1. Joint Secretary(Plant Protection)
Integrated Pest Management(IPM) –Approach for Sustainable Agriculture
Ashwani Kumar
Joint Secretary(Plant Protection)
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers ’Welfare
Department of Agriculture , Cooperation & Farmers ’Welfare

2. States participated Arunanchal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nagaland
Tamil Nadu
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Assam
Bihar
Karnataka
Haryana
Arunachal Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Arunanchal Pradesh

4. Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways based on an understanding of ecosystem services.
It can be defined as “an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will last over the long term“.

5. IPM-MANDATE
Monitoring and Forewarning of insect pests and diseases
Conservation of natural enemies in farmers’ fields
Production and field release of bio-control agents
Promotion of eco-friendly IPM inputs like bio- pesticides/ Plant based pesticides
Popularization of IPM technology amongst farmers
Training to extension officers and farmers

6. Central IPM Activities
Sr. No.
Activity
Number
No. of Trainees 1
FFS-Farmers-14 WEEKS,
720
21600 2
2 Days (HRD) -Farmers
120
480 3
5 Days (HRD) –Agriculture Extension Officers/Pesticide dealers 20
800 4
Season Long Training Programme(SLTP)-Agriculture Extension Officers-30 days 40
160

7. FFS (Farmers Field School ) conducted by States
Sr. No.
State
No. of FFS
No. of farmers trained 1.
Bihar
1198
31668 2.
Tamilnadu
449
8980 3
Uttar Pradesh
1134
34020 4
Andhra Pradesh
1100
33000 5
Odisha
314
8792 6
Karnataka
930
27900 7
Nagaland
120
3600 8
Chhattisgarh 93
2790

8. Constraints Lack of integrated pest surveillance & monitoring system
Lack of Quality Control System for bio-pesticides
Difficulty in rearing , storage & shelf life of bio-agents /bio-pesticides

9. Constraints contd
Transportation of bio control agents/ bio-pesticides to field
Change of mindset of farmers for quick results by chemical pesticides
Non availability of all IPM inputs
Lack of interest of private entrepreneurs

10. Recommendations Priority to pest surveillance
Systematic monitoring of insect pests /diseases
Timely forewarning for effective management of pests
Augmentation and Conservation of Natural enemies.
Production and releases of bio-control agents.
Strengthening of State bio-control laboratories.

11. Recommendations contd.
Emphasis on seed treatment with bio-pesticides /fungicides.
Quality control of bio-pesticides
Human resource development in IPM of agricultural extension officers
Increase of FFS activities.
Season-long training and orientation programmes should be enhanced.

12. Recommendations contd
Positioning IPM trained personnel for IPM activities .
Participation of NGOs /Panchayat Raj Institutions , private entrepreneurs in all IPM programmes .
Translation of 87 IPM package of practices in local languages .
Regulated sale of Pesticides

13. THANK YOU