Integrated Pest Management and Protection Practices by Limited Resource Farmers

Authors

Nii O. Tackie, Tuskegee UniversityFollow
Louis E.N. Jackai, Tuskegee UniversityFollow
Ramble Ankumah, Tuskegee UniversityFollow
Beatrice N. Dingha, Tuskegee UniversityFollow
Abdul-Wahab Salifu, Tuskegee UniversityFollow
Oluwagbemiga Ojumu, Auburn UniversityFollow

Volume

47

Issue

1

Abstract

This article focuses on the perceptions of limited resource farmers (LRFs) on integrated pest management (IPM) and protection practices. Data were collected from 90 LRFs in the Alabama Black Belt and analyzed by descriptive statistics. The results revealed that most farmers used pesticides and practiced crop rotation and other practices, yet a majority was not familiar or inadequately familiar with IPM. It is recommended that instituting a coordinated or seamless IPM education program on a long-term or continuing basis will enable the LRFs to be well familiar with and also practice IPM on a sustained basis.

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Recommended Citation

Tackie, N. O., Jackai, L. E., Ankumah, R., Dingha, B. N., Salifu, A., & Ojumu, O. (2009). Integrated Pest Management and Protection Practices by Limited Resource Farmers. The Journal of Extension, 47(1), Article 26. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol47/iss1/26