Using plants with pesticidal properties to control insects during on-farm grain storage
Market liberalisation in Africa has resulted in more commodities being stored in small quantities in on-farm facilities. This has resulted in increased post-harvest losses, especially by storage pest insects of grain and legumes. The use of synthetic pesticides in food stores at the farm level can be considered costly by resource-poor farmers. In northern Ghana locally available plants are cheap and effective alternatives, provided problems associated with their sustainable use are addressed.
Autor: UK Department For International Development (DFID)
Organización: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Año: 2020
País(es): Ghana
Cobertura geográfica: África
Tipo: Prácticas
Texto completo disponible en: https://teca.apps.fao.org/en/technologies/4506/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English