DIVECOSYS : bringing together researchers to design ecologically-based pest management for small-scale farming systems in West Africa

Autor: Alain Renou, Jean-François Vayssières, Hubert De Bon, Valérie Soti, Serge Simon, Guillaume L. Amadji, Thierry Brévault, Pascal Clouvel, Abdoulaye Hamadoun, Mariama Dalanda Diallo, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Pascal Marnotte, Pierre Silvie, Karamoko Diarra, Dieynaba Sall, Jean-Yves Rey, Antonio Alain Coffi Sinzogan, Manuele Tamò, Patrick Prudent, Joël Huat, Philippe Menozzi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales
Integrated pest management
Recherche agronomique
Agriculture intensive
agroécologie
PROGRAMME DE RECHERCHE
Gestion intégrée des ravageurs
AGROECOLOGIE
Protection des plantes
Applied research
PROGRAMME D'ACTION
Utilisation des terres
Ravageur des plantes
Food security
MIL
LEPIDOPTERE RAVAGEUR
Ecology
CEREALE
Ecological engineering
Natural resource
PROTECTION DES PLANTES
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
Biodiversité
LUTTE ECOLOGIQUE
Biology
CHAMPIGNON PARASITE
A50 - Recherche agronomique
LUTTE INTEGREE
INSECTE NUISIBLE
RECHERCHE PLURIDISCIPLINAIRE
Agricultural productivity
LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE
Environmental planning
COTON
Intensification
Changement climatique
business.industry
FRUIT
SYSTEME DE CULTURE
FOREUR
Réseau
Lutte biologique
Gestion des ressources
LUTTE PHYTOSANITAIRE
Protection de l'environnement
Agriculture
ETUDE DE CAS
Sustainability
business
Agronomy and Crop Science
AGRICULTURE DURABLE
Zdroj: Crop Protection
Popis: Crop pests are a major constraint to the intensification of agricultural production in the tropics, with novel issues related to global change (climate, land use, biological invasions, etc.), food security and preservation of natural resources and biodiversity. A research, extension and education network called DIVECOSYS (Diversity of cropping systems and ecologically-based pest management in West Africa) was launched in 2010 to synergize applied research actions in response to growing concerns on the vulnerability of agricultural systems to pest management in West Africa. This scientific network brings together research and academic institutions, with expertise spanning a multidisciplinary perspective from biology and ecology to remote sensing, agronomy and integrated pest management. Its main scientific objective is to explore the potential of biodiversity and ecological processes such as pest regulation, enabling novel ecologically-based models for productive systems, reduction of pesticide use, and adaptation or resilience of farming systems in the face of environmental disruptions. From Northern Senegal to Southern Benin, the research group explores a wide range of ecoregions and socio-ecological contexts, including stakeholders and their objectives, land use and agricultural practices, and management of biodiversity for enhancing biological control. Main challenges to be turned into opportunities include (i) encouraging collaborations amongst researchers from different scientific fields, (ii) fostering interactive research and synergies among research institutions and among countries, and (iii) developing an ecological engineering approach for the design of sustainable agricultural systems for smallholder farmers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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