Ram Asre --- As an IPM Or Plant Protection Adviser

I have already described on several occasions that Agriculture  is  a  state subject the activities related with the Agriculture are falls under the purview of the States and Union Territories but the Plant protection is placed in the concurrent list of the Constitution of  India for which the Central Govt has an advisory and Co- Ordinating role including training apart from being directly  responsible for Plant Quarantine under DIP Act 1914 ,implementation of Central Insecticides Act 19 68 and its rules 1971,Locust Control  in Sceduled Desert  Area .One of the main responsibilities entrusted with the Directorate of plant protection ,quarantine and Storage  under Central Sector is to introduce innovative and advance technology such as IPM  through its field stations called as Central IPM Centres  located in various states of the country.amd U T
. Dte of plant protection,quarantine and Storage is an appex  Advisory body to give advice to the central and states Govts,farmers and all other stakeholders related with plant protection  and IPM.
    I have worked  38 Years in the Dte of plant protection,quarantine and Storage .During this period I served in Biocontrol,Pest Surveillance,Plant quarantine,Locust control and research ,Central Insecticides Laboratory Faridabad and gained experience related with these Schemes .I served as Scheme head at Head quarters and as Head of the Offices at sub stations of the Dte.I performed  my  Advisiry roles indifferent  posts and their duties assigned to me .Based on the knowledge gained  of field, laboratory,  extsntion work ,policy, administrative  work and liaisoning with national and international agencies and personalities  ,farmers ,extension workers and other stakeholders of IPM  the following  milestones  were achieved  through my advisory role as  Plant Proection Adviser or IPM  Adviser right from beginning  of my service carrier to the superannuation ie From 2.2.1978 to 31 .1 .2016.

1.The aerial spraying on sugarcane  crop against Sugarcane Pyrilla has been stopped due to introduction of an ectoparasitoid Epiricania melanoleuca in Gujarat state  and the post of Avation Adviser of Gujarat state has been  abolished.
2.Bardoli sugarfactory of Gujarat state,Simbhaoli sugarfactory of U P state and Cotton cooperative Federation  Ahemdabad  have established their own biocontrol laboratory for mass breeding of biocontrol agents for their areas .
3. I P M has been included  in the package of practices  of the different states .
4.Pest Advisories issued  regularly  helped  to  the  states  for making the advance pest Managent strategy.
5.e pest Surveillance and e locust surveillance systems were started by various State Govts and Indian Licust warning Organization.
6.Based on the intensive Rapid Roving Surveys for Apple Scab disease in Ksshmir valley in 1982 and advice  given  about the pesticides application Schedule on Apple  orchards the state Govt have started to call Officers  from CIPMC for making and finalizing the pesticides application  scheduled for Apple Orchards in Kadhmir Valley.
7.Import of Garlic From Pakistan through Attari bagha border has been stopped.
8.CIB and R C has banned several  harmful pesticides.
9.Consumption of biopesticides is remained increasing trend since 2oo8 whereas the use of the chemical pesticide has decreased drastically.
10.Grow safe Food Campaign has been adopted by  the  states.
11. Sikkim has emerged as an Organic state.
12.Advisories issued helped to combat the emerging pest problems such as Yellow rust in wheat from 2010 to  2016 in northern wheat growing states,Swarming Caterpillar in Rice crop in Odisha from 2010 to 2014- 15,Cotton white fly in Punjab state during  in 2015 - 16,Ambrosia  psilostachya weed in Karnataka state ,Red hairy Caterpillar in Tamil  Nadu ,Longia disease in Coriander crop in Haroti area of Rajasthan ,Tuta obsoluta in  tomato crop in Maharastra ,Tamilnadu,karnataka and Andhra pradesh states  etc .
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.Advisories helped  to chalk out an advance strategy to manage different crop pests .
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Advisories issued also helped to detect breaking of resistance in Bt Cotton as the incidence of Pinkbollworm was recorded on Bt Cotton in Gujarat ,A P Maharastra states