The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia
For the past two decades, while the efficacy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been successfully demonstrated in Cambodia, its dissemination and sustained adoption among farmers have not met similar success. This study moves away from simplistic analyses about constraints in extension methods...
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| author | Flor, Rica Chhay, Kry Sorn, Vichet Maat, Harro Hadi, Buyung |
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| description | For the past two decades, while the efficacy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been successfully demonstrated in Cambodia, its dissemination and sustained adoption among farmers have not met similar success. This study moves away from simplistic analyses about constraints in extension methods for IPM. Instead, we take a broader look into technological systems and the trajectory for pest management, which affected the spread and uptake of IPM in the country. Through a review of the wider context in policies and programs, and a survey of farmers from five provinces in Cambodia (N = 400), we examined the connections between options for pest management at the farmer level and conditions in the technological system. Using the Cambodian case study, we show that the technological system predisposes to pesticide use and as such hinders a trajectory of IPM. Systemic conditions, including interrelated agronomic practices, ecological conditions in farming communities, governance mechanisms, structures around the spread of knowledge and the industry around the technological options, have created mutual socio-technical dependencies. Although programs targeted change through knowledge of IPM, much of the systemic conditions sustain the trajectory of pesticide reliance. Hence, promoting an innovation environment that is supportive of IPM requires extension beyond knowledge dissemination, addressing these varied elements of the technological system. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1648632025-02-19T14:27:13Z The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia Flor, Rica Chhay, Kry Sorn, Vichet Maat, Harro Hadi, Buyung cambodia diffusion of information farmers' attitudes integrated pest management nutrient uptake pest control pesticides For the past two decades, while the efficacy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been successfully demonstrated in Cambodia, its dissemination and sustained adoption among farmers have not met similar success. This study moves away from simplistic analyses about constraints in extension methods for IPM. Instead, we take a broader look into technological systems and the trajectory for pest management, which affected the spread and uptake of IPM in the country. Through a review of the wider context in policies and programs, and a survey of farmers from five provinces in Cambodia (N = 400), we examined the connections between options for pest management at the farmer level and conditions in the technological system. Using the Cambodian case study, we show that the technological system predisposes to pesticide use and as such hinders a trajectory of IPM. Systemic conditions, including interrelated agronomic practices, ecological conditions in farming communities, governance mechanisms, structures around the spread of knowledge and the industry around the technological options, have created mutual socio-technical dependencies. Although programs targeted change through knowledge of IPM, much of the systemic conditions sustain the trajectory of pesticide reliance. Hence, promoting an innovation environment that is supportive of IPM requires extension beyond knowledge dissemination, addressing these varied elements of the technological system. 2018-05-25 2024-12-19T12:54:22Z 2024-12-19T12:54:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164863 en Open Access MDPI Flor, Rica; Chhay, Kry; Sorn, Vichet; Maat, Harro and Hadi, Buyung. 2018. The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia. Sustainability, Volume 10 no. 6 p. 1732 |
| spellingShingle | cambodia diffusion of information farmers' attitudes integrated pest management nutrient uptake pest control pesticides Flor, Rica Chhay, Kry Sorn, Vichet Maat, Harro Hadi, Buyung The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia |
| title | The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia |
| title_full | The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia |
| title_fullStr | The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia |
| title_short | The technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in Cambodia |
| title_sort | technological trajectory of integrated pest management for rice in cambodia |
| topic | cambodia diffusion of information farmers' attitudes integrated pest management nutrient uptake pest control pesticides |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164863 |
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