Abstract
One hundred and six farmers in Shewa and Haraghe provinces were interviewed. They find it difficult to use the chemicals suggested by the extension service for post-harvest pest control because these are often too expensive, not available or past their date. Instead, farmers use local plants as pesticides, although their actual effect is not proven. Farmers observed that certain varieties seem to be more resistant than others to the major pests, but the agricultural research stations have not studied this issue or attempted to breed resistant varieties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-30 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Tropical Science |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Baskets
- Ethiopia
- Grain storage
- Maize
- Pest control
- Sorghum
- Underground pits