Factors affecting on farmers' attitudes towards sustainable Environmental effects of integrated pest management (A Case Study of pistachio growers in kerman province)

Excessive use of chemical pesticides has resulted in severe environmental pollution. Integrated pest management recently is considered a sustainable approach to pest control. Although History of integrated pest management in Iran is more than 20 years but IPM applying is very low between farmers. Farmers' attitudes towards sustainable Environmental effects of integrated pest management can effect on IPM applying by them. Main purpose of this research is Determination of the factors affecting on farmers' attitudes towards sustainable Environmental effects of integrated pest management for suitable IPM applying planning. Questionnaire was used to gather information from 306 pistachio growers in Kerman province. Result showed that there was positive relation between the roles of extension agents, farmer's Net income, IPM technology costs, farmer's Level of Education, farmer's Spirit of Innovation and farmer's association with farmers' attitudes towards sustainable Environmental effects of integrated pest management. Also there was negative relation between the costs of chemical control with farmers' attitudes. Finally, suggestions are offered.

Keywords:

farmers' attitudes , IPM , sustainable Environmental effects , pistachio