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Country
Report: Click here
to download the report submitted at the meeting of the
Programme Advisory Committee, November 2001 (pdf file)
Highlights:
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By the end of 2001, ten season long Training of Trainers (TOT) programs will have been implemented in three provinces (Sichuan, Guangdong and Hubei) attended by 300 Plant Protection staff. |
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The programme has given further support to two TOTs in Anhui and Guangxi Provinces in rice and an abrieviated TOT in potatoes in
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More than 2000 farmers have been trained to be farmer trainers by means of more than 70 training programs in 5 provinces. |
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More than 1300 farmer fields schools have been facilitated in 6 provinces with a growing proportion being facilitated by farmers. |
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IPM approaches being developed for non-rice crops, with FFS being facilitated for tea, vegetables, citrus fruit and flowers. |
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"IPM" label products are being marketed for rice, tea and oranges. |
Other Developments:
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The FAO Programme for Community IPM supports activities in six provinces: Anhui, Sichuan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hubei and Hunan. Funds for field activities managed by FAO are provided by the Netherlands Ministry of Development through the Dutch Embassy in Beijing. The Australian Government has also been supporting IPM in China by funding an FAO expert. |
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Provincial and county governments have also been allocating part of their budget for IPM activities, particularly Farmer Field Schools. |
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At the National level, the Chinese government continues to provide a conducive environment for the development of a strong IPM programme. There is a growing concern about the negative environmental and health impacts of some agricultural practices. National and local level policies have been created to restrict use of pesticides, support bio-pesticide use and production and set/enforce pesticide residue levels in agricultural produce. |
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In the 2001 season a wide range of case studies to document the impact of IPM as well as farmer research agendas are being undertaken. |
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The FAO Programme for IPM in Cotton, funded by the European Union, began activities in China in 2000. Four TOTs have been implemented in three provinces: Shandong, Hubei and Anhui. This program builds upon the work of the Community IPM Programme. |
Gender:
The Community IPM Programme in China continues to forge ahead on its efforts to fully integrate women into IPM activities. This is in response to growing needs of women to make better decisions in their rice fields in light of the continual feminization of agriculture as male family members migrate to cities in search of work. In some provinces, such as Sichuan, many Farmer Field Schools are dedicated entirely to women, some being facilitated by a growing number of women facilitators.
In August 2000 China hosted a "Study Visit and Workshop on the "Involvement of Women in Community IPM" in Sichuan Province. The workshop brought together a diverse group of IPM practitioners and supporters from three countries: Laos, Vietnam and China. Participants included government officials responsible for the overall guidance of IPM programs; Women's Union leaders who provide a structure in which IPM programs and activities operate; IPM trainers from the field who have first-hand knowledge and experience in facilitating Farmer Field Schools; and finally FAO staff whose have been providing support to a number of national IPM programs. The intent of the workshop was to provide an opportunity for participants to discover common ground in their experiences in working with women in their respective IPM programs; discuss what worked and what didn't work, what were the mechanisms that enabled greater involvement of women and what mechanisms hindered their involvement; and finally that the interaction between committed participants at many levels in a diverse set of activities would lead to concrete ideas and a strengthened commitment that they could take back with them to their own countries to use and share with colleagues to enhance the level of participation and impact of women's involvement in IPM.
Organization:
The National IPM Programme including rice, cotton, maize, vegetables and fruits is led by the National Agriculture-Technical Extension and Service Centre, Ministry of Agriculture (NATESC, MOA) in Beijing which co-ordinates the IPM activities in the country. One of the sub-programs, IPM in rice, which is mainly focus on farmer training, is implemented
by Provincial Plant Protection Stations in six provinces with the support of the FAO.
Contact
People:
Government:
Name: Piao Yongfan
Title: Director, Pest Control Division, NATESC
Org.: Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)
Tel: (86-10) 6419 4543
Fax: (86-10) 6419 6562, 6502 5146
E-mail: pioayf@beic.gov.cn
E-mail 2: Natesc_fang@agri.gov.cn
Name: Tu Jian Hua
Title: Director, Plant Protection Station of
Sichuan Province
Org.: Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)
Tel: (86-28) 555 2811-321
Fax: (86-28) 555 1953
E-mail: agplanipm@mailsc.cninfo.net
Name: Zhang Qiudong
Title: A-team Trainer
Org.: Plant Protection Station of Hubei Province
Tel: (86-27) 8739 6105
Fax: (86-27) 8739 0749
E-mail: hbzbzz@public.wh.hb.cn
E-mail 2: zhanggdl@yahoo.com
FAO:
Name: Kevin Kamp
Title: Country IPM Officer
Org.: FAO Community IPM Programme
Tel: (66-2) 697 4274
Fax: (66-2) 697 4445
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