Problem
Failure of integrated pest management
Other Names:
Failure of IPM in developing countriesNon-transferability of IPM to small scale farming
Nature:
While integrated pest management (IPM) has worked in developed countries, it has not produced the same results in developing countries. The reasons for its failure in developing countries include problems with extension methods, lack of farmer co-operation, funding, government direction and even conspiracies involving the pesticide industry. In this respect IPM is a product of agricultural industrialization, successful in context of large-scale industrial farming but unsuitable for resource-poor farmers operating on a relatively small scale.
Broader Problems:
Inappropriate transfer of technology Strategies:
Using integrated pest managementAdapting indigenous pest control knowledgeImproving institutions for transferring integrated pest management technologies References:
Morse, Stephen and Buhler, William: Integrated Pest Management: ideals and realities in developing countries Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → FarmingManagement → Management
Societal Problems → Failure
Societal Problems → Pests
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST