Country bean (Lablab purpureus L.), a popular vegetable in Bangladesh, is severely affected by insect pests and diseases. Farmers’ perceptions of pests, diseases, their management are critical constraints to the establishment an effective sustainable pest approach for this crop. A comprehensive survey was conducted with 300 country farmers from six districts Bangladesh assess farmers’ knowledge...

Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are pests in the livestock and labour-intensive farming systems along the major rivers in South Africa. Since 1995, blackflies have been controlled in the Orange River with the larvicide Bacillus thuringienses var. israelensis (Bti). During 2006-2007, the views of livestock farmers concerning blackfly annoyance were determined by means of questionnaires. The r...

Agent-based models (ABM) are ideal tools to deal with the complexity of pest invasion throughout agricultural socio-ecological systems, yet very few studies have applied them in such context. In this work we developed an ABM that simulates interactions between farmers and an invasive insect pest in an agricultural landscape of the tropical Andes. Our specific aims were to use the model 1) to as...

Low yield of maize continues to affect the livelihood of smallholder farmers in the Zabzugu-Tatale area despite the introduction of a high yielding Obatanpa maize variety. The study used a cross-sectional survey design with 240 randomly sampled household heads growing maize to examine determinants of adoption of Obatampa varieties (IMVs) by farmers in the Zabzugu-Tatale area in the Northern Reg...

Different parts of the country have recently witnessed a large number of suicide deaths by the farmers who found themselves in extreme distress. A variety of factors are held as responsible for the farmers’ suicides which includes a) adverse seasonal conditions, b) lack of irrigation facilities, c) massive pest attack, d) wrong agricultural practices and failure of extension services: excessive...

At present, green plants exist in all aspects of our lives. And statistics shows that the pest species of green plants is very large. Thus accurate and rapid diagnosis is regarded as an essential component of green plant protection. Moreover, we couldn’t find relevant information easily. That is why pest diagnosis is difficult and inefficient for technicians and farmers. In view of the above, t...

Climate uncertainty challenges the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Awareness climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices and access to technologies are key factors determining utilization farm land management that may simultaneously decrease greenhouse gas emissions, increase adaptive capacity farmers, improve food security. Understanding how biophysical socio-economic ...

Cakchiquel farmers in Patzún, Guatemala stated that pest populations have increased in corn crops since they abandoned organic fertilization and adopted synthetic fertilizers. Given the dearth of scientific information about the effects of fertilization practices on pests, a controlled experiment was performed to elucidate these interactions. Pests, their natural enemies, and nutritional status...

INTRODUCTION Safe working conditions are essential for healthy living and for ensuring food security among farmers and farm communities in developing countries. There is limited research on this topic, and documentation is essential to understand and change patterns of human health and safety. METHODS In May 2014, six male and female farmers on four dairy farms in Uganda and a female veterina...