Affecting Factors on Adoption of Integrated Management of Eurygaster: Based on FFS Approach (Wheat Farmers of Kermanshah Province, Iran)

Saeideh Noori and Farhad Lashgarara*

Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran.

ABSTRACT: Eurygaster is a one of the harmful pests of wheat considered non-compensatory damages; including yield loss to wheat farms. Integrated pest management based on Farmer Field School (FFS) is an appropriate approach to strengthen the ability of farmers to deal with problems related to pests of wheat. This study aimed to identify affecting factors on adoption of integrated management approach with emphasis on farmer field school in Kermanshah province, Iran. This is applied study and its research method is correlation. The main research tool is questionnaire. Statistical population included 3787 of Wheat farmers in Kermanshah that had participated in farmer field school courses, which 204 were based on Cochran formula by using proportional stratified random sampling. Statistical analysis of data was done by software SPSS 12. Findings showed that the attitude of majority respondents (81.9%) to effectiveness of farmer field school was favorable. Most farmers (51%) had partly adopted the integrated pest control. The results of regression analysis also indicated that extensional contacts and communication channels have determined 37% of adoption of integrated management of Eurygaster.

KEYWORDS: Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Eurygaster; Farmer Field School (FFS)

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