Overview

This book describes crop protection strategies that rely on subsistence farmers' knowledge and participation, local resources, and alternative low-input methods as a sensitive approach to developing and implementing pest management schemes adjusted to farmers' needs and their conditions. .

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Author:   Miguel A Altieri
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780367160906

ISBN 10:   0367160900
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   30 October 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Designing and Improving Pest Management Systems for Subsistence Farmers 2. Steps Toward an Alternate and Safe Pest Management System for Small Farmers in the Philippines 3. A Farming Systems Approach to Insect Pest Management for Upland and Lowland Rice Farmers in Tropical Asia 4. Implementation of IPM for Small-Scale Cassava Farmers 5. Effects of Cassava Intercropping and Varietal Mixtures on Herbivore Load, Plant Growth, and Yields: Applications for Small Farmers in Latin America 6. Human Interactions in Classical Biological Control of Cassava and Mango Mealybugs on Subsistence Farms in Tropical Africa

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