Knowledge for Development

Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries

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Date: 28/07/2014

Introduction:

Integrated pest management (IPM) has hardly been adopted in developing countries, despite its theoretical prominence and sound principles. These are the findings of a research project conducted by scientists from CIAT, IRD, CIP, University of Greenwich, Cornell University and Wageningen UR. They found 51 potential reasons why IPM adoption by developing country farmers is low. The most frequently mentioned obstacle was 'insufficient training and technical support to farmers'. Different adoption obstacles were identified than in high-income countries. Developing-country respondents rated 'IPM requires collective action within a farming community' as their top obstacle to IPM adoption. Respondents from high-income countries prioritised the 'shortage of well-qualified IPM experts and extension workers'.   

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/02/19/1312693111  

(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and IRD (FR), 25/02/2014)

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