Status Report on Global Neem Usage - Gtz

3. NEEM AS A NON-SYNTHETIC PESTICIDEFig. 3.5:Reasons for neem’s low level of acceptance as a pesticide, in % of theresponses (multiple answers were possible)not enough neem trees availableknow ledge not spread w idely enoughfarmers have no confidence in neemneem is too labour intensiveneem is not economicalsynthetic pesticides are easier to usesynthetic pesticides are cheaper/ easier to obtain0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%yes in parts noMost of those asked said that the reason neem is not used as a pesticide on a wider scalewas because they did not know enough about it. Thus there are many rural areas in Asia andAfrica with plentiful stands of neem trees, but the local population does not know how tomanufacture pesticides from them.The response "there are not enough neem trees" was often accompanied by the commentthat in regions in which it would be useful to exploit neem, too few or no trees at all are available.This response also indicates that one of the main factors hindering greater neem usageis its availability. Likewise, some of the responses identified the lack of professional marketingoptions for neem products (see Chapter 3.3) as one of the main obstacles to greaterusage.43