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Important alien and potential native invasive insect pests of key fruit trees in Sub-Saharan Africa: advances in sustainable pre- and post-harvest management approaches

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dc.contributor.author Ndlela, Shepard
dc.contributor.author Niassy, Saliou
dc.contributor.author Samira Mohamed, A.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-16T13:34:13Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-16T13:34:13Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12562/1723
dc.description publication en_US
dc.description.abstract Fruit production in Sub-Saharan Africa is of paramount importance both socially and economically. Millions of farmers derive livelihoods from mango, avocado, citrus, cashew, and coconut farming, but native and alien invasive species constrain production The region’s capacity to contain invasives is weak due to the absence of national and institutional support systems for early detection, containment, eradication, or management of the pests. Climate change is expected to play a huge role in the influx of more alien invasive species and the shift of ecological requirements of some native species. Though a fair share of pre-and post-management pest management techniques for several insect pests has been developed, adoption and adaptation of the options are limited. Data on economic and social implications are largely lacking, making it challenging to implement informed policy decisions. The existence of the “Strategy for Managing Invasive Species in Africa 2021–2030” promises a paradigm shift in the management of invasives, from reactive thinking to coordinated proactive approaches. The uncoordinated deployment of management measures in the region and the lack of funding, play a negative role in managing the pests effectively. Prospects for enhanced future research are wide, and efforts are currently being channeled to Area-Wide-Integrated Pest Management in a bottom-up approach with stakeholders owning the process. Participatory development of technologies is also taking centre stage, paving the way for increased adoption and adaptation. Postharvest technologies promise to provide the adequate phytosanitary assurance required by countries importing fruit from Sub-Saharan Africa. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) BioInnovate Africa _icipe Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation-(NORAD) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Government of the Republic of Kenya en_US
dc.publisher CABI Agriculture and Bioscience en_US
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject alien en_US
dc.subject potential native invasive insect pests en_US
dc.subject fruit trees en_US
dc.subject Sub-Saharan Africa en_US
dc.subject pre- and post-harvest en_US
dc.title Important alien and potential native invasive insect pests of key fruit trees in Sub-Saharan Africa: advances in sustainable pre- and post-harvest management approaches en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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