About us

Rodent Green Management is a company that envisions to build a community of practice and research for eco-friendly innovative rodent management. We are a team of researchers, environmentalists, farmers, entrepreneurs, rodent experts and government partners, all together working towards the same goal: effective ecological and biological rodent control to safeguard food production and storage.

We are keen to share the experience and help others set up rodent management programs, tailored to each specific situation.

The Green Rodent Control team offers its services to assist with promotion and developing EBRM campaigns in each country.

Feel free to reach out to us with any query or idea! You can send an email to Luwieke Bosma: lbosma@metameta.nl

Services

Knowledge generation Rodent Green approaches

Are you a farmer, consultant, student, rodent expert or in any way interested to learn and share on how to manage rodent populations in an eco-friendly manner? Then you find yourself on the right website. We are dedicated to developing practical materials that can help those involved in rodent management in the field with applicable solutions fine-tuned to the local context. We try to give as many people access to this valuable information, please share it out widely and contact us to enhance our outreach. More specifically we are involved in: Training and capacity building for farmers and program implementers Community-based participatory program facilitation Developing training materials, manuals and popular knowledge products Support job creation in providing EBRM products and services locally. Promotion and outreach of EBRM in decision-making Visit our resources page to find practical manuals, videos, articles and much more!

Inspection

One of the most important rodent pest management activities involves regular inspection of rodent presence and activities in crop fields and storage areas before embarking on any type of rodent management program. Firstly, it is crucial to know the rodent species’ and their key behavioural and biological characteristics for targeted management. Additionally, we do damage assessment and impact monitoring to compare the effectiveness of the measures applied. Lastly, in-depth interviews with client and stakeholder are conducted to fully understand the needs. With this set of methods, we fully map the scale and nature of the rodent problem as the foundation for optimal management. We provide each of the methods explained in this sheet and fine-tune the set of methods based on your needs.

Research and testing on EBRM innovations (lab & field)

Worldwide there are many concerns on the long-term effects of chemical rodenticides. This is captured for instance in new EU legislation on the use of biocides. Many traditional chemical rodenticides, especially anticoagulants, carry too high a risk for the environment. They are categorised as persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic (PBT). In other words, they remain in the ecosystem where they are applied. Therefore, chemical rodenticides pose an increasing risk to people and non-target species such as pets, birds and mammals. In addition, many rodent species develop resistance to long-used chemical rodenticides and learn to avoid them more and more. Hence the need for alternative, environmentally friendly rodenticides is warranted. In Rodent Green, we have experience in developing a successful prototype bio-rodenticide and provide services ranging from testing to production protocols for bio-rodenticide development. Read more in the product sheet below

Storage solutions

Food and farm products all over the world need to be stored to keep over time. This ranges from storage in grain sacks at the household level, to large warehouses at the industrial level, and everything in between. Keeping storage places free of rodents is important for economic and health reasons. Hygiene codes and health legislations and regulations must be met. According to the Food Safety Magazine, storage rodents present the biggest problem in food processing and storage facilities. Each year, rats contaminate and destroy enough food worldwide to feed 200 million people. Rodent management in storage needs a holistic approach. Single measures generally will not work, but implementation of parallel actions will provide better results. The starting point is to analyse the entire environment of the storage area, storage structures and existing management methods and understand how these affect the ecological requirements of rodents. It is based on this…

Sukru Esin

Country Manager Turkey

Luwieke Bosma

Program Manager

Meheretu Yonas

Expert