IPM cuts agchem use in Pakistan

摘要

A national integrated pest management(IPM)training programme run by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council(PARC)has resulted in an 87% cut in pesticide use by participating farmers and a 22% cut in expenditure on inputs,according to PARC chairman Dr Badaruddin Soomro.Lower expenditure and higher yields contributed to a 46% increase in gross margin by farmers adopting IPM techniques,he said at a farmer conference on IPM last month.