Dalecky Ambroise auteur aut IRD Sow I. auteur aut IRD Danzabarma A. A. I. auteur aut IRD Garba M. auteur aut IRD Etougbétché J. auteur aut IRD Badou S. auteur aut IRD Dossou H. J. auteur aut IRD Niang C. T. auteur aut IRD Diene O. auteur aut IRD Diallo I. auteur aut IRD Saghiri M. S. A. auteur aut IRD Sidatt M. E. auteur aut IRD van Steenbergen F. auteur aut IRD Bal A. B. auteur aut IRD Bosma L. auteur aut IRD Houéménou G. auteur aut IRD Atteynine S. A. auteur aut IRD Hima K. auteur aut IRD Dobigny Gauthier auteur aut IRD Meheretu Y. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access In sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural intensification and urbanization have increased the risk of proliferation of rodents in rural and urban habitats. Management of rodent populations is a challenge in terms of food security and public health. However, conventional efforts to manage rodents are currently reactive and based on the inadequate use of synthetic chemical rodenticides, including first- and second-generation anticoagulants and acute rodenticides. This approach carries substantial environmental and health risks and has yielded limited success in terms of reduction of rodent populations sustainably. In this paper, which is the second part of a diptych, we advocate for a shift towards more sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches, such as Ecologically-Based Rodent Management (EBRM), as a realistic alternative to synthetic rodenticides. This method is based on a good knowledge of habitat use, species diversity and population dynamics of major rodent pests, and involves community-based interventions aimed at reducing rodent abundance to economically and hygienically acceptable levels in the long term. We present for the first time a comprehensive compilation of published and unpublished information derived from observational field studies conducted in Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal with the aim to provide an overview of EBRM case studies in these countries of sub-Saharan Africa. This paper intends to serve as a catalyst for change, encouraging the transformation of rodent management practices towards sustainable methods. We aim at stimulating further research and interventions that promote EBRM in Africa, ultimately fostering more environmentally conscious and effective solutions. specialized Africa Agricultural intensification Ecologically based rodent management Pest management Rodenticides Rodents Urbanization AFRIQUE SUB SAHARIENNE ETHIOPIE NIGER NIGERIA BENIN MALI MAURITANIE SENEGAL ZONE SAHELIENNE ZONE SOUDANOSAHELIENNE 076 080 082 102 181 106673 [10 p.] 2024 0261-2194 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090673 10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106673 0261-2194 [F B010090673] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090673 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2024-07/010090673.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2024-07-10 2025-11-06 fdi:010090673 fre