Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya

Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya

Abstract Background Farmer perceptions are highly important in influencing on-farm pest management decision-making. Biological control is extremely sustainable in the smallholder production context, but in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) few attempts using this pest control method for arthropod pests have...

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Main Authors: Kate Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Harrison Rware, Duncan Chacha, Alyssa Lowry, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CABI 2023-06-01
Series:CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
Subjects:
Farmer perceptions
Knowledge
Attitudes and practices (KAP)
Classical biological control
Papaya mealybug
Kenya
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00161-7
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