Sustainable Pest Management : Achievements and Challenges

The objective of this paper is to: (a) review World Bank's pest management activities during 1999-2004; (b) assess those in view of the changes in the external and internal contexts; (c) identify appropriate opportunities of engagement on pest and pesticide issues; and (d) suggest means to furt...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
FAO
IPM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6137341/sustainable-pest-management-achievements-challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8646
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Summary:The objective of this paper is to: (a) review World Bank's pest management activities during 1999-2004; (b) assess those in view of the changes in the external and internal contexts; (c) identify appropriate opportunities of engagement on pest and pesticide issues; and (d) suggest means to further promote sound pest management in the World Bank operations. The importance of sound pest management for sustainable agricultural production is being recognized by many developing countries. Many countries have adopted sound pest management and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policies authorizing plant protection services to coordinate the promotion of good practices. These policies provide the institutional framework for the planning and implementation of pest management.