Experiences Gained And Lesson Learned In Doing IPM Work part1

1) There is no separate policy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) neither at central nor at state level . However IPM has been included in National Policy on Agriculture 2000, National policy On Farmers 2007, and document of 12th plan of planning commission . There is an urgent need to have a separate policy on IPM both at Central and State level . We also must have legislation for conservation of beneficial organisms found in Agro Eco System which are being killed deliberately due to indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides .

2) IPM is a Plant Protection  with due care of human and animal health , environment , Eco system ,
    bio-diversity , bio-security including food and trade security.

3) Food security and food safety  must go simultaneously . We need to have second Green Revolution with quality revolution also.

4) IPM system is a total crop health management system while doing crop cultivation . On each    occasion the crop is being cultivated for a particular purpose by way of adopting  particular package
  of practices . IPM is a set of different practices of crop health management including pest     Management . Even thinking  about what crop is to be grown in particular time , what variety should be grown ,when it should be grown , how much seed will be  needed are the practices of IPM.

The crop yield is influenced by the both bio-tic and abio-tic factors of an Agro Eco System . Hence we have to manage both bio-tic and abio-tic factors for doing IPM.

5) Non availability of IPM inputs at door steps of farmers is the main constraint for implimantation of    IPM