Authors : Stephen Kayode Subair and N.V. Sebina
Abstract: A survey was conducted to determine the factors affecting use of pest control measures on Sorghum crops among small-scale sorghum farmers in Kweneng South Extension District of Botswana and determine the type of assistance that is required by the farmers to be able to use pesticide efficiently and effectively on sorghum. The target population of the study was 60 arable farmers in the Kweneng South Extension District of Botswana. The formula developed by Krejcie and Morgan was used to arrive at a sample size of 52 farmers that constituted the respondents of the study. An interview schedule developed from literature and experience of the researchers was used to gather data. The validity of the instrument was established by three lecturers in the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension. Reliability test of the instrument was conducted and was found to be 0.71. Results revealed that lack of improved technologies use of pest control measures in sorghum, inadequate facilities for pesticides application and few numbers of extension workers in the farming community to demonstrate to farmers the use of pest control measures constituted the major factors affecting the use of pesticides among the respondents.
Stephen Kayode Subair and N.V. Sebina, 2010. Factors Affecting the Use of Pest Control Measures on Sorghum Plant among Small-Scale Farmers in Kweneng South Extension District, Botswana. Agricultural Journal, 5: 101-104.