Introducing sheep for agroecological weed management on banana plantations in Guadeloupe: A co-design process with farmers

Nadine Andrieu, Elodie Dorey, Steewy Lakhia, Paul Meynard, Esther Hatil, Loïc Normand, Jean-Luc Gourdine and Jean-Christophe Bambou

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 213, issue C

Abstract: In Guadeloupe, the use of a persistent pesticide (chlordecone) contaminated one third of the island's agricultural soils, causing a major environmental crisis. In the aftermath, banana farmers significantly changed their management practices to decrease their pesticide use. With the support of research, farmers have tested and adopted various agroecological practices, such as planting cover crops and using vitroplants and fallow. However, the use of animals to decrease pesticide use on banana plantations has not yet been explored.

Keywords: Participatory research; Crop-livestock integration; Agroecology; Chlordecone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103783

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