EVALUATING FARMERS’ INSIGHTS INTO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND THEIR OVERDOSE: EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH

Md. Toriqul Islam, Noor E Sabiha, Zeenatul Islam (), Md. Abdur Rashid Sarker and Ruhul Salim
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Md. Toriqul Islam: Khulna University, Bangladesh
Noor E Sabiha: Rajshahi University
Zeenatul Islam: (corresponding author)University of Rajshahi.
Md. Abdur Rashid Sarker: University of Rajshahi.
Ruhul Salim: Curtin University

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2024, vol. 31, issue 2, 225-256

Abstract: This study evaluates farmers' insights into the environmental impacts of chemical fertilizers and the overdose practice in north-western Bangladesh. According to the farmers, the impacts of chemical fertilizers are mostly on the crop health and farm ecology. In the study area, 87 per cent of the farmers apply excess chemical fertilizers that is 2.44 times higher than the recommended dose. When a higher level of adverse environmental impacts on the farm is perceived, excess chemical fertilizers are applied. The findings suggest that a robust financial-technical support framework is required for farmers to use digital platforms for chemical input management.

Keywords: chemical fertilizers; overdose; recommended dose; farmers’ insights; environmental impacts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q12 Q15 Q16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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