Analysis of the relationship between the learned knowledge and its application by Mazandaran rice farmers participating in extension training courses on integrated rice pest management

Moumenihelali, Hadi; Amouoghli Tabari, Mehrdad; Khosravi, Vahid; Abadian, Hoda; Nabipour, Alireza

doi:10.22092/jaear.2024.366954.2030

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Researcher, Rice Research Institute of Iran, Mazandaran Branch, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Amol, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Rice Research Institute of Iran, Mazandaran Branch, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Amol, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Rice Research Institute of Iran, Mazandaran Branch, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Amol, Iran

10.22092/jaear.2024.366954.2030

Abstract

The integrated pest management strategy, as an important environmentally friendly policy, has received special attention in agricultural extension training courses in recent years. Accordingly, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the relationship between rice farmers' reaction towards extension training courses, integrated pest management knowledge, and practical use of the learned knowledge of rice farmers participating in extension training courses on rice integrated pest management in Mazandaran province. The study is descriptive and ex-post facto, conducted using a survey method in 2023. The targeted population of this study consisted of 250 rice farmers who were participating in the extension training courses. Using Krejcie and Morgan table and simple random sampling method, 146 people participated in this study. A questionnaire with a five point Likert scale was used to collect data. The content validity of the research instrument was confirmed by a panel of experts from the Rice Research Institute of Iran, and the agricultural jihad organization of Mazandaran province. The reliability of the research instrument was confirmed using the ordinal theta coefficient with a rate of 0.85 to 0.95 for the research variables. Data analysis was done using SPSS27 and Smart PLS software. The results showed the reaction of the rice farmers was not negative towards the quality of the held training courses. Additionally, the level of their knowledge of integrated pest management was evaluated as average. Most of the farmers acknowledged that they applied their learned knowledge at an average level in practice. The results of the path analysis showed that the learned knowledge of integrated pest management had the most direct effect on the practical use of rice farmers. Also, rice farmers' reaction towards extension training courses, in addition to directly affecting the practical use of rice farmers, indirectly affected it through the learned knowledge.

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Agricultural education

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Analysis of the relationship between the learned knowledge and its application by Mazandaran rice farmers participating in extension training courses on integrated rice pest management

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Volume 16, Issue 69 - Serial Number 69
September 2024
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Analysis of the relationship between the learned knowledge and its application by Mazandaran rice farmers participating in extension training courses on integrated rice pest management

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Volume 16, Issue 69 - Serial Number 69September 2024Pages 126-142

Volume 16, Issue 69 - Serial Number 69
September 2024
Pages 126-142