Farmers’ participatory research on rodent control in Punjab state: Survey, education, impact assessment and sustainability

Singla, Neena; Babbar, Bhupinder Kaur; Kaur, Jaswinder

doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2011.11.022

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“…This might be due to the fact that rodents are minor and sporadic pests in the area, and are often ignored by farmers. A similar scenario has been reported from India (Singla et al ., 2012).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Such perception was common among sexes, all age groups, and area inhabitants. This finding is also in agreement with the findings from northern Ethiopia (Meheretu et al ., 2014) and India (Singla et al ., 2012). Local inhabitants were even viewing us as witchcraft when we were conducting field surveys.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The farmers believe that managing rodents in the barley crop fields is practically not possible. This is in disagreement with the finding of Brown and Khamphoukeo (2010), but in total agreement with other studies conducted elsewhere in the world (Singleton and Petch, 1994; Palis et al ., 2011; Singla et al ., 2012). In these areas, many farmers accepted that they have little control over the damage to crops caused by rodents.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Farmer’s perspectives of rodent pests’ damage and management practices in Wenchi highlands, central Ethiopia

Legese

Bekele

2022

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A study was conducted to obtain information about the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of farmers in Wenchi highlands on rodent damage and their management practices. Farmers (n=395) from four highland villages of Wenchi District were randomly selected and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Rodents were identified as major pests, and perceived negatively among farmers. There were significant variations in the type of damage (χ2=112.698, df= 3, p < 0.05) and crop types susceptibility to rodent pest attack (χ2= 143.26, df = 3, P < 0.05). Crop damage (38.7%) and damage to human properties (27.9%) were the two dominant rodent related problems in the area. Barley was the most susceptible crop to rodent attack (57.5%). The occurrence of frequency of rodent pests and crop damage between the cropping stages also varied significantly. Most damage on barley crop (42.5%) occurred during the maturation stage. Farmers assessed and detected rodents damage by observing damaged seeds, damaged stores and rodent droppings in the storage, and stem cut of standing crops in the crop fields. None of the farmers have employed any management strategy in barley crop fields stating that this is practically impossible. In storage, farmers mainly use cats (53.73%) and trapping (22.64%) to control rodents. Detailed off-field rodent damage assessment, and community education for rodent management are recommended.

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Farmer’s perspectives of rodent pests’ damage and management practices in Wenchi highlands, central Ethiopia

Legese

Bekele

2022

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“…Such perception is common among sexes, age groups, and area inhabitants. Tis fnding is also in agreement with the fndings from northern Ethiopia [46] and India [47]. Local inhabitants were even viewing us as witchcraft when we were conducting feld surveys.…”

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Farmers’ Perceptions of Rodents’ Damage and Management Practices in Wenchi Highlands, Central Ethiopia

Legese,

Bekele

2023

International Journal of Zoology

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Local perceptions about rodents and the damage they cause and management practices are the first step to design and implement rodent control programs. A study was conducted to obtain information about the perceptions and practices of farmers in Wenchi highlands on rodent damage and their management practices in the late-2020 and early 2021. Farmers (n = 383) from four highland villages of Wenchi district were randomly selected and interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. Rodents were identified as major pests and perceived negatively among farmers. Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell), Mastomys natalensis (Smith), Mastomys awashensis (Lavrenchenko, Likhnova & Baskevich), Hystrix cristata L., and Tachyoryctes splendens (Rüppell) were the potential rodent pest species in the study area. There were significant variations in the type of damage (χ2 = 112.698, df = 3, P < 0.05 ) and crop type susceptibility to rodent pest attack (χ2 = 143.26, df = 3, P < 0.05 ). Crop damage (38.7%) and damage to human properties (27.9%) were the two dominant rodent-related problems in the area. Barley was the most susceptible crop to rodent attack (57.5%). The occurrence frequency of rodent pests and crop damage between the cropping stages also varied significantly. Most damage to barley crops (42.5%) occurred during the maturation stage. Farmers assessed rodent damage by observing damaged seeds, damaged stores, and rodent droppings in the storage and stem cuts of standing crops in the crop fields. The farmers stated that managing rodents in barley crop fields is practically impossible. In storage, farmers mainly use cats (53.73%) and trapping (22.64%) to control rodents. Detailed on-field rodent damage assessment and community education for rodent management are recommended.

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“…Many farmers stated that the use of anticoagulants in rodent control was not part of their formal education nor of their training for the certificate of competence in plant protection. The farmers did not feel well educated on the use of anticoagulants [76,77] and would have liked to have additional information material. Farmers might not have been aware of risks to non-target species either and should be trained to remove dead rats in routine searches during and after the application of anticoagulant rodenticides [78].…”

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Farmers’ Attitudes in Connection with the Potential for Rodent Prevention in Livestock Farming in a Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Schulze Walgern,

Hecker,

Walther

et al. 2023

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Rodents in livestock farming constitute a threat to the one health approach. In the present observational case study, livestock farmers worked together with a pest controller within a pilot project. The aim of the study was to assess determinants associated with rodent-prevention potential. The study started in March 2019 on 24 livestock farms in a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany. At the beginning of the project a survey on the determinants expected to be related to prevention potential was conducted. To determine the potential for rodent prevention, an expert person, who was not involved in the project before, assessed the on-site conditions of the farms after 1.5 years of project duration in 2020. The potential for rodent prevention was good for about half of the farms. There were significant differences in the willingness to make changes at the project’s start between farms with a high and a low potential for rodent prevention after 1.5 years. There is a general need for action to provide farmers with more practical information on rodent control. This is aggravated by the insufficient advisory services offered to farmers. This study confirms the importance of implementing preventive measures in the control of rodents to ensure that anticoagulant rodenticides are handled responsibly to reduce the impact on non-target species.

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Farmers’ participatory research on rodent control in Punjab state: Survey, education, impact assessment and sustainability

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Farmer’s perspectives of rodent pests’ damage and management practices in Wenchi highlands, central Ethiopia

Farmer’s perspectives of rodent pests’ damage and management practices in Wenchi highlands, central Ethiopia

Farmers’ Perceptions of Rodents’ Damage and Management Practices in Wenchi Highlands, Central Ethiopia

Farmers’ Attitudes in Connection with the Potential for Rodent Prevention in Livestock Farming in a Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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