Economic analysis of pest problems in agriculture and food chains in Africa
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR single centre | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | en |
| cg.contributor.crp | Maize | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | CGIAR Trust Fund | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | Howard G. Buffett Foundation | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | United States Agency for International Development | en |
| cg.contributor.initiative | Plant Health | en |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Hugo De Groote: 0000-0002-5081-0189 | en |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | en |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100969 | en |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal | en |
| cg.issn | 2214-5753 | en |
| cg.journal | Current Opinion in Insect Science | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Peer Review | en |
| cg.subject.actionArea | Resilient Agrifood Systems | en |
| cg.subject.impactArea | Nutrition, health and food security | en |
| cg.volume | 54 | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Groote, Hugo de | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-25T20:14:08Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-25T20:14:08Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128243 | |
| dc.title | Economic analysis of pest problems in agriculture and food chains in Africa | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Economic impact of agricultural pests remains poorly studied, resulting in interventions rarely being evidence-based. When pests (re)emerge, researchers and donors often implement quick studies that tend to overestimate losses, leading to recommendations for immediate and substantial interventions. Incentives are lacking for scientists/research institutes to invest in objective pest assessments, as donors routinely fund projects without them. In this review, we argue for inclusion of social scientists and systematic economic analysis of pest problems and their control, consisting of four major steps: (1) estimating pests’ extent and intensity, (2) conducting trials for technical and economical efficacy of control methods, (3) randomized controlled trials with participatory evaluation and effectiveness analysis of control options, and (4) impact assessment of pests and control methods. To optimize pest control, scientists and donors need to include socioeconomic analysis, leading to better use of research funds and reduction of negative environmental impacts. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited Access | en |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | De Groote, H. 2022. Economic analysis of pest problems in agriculture and food chains in Africa. Current Opinion in Insect Science 54:100969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100969 | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2022-12 | en |
| dcterms.language | en | en |
| dcterms.license | Copyrighted; all rights reserved | en |
| dcterms.publisher | Elsevier | en |
| dcterms.subject | economic analysis | en |
| dcterms.subject | plant pests | en |
| dcterms.subject | food chains | en |
| dcterms.subject | agriculture | en |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | en |
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