Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption

Ecological engineering (EE) involves the design and management of human systems based on ecological principles to maximize ecosystem services and minimize external inputs. Pest management strategies have been developed but farmer adoption is lacking and unsustainable. EE practices need to be sociall...

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Autores principales:	Kong-Luen Heong, Zhong-Xian Lu, Ho-Van Chien, Monina Escalada, Josef Settele, Zeng-Rong Zhu, Jia-An Cheng
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	ecological engineering entertainment-education adoption sustainability rice insect pest management rice farmers Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c37345647a704ec996b8dc925cf554662021-11-25T16:06:53ZEcological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption10.3390/agronomy111122082073-4395https://doaj.org/article/c37345647a704ec996b8dc925cf554662021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2208https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395Ecological engineering (EE) involves the design and management of human systems based on ecological principles to maximize ecosystem services and minimize external inputs. Pest management strategies have been developed but farmer adoption is lacking and unsustainable. EE practices need to be socially acceptable and it requires shifts in social norms of rice farmers. In many countries where pesticides are being marketed as “fast moving consumer goods” (FMCG) it is a big challenge to shift farmers’ loss-averse attitudes. Reforms in pesticide marketing policies are required. An entertainment education TV series was able to reach wider audience to improve farmers’ ecological literacy, shifting beliefs and practices. To sustain adoption of ecologically based practices organizational structures, incentives systems and communication strategies to support the new norms and practices are needed.Kong-Luen HeongZhong-Xian LuHo-Van ChienMonina EscaladaJosef SetteleZeng-Rong ZhuJia-An ChengMDPI AGarticleecological engineeringentertainment-educationadoptionsustainabilityrice insect pest managementrice farmersAgricultureSENAgronomy, Vol 11, Iss 2208, p 2208 (2021)
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spellingShingle	ecological engineering entertainment-education adoption sustainability rice insect pest management rice farmers Agriculture S Kong-Luen Heong Zhong-Xian Lu Ho-Van Chien Monina Escalada Josef Settele Zeng-Rong Zhu Jia-An Cheng Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption
description	Ecological engineering (EE) involves the design and management of human systems based on ecological principles to maximize ecosystem services and minimize external inputs. Pest management strategies have been developed but farmer adoption is lacking and unsustainable. EE practices need to be socially acceptable and it requires shifts in social norms of rice farmers. In many countries where pesticides are being marketed as “fast moving consumer goods” (FMCG) it is a big challenge to shift farmers’ loss-averse attitudes. Reforms in pesticide marketing policies are required. An entertainment education TV series was able to reach wider audience to improve farmers’ ecological literacy, shifting beliefs and practices. To sustain adoption of ecologically based practices organizational structures, incentives systems and communication strategies to support the new norms and practices are needed.
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author	Kong-Luen Heong Zhong-Xian Lu Ho-Van Chien Monina Escalada Josef Settele Zeng-Rong Zhu Jia-An Cheng
author_facet	Kong-Luen Heong Zhong-Xian Lu Ho-Van Chien Monina Escalada Josef Settele Zeng-Rong Zhu Jia-An Cheng
author_sort	Kong-Luen Heong
title	Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption
title_short	Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption
title_full	Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption
title_fullStr	Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption
title_sort	ecological engineering for rice insect pest management: the need to communicate widely, improve farmers’ ecological literacy and policy reforms to sustain adoption
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c37345647a704ec996b8dc925cf55466
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Ecological Engineering for Rice Insect Pest Management: The Need to Communicate Widely, Improve Farmers’ Ecological Literacy and Policy Reforms to Sustain Adoption

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