the study explores the reasons behind the slow adoption of IPM in developing countries, taking Kenya as a case study, it claims that there is poor involvement of farming communities in the dissemination of information awareness raising.
Title
Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya
Summary
َAuthor
Constantine, Kate ; Makale, Fernadis ; Mugambi, Idah ; Rware, Harrison ; Chacha, Duncan ; Lowry, Alyssa ; Rwomushana, Ivan ; Williams, Frances
Year
2023
َThematic Area
Agri-Food
Topic
Pesticides and Misinformation
Country
Barbados
Region
Africa
Misinformation Combatting
Cross Cutting
Place Published
LONDON
Publisher
Springer Nature
Journal
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00161-7
URL
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00161-7
APA 7th End Text Citation
Constantine, K., Makale, F., Mugambi, I., Rware, H., Chacha, D., Lowry, A., Rwomushana, I., & Williams, F. (2023). Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 4(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00161-7