| Titre |
Technical and institutional constraints of a cotton pest management strategy in Benin |
| Auteurs |
TOGBE CODJO EULOGE [1],
ZANNOU BOUKARI ELISABETH TOHOUÉDÉ [2],
VODOUHE DAVO SIMPLICE [3],
HAAGSMA REIN [4],
GBEHOUNOU GUALBERT [5],
KOSSOU KOHOUNKO DANSOU [6],
van Huis ARNOLD [7],
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| Journal: |
NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
| Impact factor: |
0.635 |
| Volume Journal: |
63 |
| DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2012.06.005 |
| Resume |
A pest management strategy entitled Staggered Targeted Control (in French Lutte Étagée Ciblée, known
as LEC) has been promoted in Benin since 1988 as an alternative to the conventional spraying strategy in
order to reduce production costs and improve cotton yield and quality. Many cotton growers are eager
to use LEC and many projects are promoting it but the strategy is not widely applied in cotton growing
areas. This study identifies the main reasons that hinder the adoption of LEC. Results show that LEC in
its current form could not be considered a viable innovation because of a lack of alignment among key
elements within the cotton sector. Socio-organizational arrangements for the management of pesticide
leftovers and the setting up of a mechanism for farmers’ empowerment are key institutional changes that
could shift crop protection towards wider adoption of LEC. Actors in the cotton sector have furthermore
suggested a transition towards a participatory approach in extension to improve farmers’ expertise in LEC
implementation, bypassing existing channels for delivery of LEC pesticides, and promoting alternatives
like botanicals and biopesticides. |
| Mots clés |
Pesticides
Cost reduction
Socio-organizational innovation
Farmers’ empowerment
Benin |
| Pages |
67 - 78 |
| Fichier |
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