Impact of Training Bolivian Farmers on Integrated Pest Management and Diffusion of Knowledge to Neighboring Farmers

• Published in: Journal of agromedicine Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 200 - 208
• Main Authors: Jørs, Erik, Konradsen, Flemming, Huici, Omar, Morant, Rafael C., Volk, Julie, Lander, Flemming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 02.04.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agriculture - education; altitude; analysis of variance; Bolivia; confidence interval; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diffusion; Diffusion of knowledge; Farmers; Farmers - education; Farmers - statistics & numerical data; Follow-Up Studies; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; integrated pest management; long term effects; Pest Control - methods; Pest Control - statistics & numerical data; pesticide poisoning; Pesticides; Safety; schools; Self Report; Sustainable agriculture; Variables; Variance analysis; villages; Bolivia; pesticide poisoning; Diffusion of knowledge; sustainable agriculture; integrated pest management

Teaching farmers integrated pest management (IPM) in farmer field schools (FFS) has led to reduced pesticide use and safer handling. This article evaluates the long-term impact of training farmers on IPM and the diffusion of knowledge from trained farmers to neighboring farmers, a subject of importa...