Institutional and policy bottlenecks to IPM.
Curr Opin Insect Sci
; 52: 100946, 2022 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35772691
ABSTRACT
This paper summarises institutional and policy bottlenecks to IPM in Africa. Agricultural policy in Africa generally prioritises production and productivity above environmental sustainability, so the use of synthetic pesticides for controlling pests is encouraged. Funding for research in IPM is limited, and extension systems struggle to provide the level of farmer support that adoption of IPM often needs. Improved research and extension policies could facilitate uptake of IPM. Public and private food-safety standards can incentivise adoption, but currently this is mainly in production for export. Pesticide and other input regulatory systems unintentionally constrain adoption of IPM, through expensive registration procedures, weak compliance monitoring and limited regional harmonisation. IPM must be seen as a key element of food-system transformation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pesticides
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Pest Control
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Opin Insect Sci
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article