Control of vegetable pests in Benin - Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides

Vidogbéna Faustin, Adegbidi Anselme, Tossou Rigobert, Assogba Komlan Françoise, Ngouajio Mathieu, Martin Thibaud, Simon Serge, Parrot Laurent, Zander Kerstin K.. 2015. Control of vegetable pests in Benin - Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides. Journal of Environmental Management, 147 : 95-107.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Economie-gestion

Résumé : We investigated if eco-friendly nets (EFNs) are a viable and acceptable alternative to extremely high levels of insecticide use in vegetable production. Using a choice experiment, we found that vegetable producing farmers in Benin preferred all of the characteristics of EFNs except the higher labor requirements. The nets had been distributed in a trial phase for free but in the long run farmers would need to purchase the EFNs. The break-even point for investing in nets was found to vary with the lifespan of EFNs, their purchase price and potential health benefits from avoiding large quantities of insecticides. To break even the nets need to be used for at least two production cycles. To overcome risk-averse farmer's reluctance to adopt EFNs we propose a credit and warranty scheme along with the purchase of the nets. The study's findings can guide the implementation of EFNs in other African countries as part of integrated pest management with global benefits for the environment and human health. (Régumé d'auteur)

Mots-clés Agrovoc : ravageur des plantes, lutte anti-insecte, lutte intégrée, méthode de lutte, analyse économique, analyse coût avantage, agriculteur, petite exploitation agricole, agriculture urbaine, protection des plantes

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Bénin

Classification Agris : H10 - Ravageurs des plantes

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 4 (2014-2018) - Santé des animaux et des plantes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Vidogbéna Faustin, Regional Agricultural Center for Rural Development of Atlantique-Littoral (BEN)
• Adegbidi Anselme, UAC (BEN)
• Tossou Rigobert, UAC (BEN)
• Assogba Komlan Françoise, INRAB (BEN)
• Ngouajio Mathieu, Michigan University (USA)
• Martin Thibaud, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (KEN) ORCID: 0000-0002-4915-4436
• Simon Serge, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (BEN) ORCID: 0000-0001-8811-7809
• Parrot Laurent, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-5712-9305
• Zander Kerstin K., Charles Darwin University (AUS)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/574051/)

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