Number of documents: 53
The ecological knowledge system
Technical background material
1998 - Cambridge University Press - N. Roling, J. Jiggins
Ecologically sound agriculture is not just a question of changing farm practices. It also requires a transformation of a coherent system of learning, its facilitation, institutions and policies. The paper describes the transformation involved on the basis of some country experiences.
Europe, South-East Asia, Oceania, Global - Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
English
Production system:
A Comparison of Two IPM Training in China: The Importance of Concepts of the Rice Ecosystem for Sustainable Insect Pest Management
Case study
1998 - Agriculture and Human Values - James Mangan, Margaret S. Mangan
The present study in China of two Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training programs for farmers shows that one is more effective than the other in reducing pesticide applications as well as in imparting to farmers an understanding of the rice ecosystem. The two training programs are based upon two different [...]
English
Production system: Cereals
Managing Tropical Rice Pests through Conservation of Generalist Natural Enemies and Alternative Prey
Case study
1996 - Ecology - William H. Settle, Hartjahyo Ariawan, Endah Tri Astuti, Widyastama Cahyana, Arief Lukman Hakim, Dadan Hindayana, Alifah Sri Lestari
A study of the community ecology of irrigated tropical rice fields on Java, Indonesia, as a supporting study for the Indonesian National Integrated Pest Management Programme, whose purpose is to train farmers to be better agronomists and to employ the principles of integrated pest management (IPM)
English
Production system: Cereals