Interregional Training Course on The Use of the Sterile Insect and Related Techniques for the Integrated Area-wide Management of Insect Pests 29 July - 23 August 2013, Metapa de Dominguez, Chiapas, Mexico

摘要

Context: Food insecurity is inherently linked to pests and diseases. The losses caused by diseases and pests at both the pre- and post-harvest levels average of 30-40% of the agricultural outputs. This is a very inefficient use of agricultural investments in land, seeds, water, fertilizer, animal feed, labour and other inputs available to feed the growing human population. Current reliance on pesticides and drugs is not sustainable, impairing the natural balance and causing outbreaks of secondary pests, contaminating the environment and leaving residues on food commodities, and leading to the development of resistance to pesticides used.