Does anyone have good examples of farmer communication efforts in the field? What works best with farmers in your country and/or community? What are the different ways we can communicate with farmers about IPM and FAW control (and on other plant pests and diseases)?
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Reaching at the farmer door step is the key for acceptance of IPM or any other technique/technology. In my study regarding farmer perception of insect pollinators and willingness to conserve in cucurbits, it was found that when I practically demonstrated the importance of insect pollinators to individual farmers in cucurbits, most of these agreed to conserve insect pollinators at their farms by using various conservation practices.
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In south africa, Gauteng in particular, best method use for communication is through, group study, sms, email and telephone, in order to adress any related issues regarding farming related issues. Recently due to pandemic, virtual meeting, works, training, Facebook, twitter are more efficiently
Thanks for sharing. I think Facebook is used a lot in the region to communicate with farmers. I saw some great examples of this in Indonesia and the Philippines also.
I agree. Farmers should be appreciated more for their hard work. Of course paying them more would be nice but are there other ways we could show our appreciation, particularly for those farmers who really implement best practice approaches?
Any trial on Ecological Engineering toward FAW control?
Very Good workshop and I got a lot of knowledge in a short time. In Myanmar, the best thing to communicate with the farmer are from Facebook. We share the research finding through training, web pages and direct calls. Sometimes, farmer have sent their difficulty with picture and we gave the right solution. This technique is the best way in current situation.
Wishing you all the best!!!
Filipino farmers (and all farmers) are hardworking people and they all deserved to be appreciated. Working with them in the research field is a great privilege. Teaching them some principles and concepts in agriculture, especially, in the aspect of IPM is fun, and learning skills and values from them makes it more fun. By developing camaraderie with them, communicating basic techniques on FAW management becomes easier.