Elephant Pepper Development Trust

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The Elephant Pepper Development Trust is a non-profit educational organization aimed at resolving human-wildlife conflict in rural areas of Africa. Established in Zimbabwe in November 1997,[1] the organization utilizes research, education, and dissemination of community-based problem animal control methods that are safe, low-cost, and effective.

[edit] Premise

The basic concept behind the EPDT is that by teaching African farmers to grow chili peppers as a barrier crop, it provides them with a defense against elephants foraging on their crops, in addition to providing additional revenue through the sale of the peppers and hot sauces produced from them.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Background Information-The Elephant Pepper Development Trust (PDF) (english). Development Marketplace Project Completion Summary. World Bank. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  2. ^ Elephant Pepper Development Trust. Wildlife Conservation Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.

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