A systematic review of rodent pest research in Afro-Malagasy small-holder farming systems: Are we asking the right questions?

ABSTRACT: Rodent pests are especially problematic in terms of agriculture and public health since they can inflict considerable economic damage associated with their abundance, diversity, generalist feeding habits and high reproductive rates. To quantify rodent pest impacts and identify trends in rodent pest research impacting on small-holder agriculture in the Afro-Malagasy region we did a systematic review of research outputs from 1910 to 2015, by developing an a priori defined set of criteria to allow for replication of the review process. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We reviewed 162 publications, and while rodent pest research was spatially distributed across Africa (32 countries, including Madagascar), there was a disparity in nu

SUBMITTER: Swanepoel LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5373544 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature