Socioeconomic Factors Affecting IPM Adoption
Abstract
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a comprehensive, science-driven strategy for controlling pests that employs multiple methods to either prevent pest issues or minimize their impact. Instead of relying solely on one technique, an effective IPM plan combines various pest control tactics. Various factors influence the uptake of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) such as Political factors government plays a key role in encouraging, overseeing and regulating the creation, distribution and usage of pest-control products, Technological factors research institutions and industry often lack the scientific expertise and technical capacity to innovate, test and commercialize biopesticides effectively, Socioeconomic factors without large-scale manufacturing, the production and supply of biopesticides remain limited, keeping costs high and restricting wider access. Indian condition the major influence on IPM and biopesticide adoption including small-land holding, family labor, educational status, limited access to technology, government dependency (support policies), lack of organized extension services. Community and social structures like local cooperative society, self-help groups and community networks often provide support and resources plays a vital role in acceptance of IPM. Government and institutional support structure improvements to utilization of IPM incorporation with conventional aged old cultivation practices for adoption of IMP and biopesticide through conducting farmers’ school, on and off field demonstration, hands on training and innovation in the sector of cost minimization of biopesticide production.
How to cite
Gogoi, J., Ningthoujam, K., Pathak, M., Tengli, M.B., Alok, A., Sorahia, D., 2025. Socioeconomic factors affecting IPM adoption. In: Integrated Pest Management: Advancement, Adoption and Ecological Challenges. (Ed.) Sehgal, M. Biotica Publications, India. pp. 196-215. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/978-81-986377-3-4_13.