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    <title>Farmers' perception, practices and knowledge of the pesticide usage profile among smallholder mango growers in Southern State of Myanmar</title>
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    <namePart>Seng Raw</namePart>
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    <namePart>Anal, Anil Kumar</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Kumar, Prabhat</namePart>
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    <namePart>Shivakoti, Ganesh P.</namePart>
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    <namePart>Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)</namePart>
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    <publisher>Asian Institute of Technology</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2012</dateIssued>
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    <issuance>continuing</issuance>
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  <abstract>The study determined the farmers{u2019} perception, pract ices and knowledge of pesticide use in  mango crop production in Taungyi district, Southern  Shan State in Myanmar utilizing both  primary  and  secondary  data.  Random  sampling  method  was  used  in  selecting  the  sample  respondents combined of 100 mango farmers. Analytic al tools were employed in this study  such  as  the  descriptive  statistics  (bar  chart,  mean ,  median,  etc),  chi-square  tests  and  non- parametric test. The result of this study may somew hat contain adaption practices that have  great  potential  to  apply  for  out  of  study  area.  The   study  highlighted  current  mango  growers{u2019} perception on pesticide with a emphasis on  negative effects on health.   Results showed that the varied practices, knowledge  and perception levels among the three  groups  of  mango  farmers;  group1=1-5  years  farming  e xperience,  group  2=6-10  years  farming  experience  and  group3=  above  10  years  farmi ng  experience.  It  was  found  that  farmers{u2019} knowledge and practices of pesticide with  the same level among three groups of  farmers  who  have  different  in  their  farming  experie nce.  As  in  this  study,  it  is  found  that  most  of  farmers  relied  on  their  own  idea  in  the  pes ticide  application  and  applied  their  experience when they met with the problem of pest i nfestation in their orchard. Otherwise,  they taken their neighbor{u2019}s advice rather than taki ng advised on the safe use of pesticide. It  was discovered that perception of IPM practices was  not affect the different perceptions of  mango  farmers  on  pesticide  impact  on  health  and  env ironment  among  three  groups  of  farmers.    The  result  of  this  study  will  show  real  s ituation  of  farmers{u2019}  perception  to  pesticide   effects,   their   adaption   and   potential   str ategies   from   Agriculture   sectors.  Therefore,  it  would  have  some  benefits  to  farmers,  policy  makers  as  well  as  government  authorities.   Keywords: Pesticide, perception, Agriculture, Sourt hern Shan State, Myanmar.</abstract>
  <note>A thesis submitted in the partial fulfillment for t he requirement for the   degree of Master of Science in  Agricultural Systems and Engineering, School  of Environment, Resources and Development </note>
  <note>Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2012</note>
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    <topic>Mango</topic>
    <geographic>Myanmar</geographic>
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    <topic>Pesticides</topic>
    <topic>Application</topic>
    <geographic>Myanmar</geographic>
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