Elephant Pepper Development Trust
- Elephant Pepper Development Trust
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, [cite web|url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DEVMARKETPLACE/Resources/205097-1090596582429/0244sum.pdf|format=PDF|language=english|work=Development Marketplace Project Completion Summary|title=Background Information-The Elephant Pepper Development Trust|publisher=World Bank|accessdate=2008-03-15] the organization utilizes research, education, and dissemination of community-based problem animal control methods that are safe, low-cost, and effective.
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. [cite web|url=http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/africanelephants/elephantpepper|title= Elephant Pepper Development Trust |publisher=Wildlife Conservation Society|accessdate=2008-03-15]
References
External links
* [http://www.elephantpepper.org/ Elephant Pepper Development Trust] website
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