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Ecologically-based Participatory and Collaborative Research and Capacity Building in IPM in Southeast Asia

This project includes research activities in nine research sites in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Philippines, research focuses on IPM for tomato and eggplant in Batangas Province; strawberries in Benguet Province; and rice/vegetable systems on Mindanao. In Indonesia, research on vegetable IPM is centered in North Sumatra, North Sulawesi, and West Java. Cocoa IPM is studied in South Sulawesi, and the rice/vegetable system work is being replicated in Lampung Province.

The project is participatory, involving farmers, extension workers, NGOs, IARCs, and national research agencies, as well as scientists from U.S. universities and the USDA. Field research is targeted to activities that directly address farmer needs, while providing ancillary benefits to the environment, rural communities, and consumers. Social scientists assess IPM systems in terms of economic impacts and changes in the social dynamics of farm communities, including the role of women in agriculture and the effect of changing women’s roles as IPM systems are implemented.

Education activities form the cornerstone of the project. Adoption of IPM requires innovative programs of farmer training and communications. Training of field workers and future IPM scientists is also needed to ensure the future of IPM development. Communication across the many research/demonstration sites is promoted to create opportunities for synergistic efforts in the Southeast Asia region.

PI: Michael Hammig, Clemson University
E-mail: mhammig@clemson.edu
Web: http://cherokee.agecon.clemson.edu/mdhammig.htm