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Integrated Pest Management
for Smallholder Estate Crops
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Year: 1998-2003
Grant #: Sub-grant from Madecor
with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Funding
Grant Amount:
$706,462
Location: Indonesia
In Indonesia, Virginia Tech consultants are working to train farmers
and trainers in how to cultivate coffee, cocoa, tea, cashew, cotton
and black pepper with minimal pesticide use.
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Farmersweigh
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They also conduct training in other environmentally-friendly and economically
advantageous techniques. In particular, Virginia Tech is involved
with curriculum development for Farmer Field Schools, a participatory
learning process that helps farmers discover answers for themselves
and become experts in farming and marketing their crops. Virginia
Tech is developing materials to help farmers manage their pests with
natural control techniques that utilize predators, parasitoids and
pathogens.
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