Adoption and Dis-Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture: A Case of Farmers’ Innovations and Integrated Fruit Fly Management in Kenya

Charity Wangithi, Beatrice Muriithi, Raphaël Belmin · 2021 · Agriculture

Summary. Kenyan mango farmers face severe losses from invasive fruit flies and rely heavily on pesticides despite knowing integrated pest management alternatives. The study finds that farmer adoption of sustainable IPM practices increases with education, orchard size, extension contact, and prior use of indigenous methods. Dis-adoption occurs when orchards shrink or farmers abandon non-pesticide practices. Better training and extension services can boost sustainable pest management uptake.

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@article{wangithi-2021-adoption-dis-adoption-sustainable-agriculture,
  title   = {Adoption and Dis-Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture: A Case of Farmers’ Innovations and Integrated Fruit Fly Management in Kenya},
  author  = {Charity Wangithi and Beatrice Muriithi and Raphaël Belmin},
  journal = {Agriculture},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.3390/agriculture11040338},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11040338}
}

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DOI

10.3390/agriculture11040338

Countries

Kenya

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, food-systems, climate-and-environment

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2026-04-28