via #StephanieWilliamson of #Sci4XR: PAN Ethiopia have published success in adapting the 'food spray' method to attract more natural enemies of insect pests into vegetable crops and reduce use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides. With a set of good agroecologically sound pest management methods, participatory farmer training and convinced and confident field staff, colleagues now doing trials on zero fungicides and have had great results with replacing synthetic fertilisers
https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2025.1674996
Frontiers | Transitioning from harmful insecticides to agroecological IPM with smallholder vegetable farmers in Ethiopia

Lake Ziway in Ethiopia’s Central Rift Valley is an important region for vegetable production. Intensive pesticide use in the region has resulted in declining...

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