Number of documents: 125
Managing Tropical Rice Pests Through Conservation of Generalist Natural Enemies and Alternative Prey
Technical background material
1996 - Ecological society of America - William Settle, Hartiahyo Ariawan, Endah Tri Astuti
The cultivation of tropical Asian rice, which may have originated 9000 yr ago, represents an agricultural ecosystem of unrivaled ecological complexity. We undertook a study of the community ecology of irrigated tropical rice fields on Java, Indonesia, as a supporting study for the Indonesian National Integrated Pest Management Programme, whose [...]
English
Production system: Legumes
Community-Based Rice IPM Programme Development: A Facilitator's Guide
Training material
1996 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Kevin Gallagher
English
Production system: Cereals
Managing Tropical Rice Pests through Conservation of Generalist Natural Enemies and Alternative Prey
Case study
1996 - Ecology - William H. Settle, Hartjahyo Ariawan, Endah Tri Astuti, Widyastama Cahyana, Arief Lukman Hakim, Dadan Hindayana, Alifah Sri Lestari
A study of the community ecology of irrigated tropical rice fields on Java, Indonesia, as a supporting study for the Indonesian National Integrated Pest Management Programme, whose purpose is to train farmers to be better agronomists and to employ the principles of integrated pest management (IPM)
English
Production system: Cereals
Relationship of Pesticide Spraying to Signs and Symptoms in Indonesian Farmers
Technical background material
1995 - Scand J Work Environ Health - Kishi M, Hirschhorn N, Djajadisastra M, Satterlee LN, Strowman S, Dilts R.
Objectives: This study assessed correlations between exposure to pesticides and signs and symptoms of pesticide toxicity among Indonesian farmers.
Methods: Detailed observations were recorded of spray frequency and pesticide handling, dermal exposure, and the chemicals used. Symptoms of acute illness were reported by the farmers, and signs of poisoning were [...]
English
Production system:
How Rice Farmers Clean up the Environment, Conserve Biodiversity, Raise More Food, Make Higher Profits
Technical background material
1991 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Peter Kenmore
The political stability and economic development of Asia depend more on an assured supply of rice than any other factor endogenous to Asia. With that supply, real development can start. The emergence of the world's first national scale market economy in southern China during the Song Dynasty about 1000 years [...]
English
Production system: Legumes