Farmers' Empowerment in Rice Production System

A small piece of study can not provide all information for proper understanding of Integrated Pest Management club for fostering farmers’ empowerment in rice production. Therefore, the following suggestions were put forward for further research: 1. The present study was conducted in six upazilas under Rajshahi, Pabna and Natore district. It is recommended that similar research should be replicated in other areas of Bangladesh. 2. This study investigated the extent of empowerment in rice production by IPM club members. Further study should be conducted to investigate the empowerment of vegetables and fruit cultivation by IPM club members. 3. A comprehensive research may be undertaken involving diversified stakeholders such as farmers, key informants, administrators, politicians, religious leaders, experts etc. to formulate national policies and strategies for strengthening IPM activities throughout the country

The author was born on 1960 and started his career in 1987 having about 25 years of field experiences in agriculture extension, IPM activities, imparting training to the extension workers, and development of farmer groups. He traveled a number of countries to attend IPM activities. Eight reports, 15 articles, and five publications are in his credit