Does <scp>IPM</scp> Have Staying Power? Revisiting a Potato‐producing Area Years After Formal Training Ended

Carrión-Yaguana, Vanessa D.; Alwang, Jeffrey; Norton, George W.; Barrera, Víctor Hugo

doi:10.1111/1477-9552.12140

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“…Farmer field schools (FFS) have been found to be effective at transferring knowledge, but expensive (Mauceri, Alwang, Norton & Barrera, 2005;Carrión Yaguana et al, 2016) and other ad hoc information transfer systems have met only limited success (Alwang et al, 2005;Hamilton et al, 2005). Information about pest control and who makes decisions within households about amounts and types to purchase, where to purchase, application and others will lead to more effective outreach.…”

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“…Health problems have been associated with storage and application of toxic chemicals and over-application of pesticides leads to off-farm environmental damages (Crissman, Antle & Capalbo, 1998;Sherwood, Cole, Crissman & Paredes, 2005). IPM is a promising means of reducing pesticide use and promoting more sustainable agriculture (Yanggen, Cole, Crissman & Sherwood, 2004;Carrión Yaguana, Alwang, Norton, & Barrera, 2016;Norton, Heinrichs, Luther & Irwin, 2005). However, uptake of IPM has been slow and scarce outreach resources mean that IPM promotion programs need to be targeted to appropriate decision makers (Carrión Yaguana et al, 2016;Norton et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…IPM is a promising means of reducing pesticide use and promoting more sustainable agriculture (Yanggen, Cole, Crissman & Sherwood, 2004;Carrión Yaguana, Alwang, Norton, & Barrera, 2016;Norton, Heinrichs, Luther & Irwin, 2005). However, uptake of IPM has been slow and scarce outreach resources mean that IPM promotion programs need to be targeted to appropriate decision makers (Carrión Yaguana et al, 2016;Norton et al, 2005). IPM is a knowledge-intensive technology; for most IPM practices, few input purchases are needed as management know-how is substituted for chemical inputs .…”

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Farm Decision Making and Gender: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

2017

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Substantial resources have been devoted to mitigating the asset gender gap in developing country agriculture. Efforts have been taken to understand the role of women in decision making and in farm operations. Recommendations for best practices in eliciting information on women's roles have emphasized the importance of sex-disaggregated data collection and analysis. Collection of sex-disaggregated data is not straightforward and careful attention to context is needed. In Ecuador's highlands, chemical use in agriculture is widespread, and outreach and training programs to reduce this use are essential. These programs should target the appropriate decision makers. This paper presents results from a field experiment conducted in the Ecuador highlands where responding farm households are randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: (i) a male respondent, (ii) a female respondent, and (iii) both adult male and female respondents (interviewed separately, but with knowledge that the other would also be interviewed). We assess whether treatment assignment affects responses to questions about decision making and responsibility for agricultural activities.Perceptions about household decision making and who is responsible for agricultural activities vary substantially by type of respondent. Men are more likely to claim sole responsibility; women are more likely to claim responsibility or that decisions are jointly made. In households where both man and woman were interviewed (separately) we found stark differences in responses about responsibilities, with men claiming sole responsibility at higher rates. Interviewing both members led to less divergence in responses, but large differences in perceptions about responsibilities remain when both are interviewed. Best interviewing practices depend on the type of information needed: for precise quantification of gender roles, complex methods may be necessary, but where qualitative information is sufficient, single-member interviews may be sufficient. Keywords:Women's decisionmaking, survey design, randomized control trial, integrated pest management, Ecuador. 3 Highlights:Household decision makers should be targeted in pesticide education programs, yet no solid guidance exists for identifying these decision makers Randomized survey experiment uncovers information about how survey design affects responses about decision making and responsibilities Women and men have different perceptions about decision making, but interviewing both in the same household does not solve the problem More research is needed on how to measure gender roles in household decision making 4 Acknowledgements

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Farm Decision Making and Gender: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

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“…IPM as a strategy integrates biological and synthetic control, utilizing multiple techniques and methods to control pest populations, with the goal of benefiting farmers (economically), society (minimization of public health risks) and the environment (Kogan, 1998, Parsa et al, 2014. The adoption of IPM is associated with decreases in pesticide use and a corresponding decrease in the negative externalities of pesticide use (Carrión Yaguana et al, 2015). Farmers are trained to use target applications of pesticides only in instances that pose economic threats to the farmer.…”

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“…International efforts such as the Rotterdam Convention and the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides strive to ensure that pesticide products are labeled with accurate information on toxicity so that countries and farmers can make informed choices (Angelo, 2013). At the local level in many Latin American countries, government and non-government organizations have run programs to increase preventative practices amongst farmers and to build capacity in alternative strategies such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and organic pest management (Bazo Robles et al, 2010;Jørs et al, 2014;Carrión Yaguana et al, 2015). However, acute and chronic pesticide poisoning persists .…”

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Pesticide lock-in in small scale Peruvian agriculture

Wagner

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Robles³

2016

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Perspective: enhancing economic evaluations and impacts of integrated pest management Farmer Field Schools (IPM‐FFS) in low‐income countries

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Jones

2020

Pest Management Science

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Over the last few decades, the use of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) have been considered one of the best approaches to disseminate integrated pest management (IPM) practices that aim to reduce reliance on and misuse of chemical pest control methods in agriculture. However, the published empirical literature has been decidedly mixed in terms of the effectiveness of the IPM-FFS approach to improve economic outcomes in the short-term (e.g. reduce chemical use, improve profits), and the potential for scaling-up and IPM dissemination in the medium-term. This article briefly explores the empirical IPM-FFS literature and draws implications for future research directions that can potentially enhance IPM knowledge diffusion methods (including IPM-FFS) and increase the economic impact of IPM techniques in low-income countries. We find that promising research directions to improve understanding of IPM dissemination and IPM impacts will need to involve: (i) interdisciplinary long-run studies using rigorous evaluation methods; (ii) in-depth assessments of spillover effects; (iii) careful examination of IPM and IPM-FFS impact heterogeneity; (iv) evaluation of novel IPM packages with herbicide-and genetics-centered components; (v) piloting and impact assessments of alternative IPM knowledge diffusion structures; and (vi) piloting and impact analysis of IPM dissemination and learning programs with private sector involvement.

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Does IPM Have Staying Power? Revisiting a Potato‐producing Area Years After Formal Training Ended

Cited by 27 publications

References 16 publications

Farm Decision Making and Gender: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

Farm Decision Making and Gender: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

Pesticide lock-in in small scale Peruvian agriculture

Perspective: enhancing economic evaluations and impacts of integrated pest management Farmer Field Schools (IPM‐FFS) in low‐income countries

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