Course Content
Environmental Pollution
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Introduction
Pollutant
Causes of pollution
Types of pollution
Negative impact of chemical pesticide
Way for reducing negative impact of pesticide
Terminologies
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Terminology related to Pollution
Surveillance systems
Bioassay
Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen
Impact of pesticide on Human health
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Introduction
Symptoms of pesticide Poisoning
Convention on Toxic chemicals
Pesticide used status in Nepal
Banned pesticide in Nepal
Persistent Organic pollutants (POPs)
Integrated pest management (IPM)
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Introduction
Advantages to IPM
History of IPM
Novel pest control technique
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Sterile Insect technique
Genetic modification (use of genetically modified insect)
Innovative control method
Insect Monitoring techniques
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Introduction
Factors that contribute to quality monitoring
Methods of sampling
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Introduction
Types of insect traps
Pest Management and Pesticide Use
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The Act and Regulation related to IPM in Nepal
Plant Protection Act, 2064 (2007)
Institutional involve in plant Quarantine in Nepal
Protection rules and Acts
Agreements related to Agriculture
Agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures
International Plant Protection Convention (IPCC)
Asia pacific plant protection commission (APPC)
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History of IPM

  • 1939: Insecticide properties of DDT was identified by Paul Muller
  • 1948: Novel prize provide to Muller
  • 1962: “Silent Spring” by Rachel Suits, She describes in her book about negative impact of chemical pesticide on organism and environment.
  • 1960’s : First time used term IPM
  • 1972-80: FAO develop IPM program as National IPM program in Indonesia

 

Development in Nepal

  • 1950s: DDT imported from USA by Ministry of Health
  • 1954: MOAC used DDT for crop pest management
  • 1996: Kumroj and Kathar VDC 1568 ha of rice is damaged by Brown plant hopper and white plant hopper.
  • 1997: Same organization of IPM in Indonesia also develop IPM in Nepal
  • 1997-2003: FAO technical support to Nepal government, invite IPM international export training to officers, ZTA, ZTAS, farmers,. 20,000 farmers are directly benefited by this program.
  • 2003-2008: Financial aid of Norway government gives first National IPM program lunch, initiated by PPD under MOA (Narvegion support + FAO technical support) which is known as first phase IPM program. It is crop based program, it excludes marketing, gender bias, training to farmers, officers.
  • 2008-2013: Supporting by same organization, it is community based IPM, focus on vegetable, tea, coffee, citrus, apple, no gender biasness, seasonal IPM program, market value also. Second phase of IPM programmed.
  • 2013-2018: Support by same organization, more support on marketing. Third phase IPM program.
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