The term ‘alternatives’ has different meanings. Quite often it is used to talk about alternative chemical pesticides in terms of less toxic chemical pesticides. However, the history of chemical intensive agriculture shows that often pesticides initially judged as positive alternatives themselves turned out to be problematic after some years. A second use of the term ‘alternatives’ refers to non-chemical or bio-pesticides and yet a third use relates to alternative plant protection systems or non-chemical pest management strategies.
In its definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the Code of Conduct advocates a holistic approach to plant protection where prophylactic measures to avoid the occurrence of pests play a key role in plant production
(see FAO Code Art. 2).
In its definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the Code of Conduct advocates a holistic approach to plant protection where prophylactic measures to avoid the occurrence of pests play a key role in plant production
(see FAO Code Art. 2).
Resources
www.oisat.orgPAN Germany’s Online Information Service for Non-chemical Pest Management in the Tropics (OISAT) provides easy to read web-based information appropriate for small-scale farmers in the tropics. It provides information about ways of producing key crops using affordable preventive and curative non-chemical crop and pest management practices. Visit: www.oisat.org
PAN on the Precautionary Principle
The PAN International Briefing Paper on the Precautionary Principle can be downloaded here
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Suggestion for Action
Spread the information that there are alternatives to hazardous pesticides available by making www.oisat.org (see left) more widely known among farmers and farmers organizations.Suggestion for Action
Support the Precautionary Principle by spreading the PAN International Briefing Paper (see left).Suggestion for Action
Support alternatives by choosing textiles made from organic cotton. Learn more about organic cotton and find suppliers at http://www.organiccotton directory.netMessage
... from Kenya
October 2006:
Participants of a workshop in Kenya described how alternatives to pesticides provided in www.oisat.org can be successfully integrated into existing training and extension services to support small scale farmers in avoiding the use of toxic pesticides.
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... from organic cotton growers
October 2005:A three-year study on organic cotton production concluded that organic cotton can increase the family income of cotton growers in comparison to conventional production. The complete research report is available at http://www.fibl.org/ english/ cooperation/ projects/ organiccotton2. php
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