Does IPM Based Production Significantly different from Conventional Production: a Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan.

Saima Akhtar Qureshi; Asim Anwar; Ather Maqsood Ahmed

Author(s)

Saima Akhtar Qureshi Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Asim Anwar COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock, Pakistan

Ather Maqsood Ahmed NUST School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Doubt about pesticides based agriculture productivity motivated agriculture departments to collaborate with international agencies to introduce sound agriculture practices like Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Pakistan. In IPM technique natural parasites and predators are used to check pest growth instead of pesticides which reduces ecological and health damage. Pesticides are used at the last resort in IMP method so it reduces the cost of production and increases the farmers' profit. However, concerns about production may hinder widespread adoption of this technology by farmers. The aim of the study is to evaluate economic feasibility of IPM method in Punjab. The study consisted of 326 farmers (161 IPM producer and 165 NON-IPM producers) and compared input and output outcomes of IPM and NON-IPM farms and provided a detailed evidence of overall production of both farms. The results suggest that IPM farms yield 4.8 percent higher output/hectare than NON-IPM farms and used3.6 percent lower inputs. Received May 04, 2017; Accepted February 10, 2018; Published February 26, 2018 *Correspondence Asim Anwar, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock, Pakistan; Email: asimm.anwar@ciit-attock.edu.pk Citation Qureshi, S.Q., A. Anwar and A.M. Ahmed. 2018. Does IPM based production significantly different from conventional production: A case study of Punjab, Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 34(1): 168-172. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.168.172

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Page(s) 168-172

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Published Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Year: 2018

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