Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review February 22, 2022 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)is the model of crop protection that has prevailed since its creation in the...Read More
Reducing pesticides and increasing crop diversification offer ecological and economic benefits for farmers—a case study in Cambodian rice fields Reducing pesticides and increasing crop diversification offer ecological and economic benefits for farmers—a case study in Cambodian rice fields May 18, 2021 To increase incentives for farmers, the selection of surrounding plants should integrate information about farmers’ choices to...Read More
Host resistance, tolerance, and vulnerability determine levels of field damage from a complex of Asian rice stem borers Host resistance, tolerance, and vulnerability determine levels of field damage from a complex of Asian rice stem borers April 21, 2021 2 Rice yield losses due to stem borers and the choice by farmers to predominantly use insecticides to...Read More
Farmer, service provider, manufacturer, extension worker: Four perspectives on rice seeders and IPM in Cambodia Farmer, service provider, manufacturer, extension worker: Four perspectives on rice seeders and IPM in Cambodia April 5, 2021 Farmers, extension professionals, the private sector, and other stakeholders are uniquely impacted by agricultural innovation. The following...Read More
Integrated management of weeds in direct-seeded rice in Cambodia Integrated management of weeds in direct-seeded rice in Cambodia December 16, 2020 Weeds are a bigger problem for dry direct seeding rice (DDSR) compared to transplanting because they germinate...Read More
Farmer-focused partnership leads to improvement, innovation of Cambodia’s rice sector Farmer-focused partnership leads to improvement, innovation of Cambodia’s rice sector June 1, 2020 One of the strategies to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable tools is building linkages between farming communities...Read More
Working with Cambodian rice farmers to combat a plague of rodents Working with Cambodian rice farmers to combat a plague of rodents May 30, 2018 By adapting new rodent pest management strategies, Cambodian farmers are now able to defend their rice fields...Read More
IPM (No, not integrated pesticide management!) IPM (No, not integrated pesticide management!) November 6, 2017 Even as we continue to promote farmer education on IPM principles and knowledge, it is important to...Read More
Development of strategy to reduce Cambodian farmers’ reliance on pesticides is on track Development of strategy to reduce Cambodian farmers’ reliance on pesticides is on track March 28, 2017 PREY VENG, Cambodia—An important strategy to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides in Cambodia is steadily moving through...Read More
Tiny wasps protect rice in the Mekong Tiny wasps protect rice in the Mekong September 14, 2015 Trichogramma are tiny beneficial wasps that feed on the eggs of several pests, including stemborers and leaffolders....Read More