A comparison of two IPM training strategies in China: The importance of concepts of the rice ecosystem for sustainable insect pest management

被引：18

作者：

Mangan J. ^{[1
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Mangan M.S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Esperance, WA 6450

来源：

Agriculture and Human Values | 1998年 / 15卷 / 3期

关键词：

China; Concept formation; Crop protection; Ecosystem; Farmer field school; Farmer knowledge; Insect pest management; IPM; Pesticide reduction; Training;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1007434518330

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摘要：

Our study in China of two Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training programs for farmers shows that one is more effective than the other in reducing pesticide applications as well as in imparting to farmers an understanding of the rice ecosystem. The two training programs are based upon two different paradigms of IPM. This article uses a triangulated method of measuring concept attainment among farmer trainees in China as one measure of the effectiveness of training. Concepts of insect ecology brought about by training, as well as persistence of concepts one year after training, are measured. This information is compared to farmer data on pesticide applications and yields in order to determine the comparative effectiveness of two models of IPM farmer training in Sichuan Province. Results indicate that the Farmer Field School (FFS) model of training, based upon a new Ecology-Based IPM paradigm, is more effective than the 3 Pests 3 Diseases (3P3D) model based upon an older Economic Threshold IPM paradigm. Crop yield results and pesticide applications by farmers after training are also used to indicate which of these paradigms of insect pest control is more effective, hence scientifically accurate. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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页码：209 / 221

页数：12

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