The regional consultation and workshop on conservation agriculture (CA) with elements of integrated pest management (IPM) was organized by FAO. Participants attended from Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia and Georgia.

Mr. Vladimir Rakhmanin, ADG, FAO Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia in his opening stressed on the importance of joint efforts and collaboration of Russian speaking countries in the field of CA and IPM. Mr. Avetik Nersisyan, REU Plant Production and Protection Officer, introduced the  programme and the participants and explained the importance of CA and FAO activities in the field of CA. Mr. Armen Mehrabyan, FAO International Consultant gave and overview on the results of the survey based on the questionnaires prepared and submitted by Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The country representatives presented the status of CA and IPM in the respective countries. Ms. Tatiana Lazar, Director of the Land and Agriculture Policy of the MOA of Ukraine, gave a presentation on the “Implementation of CA in Ukraine”, introducing the status of CA in Ukraine and underlining its importance. She also expressed the interest and willingness of the Government of Ukraine in CA development and requested FAO to support CA development in the country. It was clearly expressed that CA is not a single, or uniform technology that can be immediately applied anywhere in a standard manner. It is more a set of principles that encourage the formulation of locally adapted practices, approaches and methods, which need to be tested, evaluated and then adopted or implemented under various biophysical and socio-economic conditions.

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