Introduction: An overview of the impacts of invasive insect species on agriculture
Published: January, 2020
Book chapter
Invasive species, generally, affect economically important crops, thus affecting the livelihoods of millions of people along crop value chains. Typically, invasive species have high migratory capabilities and, because of plant material exchanges made during trade, they cannot be contained by one country. Usually, African countries react after a pest has invaded and established itself in the country, making the cost of mitigating the pest even more expensive. This book presents a pan-African view of the impacts of invasive insect pests on agriculture and of how invasive species impact on productivity in Africa.
Introduction: An overview of the impacts of invasive insect species on agriculture
Type Book chapter
Published in Niassy, S., Ekesi, S., Migiro, L., Otieno, W. (eds) Sustainable Management of Invasive Pests in Africa. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, vol 14. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, Chapter 1, pp. 1–9
Language English
Year 2020
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