Garay, Y.

Kroschel, J.

Miethbauer, T.

Quispe, S.

Kroschel, Jürgen

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Tropentag, September 17-19, 2014, Prague, Czech Republic“Bridging the gap between increasing knowledge anddecreasing resources”Technology Transfer and Scaling up with Partners: The PlasticBarrier Technology for Pest Control in Community-Based OrganicPotato Production in the Peruvian AndesThomas Miethbauer1, Ju¨rgen Kroschel2, Yanet Garay3, Silvestre Quispe31International Potato Center (CIP), Social and Health Sciences / Agroecology-IPM, Peru2International Potato Center (CIP), Global Program of Integrated Crop and Systems Research, Peru3Centro de Desarrollo Integral de Comunidades (CEDINCO), PeruAbstractIn the Andes, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.; Solanum spp.) is cultivated on about640,000 ha and the larger share of this takes place at altitudes between 3000 and 4200m,where potato constitutes the main food and cash crop of small-scale farmers and theirfamilies. The Andean potato weevil (Premnotrypes spp.) is the major pest to potato pro-duction and food security since almost all that production area, especially at altitudesabove 3800m, is heavily affected. Physical barriers made from plastic material and woo-den sticks - a technology investigated and developed by the International Potato Center(CIP) - can effectively control the pest thereby reducing damage levels, improving thequality of the produce and reducing the use of hazardous insecticides. Guided by trainingfrom CIP, NGOs have opted for that technology in their promotion of certified organicproduction of native potato varieties by farmers organised at the community and abovecommunity level (secondary-level association); thus, the NGO intervention serving as theentry point for scientific knowledge. Simulation-analysis based on empirical evidence (6communities, 240 households) from monitoring the dissemination and adoption of the pla-stic barrier technology showed that net economic benefits in terms of damage abatementand cost effects depend significantly on market conditions and collective action has animportant role to play. In an “optimistic” scenario benefits of more than US$ 8000/hacan be obtained through the substitution of plastic barriers for the use of insecticides inAndean potato weevil control. From a strategic perspective of research and development inthe area of Integrated Pest Management the present study supports the vision to concep-tualise strategy design and implementation in the wider context of social capital creation,market incentives and partnerships between agents seeking development outcomes in therural area.Keywords: Collective action, integrated pest management (IPM), market conditions, net benefit,potatoContact Address: Thomas Miethbauer, International Potato Center (CIP), Social and Health Sciences / Agroecology-IPM, Av. La Molina 1895, 12 Lima, Peru, e-mail: t.miethbauer@cgiar.org

Technology transfer and scaling up with partners: The plastic barrier technology for pest control in community-based.Organic Potato Production in the Peruvian Andes

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Technology transfer and scaling up with partners: The plastic barrier technology for pest control in community-based.Organic Potato Production in the Peruvian Andes

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