Author: Lwin Lwin Aung
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-05-01
Year: 2005
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Gopal B. Thapa, Ganesh P. Shivakoti (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research deals with the effectiveness of Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to Integrated Production and Pest Management technologies for the promotion of grain legume production in Myanmar. The main objectives of the research were to the methods of IPPMFFS approach, to examine its effectiveness in the diffusion of IPPM technologies among grain legume farmers, to analyze factors influencing it, to identify the problems and needs of farmers and to give recommendations to improve the IPPM-FFS approach. The scope of this study was the Improved Grain Legume Production Technologies project (TCP/MYA/0166A) activities implemented by Myanmar Agriculture Service in collaboration with the FAO covering major grain legume areas in the Dry zone and Lower Myanmar during 2002-2004. The research was conducted in Theik Tu Kan village (Mahlaing Township) and Kyauk Than village (Thonegwa Township). A standardized questionnaire was employed to collect data from the farmer facilitators (FFs) and village farmers (VFs), field observation, key informants interview, group discussions with the VFs. The research focused on quantitative analysis but qualitative technique was also applied. The main findings of this research showed the increase in knowledge and changes of practices of farmers and somewhat adoption of the IPPM technologies after participating in the FFS approach. The degree of knowledge gained, practice changed and adoption of the farmers of the Central MM as well as the FFs level was higher as compared to those of the Lower MM as well as the VFs due to the twice frequencies accessible to the methods of the FFS approach, higher education level and social-economic status. The positive changes in practice were found in the reduction of the number of chemical fertilizer sprays and the increase in natural insecticide sprays, bio-super liquid fertilizer sprays, EM bokashi usages, the number of farmers applying the combination of N, P and K. As a consequence, they realized they had gained a high degree of benefits not only from
Scholarship Donor(s): The World Bank (Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program), Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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