Promotion of Integrated Pest Management pays off in reduction of pesticide use in Turkey
Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date: 2022-04-28

Promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) continued in 2021, involving 30 beneficiary apple producers with almost 70 ha of apple orchards in Turkey, Isparta. Overall, 75 000 pheromone dispensers were distributed to the beneficiaries. Regular monitoring visits to the orchards and continuous trainings on IPM were implemented. An additional 80 local producers were trained in field days on IPM and the results and experiences were shared to further promote IPM. Although individual results among the beneficiaries may vary, the 2021 trials reconfirmed the 2020 number of a pesticide reduction in IPM orchards by on average 70 % in codling moth control, all while the apples remained intact in the beneficiaries’ orchards according to the harvest monitoring and provided a slightly higher income than conventionally produced apples. In order to share the results and to promote IPM in the region, a closing event was organized with a large turnout and active participation of the stakeholders.

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