Indonesia
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During the last 5 years the
Indonesian National IPM Program has been financed by the Government and World Bank, while
FAO has provided technical assistance (TA) under a project financed by USAID. The TA
project was completed in 1998 and, with new funds from the Government of Australia, FAO is now focusing its support on action
research, community-based activities, and strengthening the capability of IPM Field
Leaders. The FAO Officer responsible for
supporting IPM activities in Indonesia is Nugroho Winarto. Contact him at faojak@IBM.Net
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Field management and refresher
training courses were conducted in Padang and Yogyakarta for a total of 345 IPM Field
Leaders. The contents of the training include participatory evaluation processes,
farmers’ science development, IPM for soybean, farmers’ organization, and
strategy development for 12 Provinces.
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Four new Action Research
Facilities were set up, adding to three already established, each of which will address
problems identified by rice farmers. The pest problems
include Brown Plant Hopper (BPH), stemborers and rats. The ARFs will also counter the
aggressive marketing of pesticide dealers by promoting the development of IPM farmer
organisations.
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A number of Vegetable IPM activities are being
carried out in Indonesia. These include farmer action research in controlling lepedopteran
pests, and activities for socialization of biological control through the establishment of
farmer-managed service centres. |
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Soybean farmers from 10 Districts
attended a workshop in August to share the results of their field studies and discuss follow-up activities. Earlier in the year
a press workshop was organised for journalists from national newspapers and television to
create greater awareness of the potential for IPM on soybean.
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Indonesian trainers have carried
out assignments in Australia, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, China, Nepal and Thailand during 1998, funded by FAO, UNDP and CARE. The
trainers have facilitated season-long courses, provided
advice on planning and strategy development, and made technical presentations at
conferences and workshops.
Nepal
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The Government of Nepal launched
its ÍPM Programme this year with a 3-month Training of Trainers course which was held at
the Regional Agricultural Training Centre at Jhumka, in the Eastern Terai. The course was attended by 35 Government Plant
Protection Officers from 26 Districts, and facilitated by two trainers from the
Philippines. 5 Farmer Field Schools were attached to the TOT.
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Graduates of the TOT conducted a total of 30
Farmer Field Schools in their own Districts during the main rice season. The training was
coordinated by the Plant Protection Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, and also
involved District Agricultural Offices and Villages Development Councils. Funds were
provided by the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP). |
