The Technological Trajectory of Integrated Pest Management for Rice in Cambodia

Sustainability

Vichet Sorn¹  Kry Chhay²  Harro Maat³  Buyung Asmara Ratna Hadi⁴  Rica Joy Flor⁴ 

[1] Department of Administration, Planning, Accounting and International Cooperation, General Directorate of Agriculture, Phnom Penh 12101, Cambodia;Department of Rice Production, General Directorate of Agriculture, Phnom Penh 12101, Cambodia;Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands;Sustainable Impact Platform, International Rice Research Institute, IRRI-Cambodia Office, Phnom Penh 12101, Cambodia;

关键词: integrated pest management;    technological trajectory;    Cambodia;    technological systems;    policy;    extension;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su10061732

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

For the past two decades, while the efficacy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been successfully demonstrated in Cambodia, its dissemination and sustained adoption among farmers have not met similar success. This study moves away from simplistic analyses about constraints in extension methods for IPM. Instead, we take a broader look into technological systems and the trajectory for pest management, which affected the spread and uptake of IPM in the country. Through a review of the wider context in policies and programs, and a survey of farmers from five provinces in Cambodia (N = 400), we examined the connections between options for pest management at the farmer level and conditions in the technological system. Using the Cambodian case study, we show that the technological system predisposes to pesticide use and as such hinders a trajectory of IPM. Systemic conditions, including interrelated agronomic practices, ecological conditions in farming communities, governance mechanisms, structures around the spread of knowledge and the industry around the technological options, have created mutual socio-technical dependencies. Although programs targeted change through knowledge of IPM, much of the systemic conditions sustain the trajectory of pesticide reliance. Hence, promoting an innovation environment that is supportive of IPM requires extension beyond knowledge dissemination, addressing these varied elements of the technological system.

【 授权许可】

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