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Rats are one pest that causes much damage to agricultural production in Viet Nam and other countries. In agriculture, rats damage many different kinds of crops directly on the fields and the produce in store houses. Rats are also vectors of diseases dangerous to people and animals, particularly, bubonic disease [...]

IPM Programs in Asia, including on rice, cotton and vegetables, have been broadly based on three dimensions. First is a solid IPM science basis including ecological interaction, plant physiology and soil-plant interactions. Second is policy for IPM, especially elimination of pesticide subsidies which cause over-use of pesticides and disrupt natural enemies [...]

The Field Guide is a compilation of the learning activities during TOF and FFS training. Based on a field guide originally developed for the Indonesian Rice IPM Programme, additional activities have been incorporated and some adapted for the implementation of IPM training activities in rice and vegetables under the Vietnam [...]

I use an autobiographical approach to tell the story of innovation and its changing fortunes and uses. I have lived through the major approaches and perspectives in the past 50 years and have played some role in them myself. The paper starts off with my early days with the [...]

Need for Pesticide Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment in IPM Programmes

There is an increasing demand on IPM projects to examine their economic, environmental, health and social impacts, including their achievements in reducing pesticide related risks. The Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) is one of the tools that is being used to measure achievements in pesticide risk reduction. It was developed in [...]

The FAO Regional Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Production and Protection of the Potato Crop in Viet Nam and elsewhere in Asia (WOCSPPPCVA), co-organized by the Potato Vegetable and Flower Centre and the FAO Vegetable IPM Programme, was held in Da Lat city from 25-28 November 2008. Thirty-one participants, [...]