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THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF IPM
Author(s) -
Waage Jeff
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1744-7917
pISSN - 1672-9609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1998.tb00322.x
Subject(s) - vision , integrated pest management , citizen journalism , microbiology and biotechnology , presentation (obstetrics) , biology , engineering ethics , political science , engineering , sociology , ecology , law , medicine , radiology , anthropology
This paper is based on a presentation made to the International Conference of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Guangzhou, June, 1998. It is intended to stimulate thinking, discussion and debate over the principles and strategies of IPM. Different visions on IPM and its future development can be found around the world, and even within countries. In this essay the author began by reviewing those visions of IPM, and then to suggest what common elements they share when IPM has proven to be a success. Finally the author discusses some outstanding challenges in successful IPM, in particular farmer‐participatory research in IPM and making IPM technology available to farmers. Farmer‐particeipatory IPM will be an essential element of the success of IPM in many regions and crops in the coming decades, and particularly with smallholders.