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Ecological pest control fortifies agricultural growth in Asia-Pacific economies.
Wyckhuys, Kris A G; Lu, Yanhui; Zhou, Wenwu; Cock, Matthew J W; Naranjo, Steven E; Fereti, Atumurirava; Williams, Frances E; Furlong, Michael J.
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  • Wyckhuys KAG; State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China. kagwyckhuys@gmail.com.
  • Lu Y; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. kagwyckhuys@gmail.com.
  • Zhou W; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. kagwyckhuys@gmail.com.
  • Cock MJW; Chrysalis Consulting, Hanoi, Vietnam. kagwyckhuys@gmail.com.
  • Naranjo SE; State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China. yhlu@ippcaas.cn.
  • Fereti A; Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. wenwuzhou@zju.edu.cn.
  • Williams FE; CABI, Wallingford, UK.
  • Furlong MJ; USDA ARS, Maricopa, AZ, USA.
Nat Ecol Evol ; 4(11): 1522-1530, 2020 11.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32868917
The Green Revolution is credited with alleviating famine, mitigating poverty and driving aggregate economic growth since the 1960s. In Asia, high-input technology packages secured a tripling of rice output, with germplasm improvements providing benefits beyond US$4.3 billion yr-1. Here, we unveil the magnitude and macro-economic relevance of parallel nature-based contributions to productivity growth in non-rice crops over the period 1918-2018 (across 23 different Asia-Pacific geopolitical entities). We empirically demonstrate how biological control resolved invasive pest threats in multiple agricultural commodities, ensuring annually accruing (on-farm) benefits of US$14.6-19.5 billion yr-1. Scientifically guided biological control of 43 exotic invertebrate pests permitted 73-100% yield-loss recovery in critical food, feed and fibre crops including banana, breadfruit, cassava and coconut. Biological control thereby promoted rural growth and prosperity even in marginal, poorly endowed, non-rice environments. By placing agro-ecological innovations on equal footing with input-intensive measures, our work provides lessons for future efforts to mitigate invasive species, restore ecological resilience and sustainably raise output of global agrifood systems.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Control de Plagas / Agricultura Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Nat Ecol Evol Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Control de Plagas / Agricultura Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Nat Ecol Evol Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Reino Unido