Social Dimensions of Integrated Production and Pest Management

Download or read book Social Dimensions of Integrated Production and Pest Management written by Pieter Stemerding and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integrated pest management (IPM) programmes run by the FAO seek to train farmers on how to take independent, well-informed crop production and management decisions, achieved primarily through participatory, season-long field schools. This study examines the social impact of IPM field schools in Mali during the 1999-2000 seasons, as well as considering their influence on improving technical knowledge, changing farming attitudes and behaviour and in simulating increased collective self-help action.