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Divecosys: a scientific partnership platform for ecologically-based pest management in west africa






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    Reducing Food Loss and Improving Agricultural Ecology Based on Pest Rodent Management in Guizhou - TCP/CPR/3608 2020
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    In recent years, Yuqing County and Sandu County inGuizhou Province have experienced heavy pest rodentdamage, leading to severe crop production losses andrestricting the development of local agriculture. Theoccurrence of rat-borne diseases also directly threatenshuman health. In Yuqing and Sandu Counties, 120 000people live in poverty in mountainous areas and thepresence of pest rodents, combined with low agriculturalproduction, severely impedes poverty reduction.A long-term management strategy to reduce food loss andprotect agricultural ecology by improved pest rodentmanagement is a high priority for the province, not onlyto protect the livelihoods of poor ethnic minority farmersbut also to safeguard agricultural ecology and biodiversityin the area. The aim of the project was to reduce food loss,improve crop production and the livelihoods of farmers,and achieve a more prosperous and sustainable ruraleconomy in the poverty-stricken mountainous areas inYuqing County and Sandu County in Guizhou Provinceby introducing improved environmental-friendly rodentmanagement technologies and practices.
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