期刊名称：International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
电子版ISSN：1814-0556
出版年度：2007
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：89-99
出版社：University of the West Indies
摘要：The Nuclear Ins titute of Agriculture(NIA) with the collaboration of the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) has introduced "Male Annihilation Technique" (MAT) to control the fruit fly . MAT is economical, non-pollu ting, non-hazardous, environment friendly, less laborious technology that fulfills the demands of WTO for exporting agricultural commodities. Despite all theseadvantages offered by MAT, it has failed to reach at the maximum level of adoption among the growers of Pakistan particularly of Sindh province. Therefore, the researchers studied and identified barriers in the rate of adoption of MAT. The study also identified the information sources that have created trust among farmers resulting in the dissemination of MAT on a larger scale
