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Crop damage by granivorous birds despite protection efforts by human bird scarers in a sorghum field in western Kenya

Matthew Hiron, Auteur ; Diana Rubene, Auteur ; Collins K. Mweresa, Auteur ; Yvonne Uo Ajamma, Auteur ; Eunice A. Owino, Auteur ; Matthew Low, Auteur

Dans Ostrich (85(2) OCT 2014)

Cereal crop damage from granivorous birds poses a serious food security problem for subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, farmers may rely on human 'bird scarers' to limit crop damage. Here we report feeding behaviour and cr[...]

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