Economies of Scale in Integrated Pest Management in Vegetable and Fruit Production

Franklin Quarcoo, Conrad Bonsi, David Nii O. Tackie, Walter A. Hill, Gertrude Wall and George Hunter

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ), 2017, vol. 05, issue 01

Abstract: Pest management is achieved directly using a variety of tools, including pesticides, and indirectly through a number of agronomic/cultural practices such as irrigation and fertilizer application; collectively these practices function to positively effect general plant health. Healthier plants are more resistant to or tolerant of pests. This study explores the scale differences that impact the pest management significance and suitability of certain agronomic practices. Scale differences were discussed using literature-based information, direct field observations, and anecdotal information on the relative advantages of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems; organic and conventional cultivation of crops; crop rotation versus mono-cropping systems; precision agriculture, and land tenure effects on the suitability of agronomic practices. It was concluded that, sometimes, scale differences are critical enough to warrant completely different approaches to the achievement of goals of small- and large-scale producers.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.291869

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