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The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach

dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, R.
dc.contributor.authorTamò, M.
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-05T08:26:00Z
dc.date.available2022-12-05T08:26:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.identifier.citationSrinivasan, R., Tamò, M. & Subramanian, S. (2022). The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 54: 100970, 1-6.
dc.identifier.issn2214-5745
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7958
dc.description.abstractPest management in major cropping systems has long been dominated by chemical pesticides in Africa. Smallholder farmers have perceived pesticides as insurance to protect their crops. Consumers are less aware of pesticide-related food-safety issues, and markets providing economic incentives to producers who adopt alternatives to pesticides have been slow to emerge. Hence, overuse of pesticides has been constantly increasing. Although African countries have a number of pesticide-related policies, they are inadequately implemented. However, significant investment has been made on integrated pest management (IPM) innovations in recent decades. Resistant cultivars, agroecological approaches, biological control, and biopesticides have been developed against key biotic constraints in major cropping systems. They have been adopted at several pilot sites, where significant economic and ecological impacts have been documented. However, concerted efforts are necessary to harmonize policies and regulations across the continent to enhance the availability, accessibility, and affordability of IPM innovations to smallholder farmers.
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Vegetable Center
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
dc.description.sponsorshipSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency
dc.description.sponsorshipSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
dc.description.sponsorshipFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of the Republic of Kenya
dc.format.extent1-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPest Management
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectCropping Systems
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.titleThe case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidSRINIVASAN:2022
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.journalCurrent Opinion in Insect Science
cg.notesPublished online: 17 Sep 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100970
cg.iitaauthor.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.volume54


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