Bangladeshi farmers benefit from integrated pest management
2003
This report details how integrated pest management (IPM) technologies have affected vegetable crop productivity in Bangladesh. The author finds that overall, IPM technology, adopted in January 2001 by a number of Bangladeshi farmers, has proven highly successful.The IPM technology programme was implemented in Bangladesh by IPM CRSP, an international development agency from the United States. The report particular focuses on three types of IPM technology, namely, pheromone bait trap for fruit fly control in cucurbit crops, organic soil amendments for soil-borne disease control, and cabbage pest control. The report highlights that in four years, the collaborative project of on-farm trials has lead to the development of many environmentally safe, low cost and yield increasing technologies in managing pests in eggplant, tomato, cabbage, okra and cucurbit crops.Before the adoption of IPM technology, farmers had been highly dependent on the use of pesticides. Subsequently, farmers who carried out IPM trials have became familiar with the simple methods and the inexpensive materials that can be used for IPM practices.The author notes that because of the low cost of the IPM technologies, increased production of vegetables on IPM farms translated into increased income for the IPM adopters, impacting on the livelihoods of farmers in a positive way.
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