Farmers’ knowledge of crop diseases and control strategies in the Regional State of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia: implications for farmer–researcher collaboration in disease management
Abstract:Differences in perceptions and knowledge of crop diseases constitute a major obstacle in farmerresearcher cooperation, which is necessary for sustainable disease management. Farmers' perceptions and management of crop diseases in the northern Ethiopian Regional State of Tigrai were investigated in order to harness their knowledge in the participatory development of integrated disease management (IDM) strategies. Knowledge of disease etiology and epidemiology, cultivar resistance, and reasons for the cultivatio… Show more
“…In many aspects our findings are comparable to other similar studies (Gurung 2003;Kiros-Meles and Abang 2008;Bentley and Thiele 1999;Bentley et al 2009;Obopile et al 2008;Githinji 2008). However, our analysis has gone further.…”
“…In many aspects our findings are comparable to other similar studies (Gurung 2003;Kiros-Meles and Abang 2008;Bentley and Thiele 1999;Bentley et al 2009;Obopile et al 2008;Githinji 2008). However, our analysis has gone further.…”
“…Participatory research has been promoted worldwide to understand farmers' knowledge and perception of local production systems and stimulate their participation in generating better-adapted solutions [16][17][18]. The idea is to generate information about target population's knowledge and opinions about their production system and to use the information to design and manage future development projects.…”
Background: Tillabéry is the main rice growing region of Niger, and it includes both irrigated and lowland rice. Rice production has stagnated due to several factors this research investigated through farmers' eyes.
“…The sociological diversity in Africa contributes to disparate traits that farmers' value in varieties grown. It is necessary to understand why farmers continue to use certain crops and cropping practices before suggesting improvements in management of pests (Kiros-Meles and Abang, 2007).…”
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