issues associated with the intensive use of chemical inputs has led to alternate forms of agriculture. Organic farming is one among the production methods that are supportive of the environment. The other being the Bt farming which modifies the genetical make up of a plant by introducing genes of the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis. This mak...

Pesticides are the biological pollutants, which being used by man to kill pests for increasing yield of many crops and insect vectors control spread disease. The tremendous use pesticides has caused severe health hazards organisms including human beings due climate change. Excessive may lead destruction biodiversity. Many birds, aquatic animals under threat harmful their survival. effects can b...

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the differences in belief, attitude and practices felt by the farmers after participation in the ipm ffs. the study has been based on data collected through personal interview with the farmers, focus group discussion, personal observation in the farmers f...

the study focused on constraints affecting the adoption of innovative agricultural technologies disseminated by the women-in-agriculture (wia) unit of the akwa ibom agricultural development programme (akadep) to its women clientele. the study also ascertained the awareness and adoption levels of such introduced technologies. findings revealed that respondents were aware of 61.9% of introduced t...

introduction extended use of agricultural chemicals by farmers in transfer of technology model has threatened the safety of agricultural production. moreover, non- participatory nature of extension classes failed to motivate farmers to use less chemical inputs in the production process. in the early 1990s, participatory approaches proved to be effective in integrated pest management (ipm). the ...

Abstract Small-scale coffee farming in Indonesia faces low productivity due to poor practices and low-quality planting materials. It highlights the need for improved varieties that meet farmers’ preferences. Given vulnerability of climate change, participatory breeding programs involve collaboration between researchers farmers develop a climate-adapted variety are essential. This study used sur...

Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins kill some key insect pests, but evolution of resistance by pests can reduce their efficacy. The predominant strategy for delaying pest resistance to Bt crops requires refuges of non-Bt host plants to promote survival of susceptible pests. To delay pest resistance to transgenic cotton producing Bt toxin Cry1Ac, farmers in the United S...

Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is prominent among vegetables produced in Ghana. About ninety percent (90%) of the population of the study area are engaged primarily in tomato production. Due to the problem posed by pests and diseases and the vulnerability of vegetables to most of these pests and diseases, a variety of pesticides including organophosphates, Organochlorines, carbamates, and syn...

Most agricultural pests are poikilothermic species expected to respond to climate change. Currently, they are a tremendous burden because of the high losses they inflict on crops and livestock. Smallholder farmers in developing countries of Africa are likely to suffer more under these changes than farmers in the developed world because more severe climatic changes are projected in these areas. ...