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Innovative approaches and technologies for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to increase sustainable food production
Project
Project code: JKI-SF-08-1205
Contract period: 01.05.2015
- 30.04.2018
Purpose of research: Applied research
Norway plans to implement EU´s Directive on sustainable use of pesticides (2009/128/EC) which promotes the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and alternative approaches or techniques (IPM tools) to minimize pesticide use. There is a lack, however, of proven and practical IPM tools for farmers to use, as well as a relevant policy for a successful implementation of IPM. In SMARTCROP we aim to meet these challenges by: 1) Developing new IPM tools. 2) Testing and demonstrating best practice IPM and studying its effect on pests and natural enemies, yield, profitability and environmental risk of pesticides under northern conditions. 3) Developing new simulation models for pest-pest-natural enemy interactions for a near future implementation of natural enemies into pest warning systems. 4) Refining existing pest warning models and pesticide risk models for implementation into web-based warning or decision support systems (DSS) for northern conditions. 5) Suggesting innovative policies for increased adoption of IPM. Two annual (spring barley and winter wheat) and two perennial (apple and strawberry) crops, representing a wide range of growing techniques, financial risk profiles and opportunities for IPM technology will be studied. Fields for research and demonstration will be established and we will also conduct more detailed laboratory studies on interactions between key organisms. Project partners and a reference group represent stakeholders and key end-users (farmers, agricultural extension service, IPM tool companies, regulatory authorities, wholesalers and retailers). These will actively participate in the project, giving the scientists feedback on the feasibility of approaches and techniques under development. This will facilitate robust IPM innovations and increased adoption of advanced IPM strategies. Furthermore, participation and evaluation by stakeholders and end-users will help disseminate knowledge to a wider audience of other stakeholders and end-users.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Protection
