Bibliographic citations
Lizárraga, A., (2018). Caracterización del capital humano asociado al desarrollo del control biológico de plagas agrícolas en el Perú [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3552
Lizárraga, A., Caracterización del capital humano asociado al desarrollo del control biológico de plagas agrícolas en el Perú [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3552
@mastersthesis{renati/1115059,
title = "Caracterización del capital humano asociado al desarrollo del control biológico de plagas agrícolas en el Perú",
author = "Lizárraga Travaglini, Alfonso Diulio",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2018"
}
Biological control is a method of managing pests and is an important element in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Despite significant effort by extension agencies in recent years, this method hasn’t been widely adopted in Peru, with the exception of some export crops. The slow uptake of biological control in Peru may be attributable to limited human capacity (education) which militates against the formation of a holistic vision. Weaknesses are observed in the links of inter-institutional integration, and it is assumed that a lack of specialized training in biological control an important factor in the lack of uptake of biological control. The objective of the research was to characterize human capital associated with the development of biological control of agricultural pests in Peru. A survey was conducted on a sample of 74 people linked to pest management. The survey was conducted on two occasions with 10 years apart (2006 and 2016). The results show that, despite there being a significant advance, mainly due to the role of SENASA through the Sub Direction of Biological Control, the perception of the professionals that were surveyed is that there is a biased view regarding biological control, and that the quality of relationships between the institutions involved in the management of pests, especially in biological control isn’t optimal. This context leads us to affirm that effectively, specialists trained in biological control are required to improve the performance of this discipline without losing the focus of IPM. It is necessary to invest in a system that academically improves the level of professionals focused on the biological control of pests, as well as to build a common vision that allows an integral planning that includes governmental and private organizations, related to research, production and education.
This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License