Providing training on integrated pest management techniques

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

In Bangladesh, more than 64 subdistricts run farmer field schools for integrated pest management. In Indonesia, more than 250,000 farmers have graduated from season-long field schools. After attending field schools, many participating farmers are encouraged to share what they learnt.

1. Training integrative approaches to environmental management and planning

1. Using integrated pest management
2. Using biological pest control
3. Studying use of chemicals to control pests
4. Studying crop pests and diseases
5. Securing food supplies
6. Providing pest control
7. Preventing introduction of pests
8. Eliminating established crop pests
9. Demonstrating benefits of integrated pest management in agriculture
10. Counteracting pesticide resistance
11. Controlling agricultural pests
12. Breeding disease-resistant plants
13. Adapting indigenous pest control knowledge

1. Conducting on-farm research on integrated pest management technologies

1. Spreading pests

1. Underutilization of biocontrol
2. Uncontrolled plant diseases
3. Pests and diseases of rice
4. Pests and diseases of grain sorghum
5. Pest resistance to pesticides
6. Overuse of chemicals to control pests
7. Maize pests and diseases
8. Locust plagues
9. Irresponsible introduction of exotic species of insects
10. Insufficient pest control
11. Insect resistance to insecticides
12. Insect pests
13. Increase in pests and diseases through perennial irrigation
14. Inadequacy of agricultural education
15. Destruction of crop pollinating species
16. Crop pests and diseases
17. Birds as pests
18. Animal pests

1. Mismanagement
2. Integration