Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation
This study used farmers' responses to a questionnaire to investigate the practices they used against grasshoppers, locusts and other pests, the reasons for their choices, and the differences between the perception and control of grasshoppers vis-à-vis other pests. 313 farmers were interviewed in the...
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1997
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| author | Stonehouse, J.M. Gbongboui, C. Groot, A. de Lomer, C. Ly, S. Tijani Maiga, I. |
| author_browse | Gbongboui, C. Groot, A. de Lomer, C. Ly, S. Maiga, I. Stonehouse, J.M. Tijani |
| author_facet | Stonehouse, J.M. Gbongboui, C. Groot, A. de Lomer, C. Ly, S. Tijani Maiga, I. |
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| description | This study used farmers' responses to a questionnaire to investigate the practices they used against grasshoppers, locusts and other pests, the reasons for their choices, and the differences between the perception and control of grasshoppers vis-à-vis other pests. 313 farmers were interviewed in the Sahelian zones of Benin, Mali and Niger. The perceived relative and absolute gravity of pests, and the techniques used against them, varied between areas. Insect control techniques requiring cash spending were generally disfavoured for this reason. Compared with that of other insects the traditional, non-chemical controls of grasshoppers, though effective, were seen as demanding of time and money, and may have interfered with other farm tasks such as weeding. For these reasons grasshopper control was not performed very much by farmers, but left to the publicly-organised village control brigades |
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| spelling | CGSpace986972024-05-15T05:11:59Z Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation Stonehouse, J.M. Gbongboui, C. Groot, A. de Lomer, C. Ly, S. Tijani Maiga, I. grasshoppers locusts acrididae millets chemical control This study used farmers' responses to a questionnaire to investigate the practices they used against grasshoppers, locusts and other pests, the reasons for their choices, and the differences between the perception and control of grasshoppers vis-à-vis other pests. 313 farmers were interviewed in the Sahelian zones of Benin, Mali and Niger. The perceived relative and absolute gravity of pests, and the techniques used against them, varied between areas. Insect control techniques requiring cash spending were generally disfavoured for this reason. Compared with that of other insects the traditional, non-chemical controls of grasshoppers, though effective, were seen as demanding of time and money, and may have interfered with other farm tasks such as weeding. For these reasons grasshopper control was not performed very much by farmers, but left to the publicly-organised village control brigades 1997-12 2018-12-19T07:01:33Z 2018-12-19T07:01:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98697 en Limited Access Elsevier Storehouse, J.M., Gbongboui, C., De Groot, A., Lomer, C., Ly, S., Tijani & Maiga, I. (1997). Grasshopper control in the Sahel: farmer perceptions and participation. Crop Protection, 16(8), 733-741. |
| spellingShingle | grasshoppers locusts acrididae millets chemical control Stonehouse, J.M. Gbongboui, C. Groot, A. de Lomer, C. Ly, S. Tijani Maiga, I. Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation |
| title | Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation |
| title_full | Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation |
| title_fullStr | Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation |
| title_short | Grasshopper control in the Sahel: Farmer perceptions and participation |
| title_sort | grasshopper control in the sahel farmer perceptions and participation |
| topic | grasshoppers locusts acrididae millets chemical control |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98697 |
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