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SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. E.F. von Maltitz, F. Kirsten, P.S. Malebana 1 , S.R. Belmain , A.N. Meyer 2 , C.T. Chimimba and A.D.S. Bastos 3 1 ARC-PPRI, South Africa; 2 NRI, University of Greenwich, Kent, UK

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SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

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  1. SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA E.F. von Maltitz, F. Kirsten, P.S. Malebana 1, S.R. Belmain, A.N. Meyer 2, C.T. Chimimba and A.D.S. Bastos 3 1 ARC-PPRI, South Africa; 2 NRI, University of Greenwich, Kent, UK 3 Mammal Research Institute, Univ Pretoria, South Africa

  2. Technology transfer and promotion of ecologically-based and sustainable rodent control strategies in South Africa 2002-2006 Participated: ARC-PPRI LIMPOPO DEPT AGRIC & ENVIRONMENT NRI (UK) KZN DEPT AGRIC & ENVIRONM AFFAIRS MAMMAL RI, UNIV PRETORIA Villagers in Limpopo & KZN-North Region UNIVERSITY of VENDA for S&T UNIVERSITY of the NORTH (LIMPOPO) Funded: DFID CPP ARC-SRL programme (KZN)

  3. SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Introduction Materials and methods Results Discussion

  4. Introduction

  5. Why can households not effectively control rodents ?

  6. Super Intelligent Rodents ?

  7. Rodent resistance ?

  8. Sleeping Fat Cats ?

  9. South Africa

  10. SOUTH AFRICA – Limpopo Province

  11. SOUTH AFRICA – KwaZulu-NatalNorth Region

  12. SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Introduction Material and methods Results Discussion

  13. Surveys • Pre- and post-trapping survey • Socio-economic assessment • Anthropological study • Market survey

  14. Baseline data • Training on rodent trapping and data collecting • Rodent trapping in houses • Crop field trapping • Rodent taxonomy • Cross-cutting with project RatZooMan

  15. Baseline data:Training on trapping and rodent data collecting

  16. Baseline data:Trapping in and around 280 houses

  17. Four crop fields in Limpopo

  18. Baseline data: Rodent identification

  19. Baseline data: RatZooMan

  20. SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Introduction Materials and methods Results Discussion

  21. Surveys

  22. Methods used by farmers in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal to protect their stored crops and possessions from rodent damage

  23. Market survey

  24. Trap success:80 houses Limpopo

  25. Trap success: 200 houses KZN

  26. Rodent community structure:different habitats in houses

  27. Species composition:Rodents trapped in four villages in Limpopo

  28. Small mammals trapped in houses and in crop fields in four villages in Limpopo 2002-2004

  29. Rattus tanezumi – first record in South Africa

  30. Rodents trapped in Limpopo crop fields 2002-2004

  31. Crop fields: rodent damage

  32. Rodent zoonosis

  33. SUSTAINABLE RODENT CONTROL FOR SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Introduction Materials and methods Results Discussion

  34. Active participation – better understanding

  35. Dissemination of results: feedback

  36. Dissemination of results: radio

  37. Development of public-private service provision: Training

  38. Development of public-private service provision:Improved rodent control tools produced locally

  39. Conclusion

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