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The authors' personal experience in watershed planning and decision making in the agricultural Midwest is described to illustrate how: (1) formalization of the process of community-based management is not sufficient to guarantee that local people will meaningfully consider scientific information and opinion when making decisions about watersheds, and (2) genuine [...]

The book is mainly designed as a working aid for field practitioners carrying out actual project implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It deals with the specifics and peculiarities of IPM, to be applied in the context of pilot IPM projects or IPM components in agricultural projects. The objective is to assist crop [...]

Ecologically sound agriculture is not just a question of changing farm practices. It also requires a transformation of a coherent system of learning, its facilitation, institutions and policies. The paper describes the transformation involved on the basis of some country experiences.

An overview analysis of recent experience in the promotion and facilitation of local institutions for sustainable IPM (Integrated Pest Management) in Indonesia. The article will attempt to examine the issue from several key perspectives while relating to concrete experience in the field.

The present study in China of two Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training programs for farmers shows that one is more effective than the other in reducing pesticide applications as well as in imparting to farmers an understanding of the rice ecosystem. The two training programs are based upon two different [...]

To many scientists and researchers, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is just about pests . Yet this overlooks the important role IPM can play in human resource development. Whilst insect pests are naturally important entry points, these open the door to a more important aspect of IPM, that of human resource [...]

The purpose of this case is to present a description and analysis of the development achieved by IPM trained farmers in one sub-district. The case reveals IPM farmers in the context of not only IPM field activities, but, because IPM is a community affair, in the context of their communities. The information presented in [...]