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| dc.contributor.author | Sokame, Bonoukpoè Mawuko | |
| dc.contributor.author | Agboka, Komi Mensah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kimathi, Emily | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mudereri, Bester Tawona | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdel‐Rahman, Elfatih M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Landmann, Tobias | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mwesigwa, Moses Rwaheru | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdalla, Osman | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mafabi, Moses M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lubango, Louis Mitondo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tonnang, HenriE.Z. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-19T13:36:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-19T13:36:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12562/2015 | |
| dc.description | publication | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Desertlocust(Schistocercagregaria)infestationscausesignificantdamagetocropsandpastureland,impedingfoodsecurityandlivelihoodsglobally.Inrecentyears,someEastAfricancountrieshavesufferedseveredesertlocustoutbreaks,causingsignificantharmtoagricultureandlocalcommunities.Tocomprehensivelyunderstandandmitigatethesocio‐economicimpactsofthispest,anintegratedassessmentapproachiscrucial.Thisstudyproposesanintegratedassessmentmodelthatcombinesecological,economic,andsocialdimensionstoanalyzethemultifacetedimpactsofthedesertlocustontherateofurbanizationchanges,farmingexpansion,andfoodproductionandhowtheyleadtofoodunavailability(demand,supply,andprice)andfoodandnutritioninsecurityinEasternAfrica.Asystemdynamics‐basedassessmentmodelwasfirstdevelopedforSudanusingthedynamicrelationsamongthefactorsandtheirvariationsovertimeandhowtheyaffectthesocio‐economicvariables.ThedevelopedmodelwasusedtospatiallysimulatetheimpactsovertheentireEasternAfrica.Variousscenarioswerefurthersimulatedandanalyzed,incorporatingdifferentpolicyoptionstoeffectivelymitigatetheimpacts.Resultsdemonstratedthatinallthecountries,desertlocustsextensivelycontributetotheslowingdownoffarmingexpansionandfoodproductionandsupply.Consequently,thesefactorsleadtoincreasedurbanizationratesthroughpeoplerural‐urbanmigrationandfooddemandatdifferentmagnitudesacrossdifferentcountries.Byconsideringbothshort‐termandlong‐termeffects,thisapproachaimstoprovidepolicymakers,researchers,andpractitionerswithaholisticunderstandingofthecomplexdynamicsinvolvedandinformeffectivemanagementstrategies.Forexample,communitiesequippedwithaccuratebreedingdetectiontoolsandemployinganintegratedpestmanagementstrategycombiningchemicalpesticidesandbiopesticideshadthehighestpotentialforeffectivelymitigatingthefutureimpactsofdesertlocustsforenhancingcommunitylivelihood | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | see publication pdf | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Earth’s Future | 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 | Socio‐Economic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Desert Locust | en_US |
| dc.subject | Eastern Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | AnIntegratedAssessmentApproachforSocio‐EconomicImplicationsoftheDesertLocustinEasternAfrica | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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