Promotion to Bio-Pesticides
The
Government of India is promoting use of bio-pesticides under the
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach which employs cultural,
mechanical & biological methods of pest control alongwith need based
judicious use of chemical pesticides. The Central Integrated Pest
Management Centres (CIPMCs) promote IPM through Farmers’ Field Schools
and various training programmes. Package of practices for control of
pests and diseases in 66 crops have been revised to include techniques
to reduce dependence on chemical pesticides and encourage use of
bio-pesticides and other alternative plant protection measures. The
requirement for registration of bio-pesticides has been simplified to
facilitate introduction of bio-pesticides. Central Government provides
grant-in-aid of Rs.45.00 lakhs for building and Rs.20.00 lakh for
procuring equipments for Bio-control Laboratories for production of
bio-control agents including bio-pesticides to State Governments.
Central Government also provides Rs.20.00 lakh as grants-in-aid to State
Governments for procuring equipments for Bio-pesticides Testing
Laboratories.
Farmers Field Schools are being organized with the assistance of
Central Integrated Pest Management Centres (CIPMCs) across the country
(including Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan) in crops like cotton,
vegetables, potato, tomato, citrus (Kinno) which are considered as
preferable hosts for white fly, wherein the farmers are being trained/
taught about the identification and conservation methods of various
predators like chrysopa, lady bird beetles, spiders and other predatory
fauna found in agro eco-system. In the current year (upto November
2015) 48 FFSs have been organized in States of Haryana, Punjab &
Rajasthan in which a total of 1440 farmers have been trained.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture
& Farmers Welfare Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in Lok Sabha today.
NCJ/CP
(Release ID :133768)
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