1.1 An Integrated Pest Management How do you conduct your Integrated Pest IPM Plan Programme is adopted that includes Management Programme what kind of – the following principles: strategies/specific practices do you promote in Training and awareness (i) growing of a healthy crop; and the unit (e.g. crop protection, biological control, raising material for (ii) prevention of build-up of pest pest monitoring, etc.) facilitators and populations and of the spread of How farmers decide when to use pesticides? farmers/workers disease; and How do they observe /monitor the cotton crop (iii) preservation and enhancement of for pests and beneficial insects? Training records populations of beneficial organisms; Did they use genetically modified seed this and season? If yes how did they manage (iv) regular field observations of the resistance? and key pest and Do you have any policy, book or guidance about crop’s health beneficial insects; and IPM? (v) management of resistance. What type of training has been provided to farmers? 1.2 Only pesticides that are: What pesticides are being used in the PU? List of pesticides (i) Registered nationally for the crop Do you have a list of the pesticides nationally nationally registered for being treated; and registered for using cotton? cotton (if available at (ii) Correctly labelled in the national How do you ensure farmers comply with the PU level) language are used. criteria? Pesticides list in Annex A and B of the 1.3 What pesticides are being used in the PU? Stockholm convention Stockholm Convention are not used. Do you know the list of pesticides in the List of pesticides used Stockholm convention? in the PU (if available at How do you ensure farmers do not use these PU level) pesticides? 1.4 Who is allowed to use pesticides (everyone, Training and awareness Pesticides are prepared and applied specific persons?) raising material for by persons who are: Is there a policy available in the PU about who facilitators and (i) healthy; and can prepare and apply pesticides? farmers/workers (ii) skilled and trained in the application of pesticides; and Are the workers/farmers that work with Training records (iii) 18 or older; and pesticides trained? PU policy How do you ensure farmers comply with the (iv) not pregnant or nursing.
1.1 An Integrated Pest Management Programme is adopted that includes the following principles: (i) growing of a healthy crop; and (ii) prevention of build-up of pest populations and of the spread of disease; and (iii) preservation and enhancement of populations of beneficial organisms; and (iv) regular field observations of the crop’s health and key pest and beneficial insects; and (v) management of resistance. How do you conduct your Integrated Pest Management Programme – what kind of strategies/specific practices do you promote in the unit (e.g. crop protection, biological control, pest monitoring, etc.) How farmers decide when to use pesticides? How do they observe /monitor the cotton crop for pests and beneficial insects? Did they use genetically modified seed this season? If yes how did they manage resistance? Do you have any policy, book or guidance about IPM? What type of training has been provided to farmers? IPM Plan Training and awareness raising material for facilitators and farmers/workers Training records 1.2 Only pesticides that are: (i) Registered nationally for the crop being treated; and (ii) Correctly labelled in the national language are used. What pesticides are being used in the PU? Do you have a list of the pesticides nationally registered for using cotton? How do you ensure farmers comply with the criteria? List of pesticides nationally registered for cotton (if available at PU level) 1.3 Pesticides list in Annex A and B of the Stockholm Convention are not used. What pesticides are being used in the PU? Do you know the list of pesticides in the Stockholm convention? How do you ensure farmers do not use these pesticides? Stockholm convention List of pesticides used in the PU (if available at PU level) 1.4 Pesticides are prepared and applied by persons who are: (i) healthy; and (ii) skilled and trained in the application of pesticides; and (iii) 18 or older; and (iv) not pregnant or nursing. Who is allowed to use pesticides (everyone, specific persons?) Is there a policy available in the PU about who can prepare and apply pesticides? Are the workers/farmers that work with pesticides trained? How do you ensure farmers comply with the Training and awareness raising material for facilitators and farmers/workers Training records PU policy
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