1. Updates, Issues and Future Plans

2. Highlights  Participation in WSSD Prepcom meeting & WSSD.  MOU signed with several agricultural universities (TNAU, GBPUAT, UAS)  Initial agreement with IFDC to develop and jointly offer course on “Integrated Nutrient Management”  Developed and offered several online courses  Several new faculty recruited and trained.  Courses advertised in several listservs (IPMNETNews, IFPRI)  Developed open-source LCMS

3. Participants Sector Percentage 2001 (n > 70) 2002 (n > 300) Academia18.736 Development agency2 Government1.318 Private Sector6032 NGO12 Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, USA,Vietnam, Zimbabwe (22 countries)

4. 2003 Course Calendar Course# offeringsMax. participants Digital Literacy5250 Introduction to IPM4200 Promoting Responsible Pesticide Use 4200 Cotton IPM2100 Rice IPM3150 Vegetable IPM3150 Integrated Nutrient Management 3150 Totals241200

5. Activities  Diversifying financial resource base  APRTC Board reconfiguration  Attracting registration  Attracting partners (IPMistLab, CAU)  LCMS Switch  Collaborating with IT for Agriculture in Thailand  Writing proposals for funding