Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 31, No 2 (2018)

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Awareness of pesticide label claims among soybean growers of Vidarbha

N. M. KALE, D. M. MANKAR, P. P. BHOPLE, P. P. WANKHADE

Abstract


A systematic survey of 150 soybean growers was conducted in Akola, Buldana, Washim, Amravati, and Yavatmaldistricts of Vidarbha during 2015-16 as University Research Review Committee Project. The main objective of the studywas to study the awareness level of the selected soybean growers, extension functionaries and proprietor of Krushi SevaKendras about the pesticides label claims. The key findings revealed that 96.67 per cent soybean farmers and 62.50 per centselected extension workers were observed in low awareness level group about the pesticides label claims. This study alsoclears that majority 77.50 per cent proprietors of Krushi Seva Kendras have high level of awareness about the label claimof pesticides. But it was noted that they were not using these awareness for promoting the uses of pesticides having labelclaims of CIB & RC among the farming community. They ignored the CIB & RC recommendations while selling thepesticides to farmers. The results regarding the adoption status of pesticides revealed that large number of the selectedfarmers using insecticides and fungicides without label claim (Have not approved by CIB&RC). That means these pesticideswere registered for other crops by CIB&RC, but farmers using these for soybean crops. Hence this study clears that thereis a need to create the awareness among the farming community and extension functionaries about the label claims ofpesticides. It will help to improve the adoption status of pesticides having label claim for specific crop and specific purposeapproved by the CIBRC. It will also help to make uniformity in the recommendations made by the Central InsecticideBoard and other institutions for betterment of farming community. Secondly it will also help to either set the MRLs of apesticide for appropriate food commodities or to monitor pesticide residues for food safety

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