Control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Rwanda: a survey of local residents’ perceptions
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Date
2014
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Nineteenth Australasian Weeds Conference
Abstract
Community support and participation
is an important factor to achieving successful results
in weed management. This study sought to gain an
insight into local residents’ perceptions of control
of water hyacinth using a face-to-face survey. The
results showed that biological control was poorly
understood by local residents and was perceived as
ineffective by those who did have some understanding.
Mechanical removal was clearly perceived to
be the most efficient method among those used to
control water hyacinth in both Mukungwa floodplain
and Bulera Lake basin, though the effect was only
short-lived. It is recommended that, in the absence of
sustained foreign support, biological control of water
hyacinth be reviewed in Rwanda and, perhaps, other
least developed countries because in these areas there
is lack of sufficient funds for a consistent application
and the approach is currently poorly understood by
the local population in Rwanda.
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Keywords
Legal ban, Mechanical removal, Biological control, Aquatic weed
Citation
Seburanga, J. L., Kaplin, B. A., Bizuru, E., Mwavu, E. N., Gatesire, T., & Musanze, R. (2014, September). Control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Rwanda: a survey of local residents’ perceptions. In 19th Australasian Conference, Science, Community and Food Security: the Weed Challenge (pp. 360-364).