Adoption and Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Bangladesh: Evidence from Smallholder Bitter Gourd Growers

Determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) adoption, productivity and efficiency of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) growers in Bangladesh were jointly measured using propensity score matching (PSM), sample selection stochastic frontier production function (SFPF) and inverse probability w...

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Published in:Horticulturae 2019-06, Vol.5 (2), p.32
Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Sadique, Norton, George W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adoption
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Bias
Chemical pest control
Efficiency
Farmers
impact evaluation
Insects
Integrated pest management
Pest control
Pesticide application
pesticide applications
Pesticides
Pests
Production functions
Productivity
Random variables
sample selection stochastic production frontier
Selectivity
Statistical analysis
Stochasticity
technical efficiency
Technology transfer
Training
Vegetables
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Summary:Determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) adoption, productivity and efficiency of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) growers in Bangladesh were jointly measured using propensity score matching (PSM), sample selection stochastic frontier production function (SFPF) and inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA) techniques. The significant value (P < 0.05) of the selectivity variable (ρ(w,v)) coefficient justifies the use of the sample selection SFPF. The decision to adopt IPM was positively influenced by the training and other farmers’ decisions to adopt. Mean technical efficiency (MTE) was found to be significantly higher for adopters (0.59) compared to non-adopters (0.40). The MTE analysis suggests that arranging more training sessions and making farmers more familiar with the IPM practices would improve the technical efficiency of the growers. Adoption of IPM practices significantly reduced the number pesticide applications, which imply environmental benefits from their adoption.
ISSN:2311-7524
2311-7524
DOI:10.3390/horticulturae5020032