Crop Protection for Small-Scale Farms in E & C Africa: A Review

Commonwealth Secretariat

doi:10.14217/9781848594470-en

Crop Protection for Small-Scale Farms in E & C Africa: A Review

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Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-en

Synopsis

Small scale farming families account for the large majority of population in most countries of E & C Africa. Agricultural production is carried out overwhelmingly in small scale farms where labour is scarce and inputs such as pesticides and machinery are not affordable. Extensive yield losses are inflicted upon food crops on small farms by insects, weeds, nematodes and diseases. Improvement of crop production practices is therefore seen as an important means of raising yields.

Senior scientists from the Commonwealth countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe have identified key issues in crop protection for small scale farms on which they are focusing their attention. These issues are reviewed and discussed in this volume and include: the use of inter-cropping; yield losses caused by maize stalk borer; efficient control of weeds; pesticide safety and management; learning from farmers’ practices.

This volume represents the collection of review papers presented at the Commonwealth Science Council's Crop Protection Meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, in March 1988.

Chapters

Background

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-1-en

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The Role of Integrated Plant Protection in Small Scale Farming and in The Protection of The Environment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-2-en

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Management of Needs, Pests and Diseases in Intercropping Systems and Use of Appropriate Experimental Designs, Evaluation Techniques and On-Farm Research Approaches

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-3-en

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A Review of the Use of Intercropping in Disease Control

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-4-en

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Intercropping and Its Use in Controlling Stem Borer Complex

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-5-en

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A Review of Major Heed Control Problems in East and Central Africa with Particular Emphasis on Striga and Intercropping Practices

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-6-en

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A Review of Yield Losses and Damage Caused by Maize Stemborers in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-7-en

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Pesticide Safety, Storage and Disposal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-8-en

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Pesticide Management in Relation to User Safety

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-9-en

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How to Learn From Farmers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-10-en

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Appendix

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848594470-11-en

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