Elaboration of a pest control manual for some of the economically important food crops in Uganda.

Elaboration of a pest control manual for some of the economically important food crops in Uganda.

Pests are a major problem affecting agricultural productivity in Uganda since farmers lack adequate knowledge about pest control strategies and how they can be applied for effective control. On the other hand, there are reports about pesticide residues in water bodies and intoxications among farmers who use pesticides which is a result of improper pesticide handling practices. This study sought to address these challenges through a survey and elaboration of a pest control manual for farmers in Uganda. First, a survey was conducted on forty farmers in both the Western and Central regions of Uganda which aimed at assessing the farmers’ knowledge on biological, cultural and chemical control methods used in insect pest management. The study was made on the key pests of some economically important crops in Uganda which include coffee, banana, beans, maize, beans, sweet potato and potatoes. Results from some of the key pests studied from farmers who had knowledge about them in both regions show that cultural and chemical control methods are the commonly used with little application of biological control methods. For some of the pests evaluated for example banana weevil, 30 % of the farmers in the Western region use cultural control methods as opposed to only 15 % in the Central region. Farmers using chemical and cultural control for this are represented by 40 % in the Western region and 20 % in the Central region, those using cultural and biological control are represented by only the farmers in the Western region with 5 % and those using chemical, biological and cultural control are also represented by 5 % of the farmers in only the Central region. The knowledge about correct pesticide dosage to apply in a pest-infested field is limited among the farmers who use chemical control. A pest control manual was elaborated with the aim of providing practical guidance to farmers on different pest control methods, calibration of a knapsack sprayer and the proper use of personal protective equipment when handling pesticides.

