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Abstract A survey was conducted in Chano area, Southern Ethiopia, to investigate farmers' viewpoints with regard to rodent pest problems. Farmers (n = 384) were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire between October 2018… Click to show full abstract
Abstract A survey was conducted in Chano area, Southern Ethiopia, to investigate farmers' viewpoints with regard to rodent pest problems. Farmers (n = 384) were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire between October 2018 and January 2019. Pests were implied (51%) as the major constraints of cereal crop production followed by shifting to cash crops (20.6%), waterlogged farmlands (15.6%), infertile soils (8.6%) and insufficient rains (4.2%). Farmers experienced rodent outbreaks (83%) and identified maize (98%) as a crop most susceptible to rodent damage. Farmer suffered 23.5% average annual maize loss due to rodents. Being male (OR = 2.82, P
Journal Title: Crop Protection
Year Published: 2020
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