PEST MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

During Phase I, surveys of seven geographic areas will be conducted to identify major pests and problems stemming from pesticide misuse; pest management training and reference manuals will be produced; priority training and research needs will be identified; and limited emergency TA will be provided to address specific pest management problems. In addition, A.I.D. policy regarding the procurement and use of pesticides will be assessed and an overall A.I.D. pest management strategy formulated. (PD-AAC-980-B1) Phase II activities will include: two 3-week workshops on pesticide management to be held in the Phillipines and Pakistan; a 6-week regional workshop on integrated insect control methods to be held in Peru; three additional workshops on pest and pesticide management; team training of LDC professionals from the fields of public health, crop production, biology, and chemistry; provision of short-term TA in crop protection and environmental monitoring; and production by the International Crop Protection Center of instructional and reference publications. (PD-AAC-980-D1) Amendments, extending the project through 3/31/80, provide for futher pest control workshops and short-courses, short-course evaluations, a registry of pesticide management consultants, a reference library, a pest management newsletter, and a pesticide residue analysis program. (PD-AAC-980-F1) Project Amendment No. 6 of 3/21/80 provides a 2-month unfunded extension of the project (through 5/31/80) and a 5-year funded extension to 5/31/85. The extended project will provide Missions and LDC"s with U.S. and in-country short courses, workshops, and seminars in the areas of pest and pesticide management and professional TA in designing and implementing integrated pest management pilot and related projects, including assistance in procuring or using pesticides. Other activities include publishing pest management materials in English, Spanish, and French and a pest management newsletter and establishing an appropriate reference library. (PD-AAL-529)