Problem

Crop pests and diseases


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Pests discouraging farming
Abundancy of farm pests
Nature:

Among vertebrate animals, many crop pests are mammals, especially in the order of rodents, and birds. Among invertebrates, certain species of gastropods and a large number of roundworms from the class of nematodes harm crops. The most varied and numerous species of crop pests are arthropods-insects, arachnids (mites), and some species of millipedes and crustaceans (wood lice). Diseases vary from viral, bacterial, and nutritional to fungal, environmental and non-specific.

Incidence:

The FAO has estimated that annual worldwide losses done by plant pests and diseases amount to approximately 20-25% of the potential worldwide yield of food crops.

Related Problems:
Pests and diseases of trees
Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries Crops
Agriculture, Fisheries Farming
Medicine Pathology
Societal Problems Pests
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
03.06.2019 – 18:24 CEST