INT/97/K02 - Biological Control of Pests and Weeds for Sustainable Agriculture and Bio-diversity

Submitter: Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries, based in
India
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Food and Agriculture
Participating/beneficiary countries: 11 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia)
PGTF input (US$): US$25,000
Other inputs (US$): US$25,000
Date of implementation: 1999-2002
Impact: Collection of information on crops, pests and weeds, bio-control programmes and integrated pest management from 13 participating countries. Convening of a workshop with 10 participating countries and 21 resource persons to exchange experiences on bio-control programmes.  Identification of common problems and of areas for training.   Four training programmes completed as of end April 2002.

Final Report: (Coming soon...)