Luwieke Bosma

Luwieke Bosma is programme manager at MetaMeta Research and is working on ecological rodent pest management in agriculture among other subjects

Luwieke Bosma

Farmers can be advised not to kill snakes, monitor lizards, mongoose, foxes, weasels in the fields, as these animals naturally help in controlling rodent population. Photo: Carlos Aranguiz / Shuttershock via MetaMeta

Call to action: Pest control actors should join hands to curtail harmful impact of rodents on India’s food production

21 Jul 2023

5 min read

For low-income families, rodent damage can result in a loss of income equivalent to 2-3 months’ worth of food. Photo: iStock

Ecologically based rodent management can help control pests in rural India

09 May 2023

5 min read

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