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Autores principales: Najjemba, Primrose, Mukuye, Paul
Otros Autores: Walter, Ndonkeu Tita
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Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad EARTH 2016-12
Materias:CONTROL DE PLAGAS, PLAGAS DE LAS PLANTAS, MANUALES, UGANDA, https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.07,
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.earth.ac.cr/handle/UEARTH/469
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PLAGAS DE LAS PLANTAS
MANUALES
UGANDA
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.07
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PLAGAS DE LAS PLANTAS
MANUALES
UGANDA
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.07
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PLAGAS DE LAS PLANTAS
MANUALES
UGANDA
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CONTROL DE PLAGAS
PLAGAS DE LAS PLANTAS
MANUALES
UGANDA
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.07
Najjemba, Primrose
Mukuye, Paul
Elaboration of a pest control manual for some of the economically important food crops in Uganda.
description Pests are a major problem affecting agricultural productivity in Uganda since farmers lack adequate knowledge about pest control strategies and how they can be applied for effective control. On the other hand, there are reports about pesticide residues in water bodies and intoxications among farmers who use pesticides which is a result of improper pesticide handling practices. This study sought to address these challenges through a survey and elaboration of a pest control manual for farmers in Uganda. First, a survey was conducted on forty farmers in both the Western and Central regions of Uganda which aimed at assessing the farmers’ knowledge on biological, cultural and chemical control methods used in insect pest management. The study was made on the key pests of some economically important crops in Uganda which include coffee, banana, beans, maize, beans, sweet potato and potatoes. Results from some of the key pests studied from farmers who had knowledge about them in both regions show that cultural and chemical control methods are the commonly used with little application of biological control methods. For some of the pests evaluated for example banana weevil, 30 % of the farmers in the Western region use cultural control methods as opposed to only 15 % in the Central region. Farmers using chemical and cultural control for this are represented by 40 % in the Western region and 20 % in the Central region, those using cultural and biological control are represented by only the farmers in the Western region with 5 % and those using chemical, biological and cultural control are also represented by 5 % of the farmers in only the Central region. The knowledge about correct pesticide dosage to apply in a pest-infested field is limited among the farmers who use chemical control. A pest control manual was elaborated with the aim of providing practical guidance to farmers on different pest control methods, calibration of a knapsack sprayer and the proper use of personal protective equipment when handling pesticides.
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Mukuye, Paul
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spelling dig-uearth-cr-UEARTH-4692023-06-11T01:01:57Z Elaboration of a pest control manual for some of the economically important food crops in Uganda. Najjemba, Primrose Mukuye, Paul Walter, Ndonkeu Tita CONTROL DE PLAGAS PLAGAS DE LAS PLANTAS MANUALES UGANDA https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.07 Pests are a major problem affecting agricultural productivity in Uganda since farmers lack adequate knowledge about pest control strategies and how they can be applied for effective control. On the other hand, there are reports about pesticide residues in water bodies and intoxications among farmers who use pesticides which is a result of improper pesticide handling practices. This study sought to address these challenges through a survey and elaboration of a pest control manual for farmers in Uganda. First, a survey was conducted on forty farmers in both the Western and Central regions of Uganda which aimed at assessing the farmers’ knowledge on biological, cultural and chemical control methods used in insect pest management. The study was made on the key pests of some economically important crops in Uganda which include coffee, banana, beans, maize, beans, sweet potato and potatoes. Results from some of the key pests studied from farmers who had knowledge about them in both regions show that cultural and chemical control methods are the commonly used with little application of biological control methods. For some of the pests evaluated for example banana weevil, 30 % of the farmers in the Western region use cultural control methods as opposed to only 15 % in the Central region. Farmers using chemical and cultural control for this are represented by 40 % in the Western region and 20 % in the Central region, those using cultural and biological control are represented by only the farmers in the Western region with 5 % and those using chemical, biological and cultural control are also represented by 5 % of the farmers in only the Central region. The knowledge about correct pesticide dosage to apply in a pest-infested field is limited among the farmers who use chemical control. A pest control manual was elaborated with the aim of providing practical guidance to farmers on different pest control methods, calibration of a knapsack sprayer and the proper use of personal protective equipment when handling pesticides. Las plagas siguen siendo un problema importante que afecta a la productividad agrícola en Uganda, ya que los agricultores aún carecen de un conocimiento suficiente acerca de las estrategias de controlarlos efectivamente. Por otro lado, hay muchos casos de residuos de plaguicidas en los cuerpos de agua y también intoxicaciones entre los agricultores que se debe a las prácticas inadecuadas de manejo de pesticidas. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo hacer frente a estos problemas, para cumplirlo se hizo una encuesta con los agricultores en las regiones este y occidental del país para conocer la información que ellos tienen sobre el manejo biológico, cultural y químico de plagas. Con base en esto, se elaboró un manual de control de plagas para los agricultores de Uganda. El estudio se realizó sobre las principales plagas de algunos cultivos de importancia económica en Uganda, que incluyen café, plátano, frijoles, maíz, camote y papa. Los resultados de los agricultores de ambas regiones que tenían conocimiento sobre las plagas clave seleccionadas muestran que los métodos de control cultural y químico son más usados pero con poca aplicación de métodos de control biológico. Para algunas de las plagas evaluadas por ejemplo, el gorgojo del banano, 30 % de los agricultores de la región occidental utilizan métodos de control cultural en comparación al 15 % de la región central. Los agricultores que utilizan la combinación de cultural y químico están representados por un 40 % en la región occidental y 20 % en la región central. Los agricultores que utilizan la combinación de control cultural y biológico están representados por sólo la región occidental con un 5 % y los que utilizan la combinación de químico, biológico y cultural también son 5 % solo en la región central. El conocimiento acerca de la dosificación correcta de pesticidas es limitado entre los agricultores que las utilizan. Se elaboró un manual para el control de plagas con el objetivo de proporcionar orientación práctica a los agricultores de diferentes métodos de control de plagas, la calibración de un pulverizador de mochila y también el uso adecuado del equipo de protección personal para la manipulación de pesticidas. Trabajo de investigación 2022-11-23T20:24:30Z 2022-11-23T20:24:30Z 2016-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis https://repositorio.earth.ac.cr/handle/UEARTH/469 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf application/pdf Universidad EARTH Universidad EARTH Repositorio Digital UEARTH

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