Status of integrated pest management for rice and vegetables in the Philippines

Issue Date

6-2002

Abstract

This paper attempts to review and describe the status of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) activities in rice and vegetables in the Philippines. There are sincere and dedicated efforts to educate rice and vegetable farmers on the rudiments and application of IPM by government and non-government organizations. There have been positive benefits for farmers that have embarked on lessons learned from IPM trainings. However, the projects, trainings and extension programs are segmented and not coordinated among the several government and non-government agencies undertaking such IPM activities. The Crop Protection (CP) Industry, a non-government organization, has exerted efforts to join hands and cooperate with government in promoting IPM emphasizing the proper use of crop protection products (CPP) as a cost-effective component. This CP Industry initiative is in support of the FAO Code of Conduct on the use and distribution of CPP, which mandates that government and CP industries must collaborate and coordinate efforts in promoting IPM to farmers. However, some local bureaucrats prevent the realization of this FAO mandate. While there could have been gains on some IPM programs in rice and vegetables, there still remains a huge population of farmers to be reached. The target farmers ‘demographic profile must be considered in designing IPM education and extension programs. Future IPM activities of government and non-government agencies must be coordinated and sustained.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences

ISSN

0859-3132

Volume

8

Issue

2

Page

72-100

Document Type

Article

College

Graduate School (GS)

Frequency

biannually

Physical Description

tables

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE INDUSTRY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDES; PLANT PROTECTION; PESTICIDE CROPS; GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; PHILIPPINES

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