Rodent populations cause devastating damage within African communities devastating growing and stored crops, carrying disease and damaging personal possessions. Steven Belmain reports on the ECORAT project, in which a consortium of largely African researchers, worked with communities in Tanzania, Namibia and Swaziland to develop sustainable and ecological strategies to manage and reduce and rat populations.

For the full story, click here Developing pesticide-free rodent control for southern Africa or download the attached pdf below.