Farmers’ perception and willingness to pay for pesticides concerning quality and efficacy

Bandara, B M D P; Abeynayake, N. R.; Bandara, Lashi; Anjalee, G. H. I.

doi:10.4038/jas.v8i3.6092

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“…This suggests that the older the trader, the lower the willingness to pay for the biopesticide. The findings corroborate with Nyangau [11] and Bandara [34] who found that perception and willingness to pay for Bt 43 and ICIPE 78 in Uganda decreased with the age of the individuals. The education coefficient is positive and significantly related to the willingness to stock ICIPE 20.…”

Section: Factors Affecting Willingness To Stock Fungal Based Biopesti...supporting

confidence: 88%

Agro-Dealers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Stock a Fungal-Based Biopesticide (ICIPE 20) for Management of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

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In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), tomato is an economically important crop that contributes not only to employment and income, but also food security. Like the rest of the SSA countries, tomato production in Kenya is constrained mainly by pests and diseases, key among them being the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), which can cause 80–100% losses if not properly managed. To suppress this pest, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and partners are introducing a fungal-based biopesticide (ICIPE 20) in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach as a sustainable alternative to the sole use of synthetic pesticides. This study was carried out before the introduction of the biopesticide to assess its commercial feasibility among agro-dealers, using Kirinyaga County in Kenya where tomato production is predominant, as the study area. Specifically, the study assessed the knowledge, perception, and willingness to stock biopesticide using a market survey involving 141 agro-dealers. Successful commercialization of a new product is assumed to be the cumulative result of traders’ and buyers’ knowledge and perceptions about the product. The results show that a higher proportion of agro-dealers were willing to pay for ICIPE 20 at a higher price than Coragen®, the most popular insecticide for management of T. absoluta. The regression analysis revealed that individual characteristics such as age, education, access to social networks and credit facilities, and information are correlated to the agro-dealer’s knowledge, perception, and willingness to stock the biopesticide. Training agro-dealers may promote greater uptake of the biopesticides through enhancing their knowledge and perception towards the effectiveness of the product.

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confidence: 88%

Agro-Dealers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Stock a Fungal-Based Biopesticide (ICIPE 20) for Management of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

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“…These results contradict with both the findings from Tawiah (2011) in Ghana where 48% of cultivators received their first information from other farmers and from Bandara et al (2013) in Sri Lanka where 48.9% knew pesticides for the first time from neighbors and 51.1% got the first information from multiple sources (Extension Officers, Farmers Cooperative and Dealers). But, they confirm the results from Jamali et al (2014) in Pakistan where 25% deal with multiple source of information.…”

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Assessment of the knowledge and use of pesticides by the tomato farmers in Mwea Region, Kenya

Nguetti¹,

Imungi²,

Okoth³

et al. 2018

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Current cultivation of vegetables to meet food security standards requires the use of pesticides which reduce losses from pests and diseases. A cross-sectional survey for pesticides use in tomato farms was conducted in Mwea, Kenya to assess the practices and constraints faced by the farmers. Gender, level of education, the use of pesticides in farms, experience in tomato farming, list of common pesticides, periodicity of pesticides spray in farms, approximate last day for pesticides spray, reason for pre-harvest period and pesticides spray in post-harvest time were investigated. Results revealed that, 90% farmers were men and 10% were females; 38.5% and other 38.5% attended primary and ordinary schools; 15 and 4% had advance and university levels. About 69% of respondents knew pesticides through other farmers; 31% through agrovets, extension officers and agricultural experts. Around 56% farmers knew the names of pesticides through other farmers, 44% got them from agrovets, agricultural officers and chemical companies. About 98% respondents use pesticides approved by government, 96.2% listed each between 2 and 11 names of pesticides mostly used in tomato farming. Almost 93% spray pesticides once a week in farms and 76.9% observe at least 7 days for the preharvest period. Relatedly, 84.8% assert that waiting for the pre-harvest time is the culture of farmers in the region. Surprisingly, 6% spray pesticides in the post-harvest period, while 84.6% assert that the preharvest moment is to avoid pesticides in post-reap. Although key questions found good answers from farmers, the quality of their knowledge is limited, shows missing information and needs reinforcement. Agrovets appear as the legal authority and act as key informants for most farmers. Most farmers rely on other farmers or agrovets-displacing the low or nonexistent contribution of agricultural extension officers. Capacity building and periodic updates for agrovets and farmers are required.

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“…It is expected to find out problems and difficulties related to the introduction of electronic commerce, provide correspondent suggestions, as well as offer reference for those who intend to get in the organic agriculture with electronic commerce and overall reference of customer service for electronic commerce suppliers. Bandara et al (2013) indicated that organic agricultural production focused on ecological balance and environmental protection that synthetic substances, such as pesticides, fertilizers, and growth hormone, were not used; instead, integrated farming and rotation tillage were used to have individual farms independently become an ecological system. Kumar et al (2012) regarded organic farming as the cultivation beneficial to environment and soil that it could enhance soil biodiversity, filter insecticides, did not allow the use of artificial fertilizers, and produce through special management.…”

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confidence: 99%

Performance Evaluation of Introducing Electronic Commerce into Organic Agricultural Products

Day¹,

Shieh²,

Tsai³

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Organizational Innovation (ICOI 2017)

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Farmers’ perception and willingness to pay for pesticides concerning quality and efficacy

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Agro-Dealers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Stock a Fungal-Based Biopesticide (ICIPE 20) for Management of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

Agro-Dealers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Stock a Fungal-Based Biopesticide (ICIPE 20) for Management of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

Assessment of the knowledge and use of pesticides by the tomato farmers in Mwea Region, Kenya

Performance Evaluation of Introducing Electronic Commerce into Organic Agricultural Products

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