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Showing 1 to 20 of 155 for “"IPM"”.
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Kenyan Vegetable Farmers' IPM adoption: barriers and impacts
… adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) techniques by Kenyan vegetable farmers, including the role of their risk preferences. It also analyzes factors affecting their pesticide applications and expenditures. A survey was administered to 450 Kenyan vegetable growers to identify their …
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Adoption and Impacts of IPM for Cambodian Rice Farmers
… and impacts of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption for rice in Cambodia. Extent of adoption and characteristics of adopters are discovered. Farmers are considered high adopters of IPM if they used two non-pesticide or minimal-pesticide practices to control rice insect, disease, weed, …
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Spatial and Gender Dimensions of IPM Adoption in Uganda
… Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP), which is managed by Virginia Tech, has been the development of an IPM package to lower the use of pesticides in tomato production while reducing the incidence of such crop diseases. Recommended practices increase yields, save money on …
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Design and development of an instructional unit on integrated pest management (IPM): using the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar (L.)) problem to teach IPM
… around the topic of integrated pest management (IPM) and the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar [L.]) problem in Virginia. Construction of the guide followed three phases—design, development, and evaluation—of the Instructional Development Institute (IDI) model of instructional design. Lessons were …
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Adoption Analysis and Impact Evaluation of Potato IPM in Ecuador
… pollution. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) seeks to minimize pesticide use while reducing pest infestation to economically tolerable levels. The introduction of IPM CRSP activities in Ecuador to institutionalize IPM methods focused on priority crops in the country. This study analyzes …
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Analyzing the Impacts of an IPM Vegetable Technology Transfer in Bangladesh
… the effectiveness and impacts of USAID's IPM IL vegetable technology transfer subproject in Bangladesh. The effectiveness of the technology transfer is evaluated in four ways: IPM adoption rates and determinants of IPM adoption, measuring the impact of IPM adoption on vegetable yields, …
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Economics of Decision-Making in Agricultural Pest Management (Integrated Pest Management (Ipm))
Decision making in pest management, like all other economic problems, involves allocating scarce resources to meet human needs. One hundred Illinois corn and soybeans farmers were surveyed to examine their pest management decision making in the 1984 growing season. Farmer's decisions to adopt …
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The political ecology of nontraditional agricultural exports and an IPM project in Jamaica
Since the 1970s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been promoted as an alternative to the singular reliance on pesticides to control agricultural pests. IPM involves the combination of chemical and non-chemical pest management practices to minimize pest damage to crops and reduce overall …
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Economic Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Developing Countries: Evidence from the IPM CRSP
Farmers around the world rely on IPM practices in order to increase their yields and reduce their losses due to pests. Assessing the impacts of previous IPM CRSP studies is crucial for successful continuance of the program and to provide meaningful recommendations to farmers. This thesis summarizes …
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Economic Impact Assessment of IPM CRSP Activities in Bangladesh and Uganda: A GIS Application
… Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) research activities. The study presents a framework and a set of procedures for documenting, evaluating and communicating aggregate economic impacts of IPM technologies within targeted areas and across agro-ecological regions. Performing …
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Gender and Pest Management in Ghana: Implications for the Introduction of an IPM Program for Tomato
… introduction of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for tomato crops based on a case study of tomato farmers in the town of Tuobodom in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. The study seeks to identify the knowledge, practices, perceptions, and access to resources of men and women tomato …
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Modeling a Cost-Effective IPM Dissemination Strategy for Vegetables and Rice: An Example in South Asia
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies have proven to be effective at increasing agricultural productivity and have been credited for providing economic, health, and environmental benefits in many developing countries. In South Asia, population growth and the increasing demand for nutritious …
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Using Pheromone Lures, Insecticide Netting, and a Novel Food-Grade Repellent to Develop BMSB IPM Strategies
… which has diminished integrated pest management (IPM) programs that worked well otherwise. The research herein explored the use of three new tools in the development of BMSB management strategies. In one study, a BMSB pheromone lure was placed on insecticide-incorporated mesh netting to be used in …
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Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Extension Methods and Programs: The Case of Bangladesh
… of alternative Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training methods and programs aimed at diffusing IPM innovations to farmers in Bangladesh. Various IPM innovations are categorized as being simple, intermediate or complex, while dissemination methods used to extend these innovations are …
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Interactions of insecticides, entomopathogenic fungi, and earthworms as they relate to white grub IPM in turfgrass systems
White grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are important turfgrass pests in Virginia. Insecticides such as the neonicotinoid imidacloprid are commonly applied to turfgrass in order to control these pests. As an alternative to synthetic insecticides, entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), including Metarhizium …
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Evaluating a Potential Area-wide IPM Strategy for Managing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States
The insecticide imidacloprid, has been found to be highly effective in suppressing hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae. Laricobius nigrinus is a predatory beetle released as a biological control of adelgids in the eastern U.S. This project was designed to develop a pest management strategy that …
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Combining natural enemies and selective pesticides in IPM programmes of exotic pests: the Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) case
… the tomato Integrated Pest Management (IPM) packages that were sustainable and commonly used by farmers. My work aimed at providing key bases for including indigenous biocontrol agents of T. absoluta in IPM programs on tomato in Europe. A survey carried out in 3 Italian regions …
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Assessing Factors Affecting Adoption of Agricultural Technologies: The Case of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Kumi District, Eastern Uganda
… and their adverse impacts. The introduction of IPM CRSP activities in Uganda to institutionalize IPM methods focused on priority crops in the country. This study analyzed adoption of eight IPM technologies on cowpea, sorghum and groundnuts. Low levels of adoption (<25%) were found with five of …
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An Economic Evaluation of the Health and Environmental Benefits of the Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM CRSP) in the Philippines
… the development of integrated pest management (IPM) programs in these areas. In the Philippines, the IPM Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) was established to specifically address the widespread misuse of pesticides in the rice-vegetable systems of Nueva Ecija, one of the major …
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