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Comparative assessment on rodent impacts and cultural perceptions of ecologically based rodent management in 3 Afro-Malagasy farming regions.
Integrative Zoology ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-29 , DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12447
Natasha L Constant 1, 2 , Lourens H Swanepoel 3 , Samual T Williams 3, 4, 5 , Voahangy Soarimalala 6, 7 , Steven M Goodman 6, 8 , Apia T Massawe 9 , Loth S Mulungu 9 , Rhodes H Makundi 9 , Mashaka E Mdangi 10 , Peter J Taylor 1 , Steven R Belmain 11
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Rodents generate negative consequences for smallholder farmers in Africa that directly impact household and livestock damage, food security, and public health. Ecologically Based Rodent Management (EBRM) seeks sustainable solutions for the mitigation of rodent damage through assessments of rodent population dynamics, agro‐ecosystems, and socio‐cultural contexts. We adopt a comparative approach across 3 rural Afro‐Malagasy smallholder farming regions in South Africa, Tanzania, and Madagascar to assess the household impacts of rodent pests and current perceptions and preferences associated with several rodent control measures. We conducted focus group questionnaires and interviews in different study site locations. Rodents assert multiple impacts on Afro‐Malagasy farmers demonstrating recurrent and emerging agricultural and household costs, and public health impacts. We identify a significant knowledge gap in educating communities about the application of different EBRM approaches in favor of acute poisons that are perceived to be more effective. Cultural issues and taboos also have a significant impact on the social acceptance of rodent hunting as well as biological control using indigenous predators. We advocate for an enhanced investigation of the socio‐cultural beliefs associated with different rodent practices to understand the factors underlying social acceptance. A collaborative approach that integrates the perspectives of target communities to inform the design of EBRM initiatives according to the specific agro‐ecosystem and socio‐cultural context is necessary to ensure programmatic success.

中文翻译:

对3个非洲黑人农业地区的啮齿动物影响和基于生态的啮齿动物管理的文化观念的比较评估。

啮齿动物会对非洲的小农造成负面影响,直接影响家庭和牲畜的破坏,粮食安全和公共卫生。基于生态的啮齿动物管理(EBRM)通过评估啮齿动物种群动态,农业生态系统和社会文化环境,寻求减轻啮齿动物损害的可持续解决方案。我们在南非,坦桑尼亚和马达加斯加的3个非洲黑人-马拉加斯农村小农耕种地区采用比较方法,以评估啮齿动物害虫对家庭的影响以及与几种啮齿动物控制措施相关的当前看法和偏好。我们在不同的研究地点进行了焦点小组问卷调查和访谈。啮齿动物断言,这对非洲黑人的农民造成了多重影响,证明了经常性和新兴的农业和家庭成本,和公共健康影响。我们发现在教育社区有关使用不同EBRM方法来支持被认为更有效的急性毒物方面存在重大知识差距。文化问题和禁忌也对啮齿动物狩猎的社会接受以及使用土著掠食者的生物防治产生重大影响。我们主张加强对与不同啮齿动物习俗有关的社会文化信仰的调查,以了解社会接受的根本因素。为了确保计划成功,有必要采用一种协作方法,将目标社区的观点整合在一起,以根据特定的农业生态系统和社会文化背景为EBRM计划的设计提供信息。我们发现在教育社区有关使用不同EBRM方法来支持被认为更有效的急性毒物方面存在重大知识差距。文化问题和禁忌也对啮齿动物狩猎的社会接受度以及使用土著掠食者的生物防治产生重大影响。我们主张加强对与不同啮齿动物习俗有关的社会文化信仰的调查,以了解社会接受的根本因素。为了确保计划成功,有必要采用一种协作方法,将目标社区的观点整合在一起,以根据特定的农业生态系统和社会文化背景为EBRM计划的设计提供信息。我们发现在教育社区有关使用不同EBRM方法来支持被认为更有效的急性毒物方面存在重大知识差距。文化问题和禁忌也对啮齿动物狩猎的社会接受度以及使用土著掠食者的生物防治产生重大影响。我们主张加强对与不同啮齿动物习俗有关的社会文化信仰的调查,以了解社会接受的根本因素。为了确保计划成功,有必要采用一种协作方法,将目标社区的观点整合在一起,以根据特定的农业生态系统和社会文化背景为EBRM计划的设计提供信息。
更新日期:2020-04-29
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