Revitalizing Integrated Pest Management in Indonesia - TCP/INS/3403 and TCP/INS/3601
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Indonesia is the world’s third largest rice producer, with more than14 million subsistence farmers who depend on rice cultivation.In recent years, heavy use of pesticides led to outbreaks of rice pests(especially brown plant hoppers), while also harming the environmentand putting farmers’ health at risk. Furthermore, lack of coordinationamong rice farmers led to ineffective pest management. Within thiscontext, the Government of Indonesia implemented an integratedpest management (IPM) programme, using a landscape approach.Farmer field schools were used to ensure a coordinated approach andempower farmers in decision-making. A second phase of the projectfocused on developing technical guidelines, raising awarenessand scaling-up activities. The project aimed to ensure sustainable riceproduction by strengthening and revitalizing IPM approachesand pesticide management and regulations.