Integrated Participatory Pest Management- Local Community Empowerment for Reducing Agricultural Pollution and Conserving Agro-Biodiversity
Project location:Garmsar, Semnan (Lat/Long:35.1893730-52.3498540)
Project Brief and Context
The Garmsar Plain is like a large oasis in the middle of the desert, and it acts as a shield, stopping the desert at the footsteps of Tehran. At the southern margins of the plain there is the Central Desert, which acts as the natural drainage of the Hableh Rood River and its modern irrigation system. Degradation of the fragile ecosystem in this plain, therefore, may have also consequences of national significance.
The Garmsar Plain produces a diversity of crops, ranging from wheat, barley, forage crops, garlic, and cotton to pomegranate, stone fruits, and melon, the latter being a main export commodity. The prevailing method in Iran for plant protection is the application of chemicals, which was introduced about sixty years ago to agriculture. Chemical use has resulted in decreasing the population of natural predators, which suppress pests in an un-polluted ecosystem. With the proposed IPM
Project Brief and Context
The Garmsar Plain is like a large oasis in the middle of the desert, and it acts as a shield, stopping the desert at the footsteps of Tehran. At the southern margins of the plain there is the Central Desert, which acts as the natural drainage of the Hableh Rood River and its modern irrigation system. Degradation of the fragile ecosystem in this plain, therefore, may have also consequences of national significance.
The Garmsar Plain produces a diversity of crops, ranging from wheat, barley, forage crops, garlic, and cotton to pomegranate, stone fruits, and melon, the latter being a main export commodity. The prevailing method in Iran for plant protection is the application of chemicals, which was introduced about sixty years ago to agriculture. Chemical use has resulted in decreasing the population of natural predators, which suppress pests in an un-polluted ecosystem. With the proposed IPM
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Garmsar Plain Farmers' Association & CENESTA
Country:
Iran
Area Of Work:
Multifocal Area
Grant Amount:
US$ 25,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 13,500.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 34,000.00
Project Number:
IRA-G52-2002-013(IRA98G52)
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Replication of project activities
Based on the feedback from the evaluation of all SGP projects in IPM, two series of thematic workshops were conducted by SGP?s networking project (IRA-G52-2004-040) in which a strong network has been formed including all IPM projects in the nation to allow them to share their experiences.
Policy Influence
This project is part of the SGP Iran IPM Thematic Cluster that is comprised of:
IRA-G52-2002-013 (Garmsar IPM),
IRA-G52-2002&2004-019 (Sooteh Rice IPM),
1RA-G52-2003-026 (Rudbar Rice IPM),
IRA-G52-2004-045 (Marketing ?IPM Safe Products?)
IRA/05/17(65th) (Tarand IPM)
IRA/06/05 (72nd) (Sooteh IPM Demonstration Site)
IRA/06/06(73rd) (Ezbaran IPM)
. The SGP Iran IPM Cluster as whole has been able to influence policy and create a network with the national IPM projects.
IRA-G52-2002-013 (Garmsar IPM),
IRA-G52-2002&2004-019 (Sooteh Rice IPM),
1RA-G52-2003-026 (Rudbar Rice IPM),
IRA-G52-2004-045 (Marketing ?IPM Safe Products?)
IRA/05/17(65th) (Tarand IPM)
IRA/06/05 (72nd) (Sooteh IPM Demonstration Site)
IRA/06/06(73rd) (Ezbaran IPM)
. The SGP Iran IPM Cluster as whole has been able to influence policy and create a network with the national IPM projects.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Asiyeh Rezaei
Phone:
+989356427890 (mobile),
+982122867892 (SGP Office)
Fax:
(98-21) 2286 9547
Email:
Address
GEF SGP Office
C/O UNDP Iran, No.8, Shahrzad Blvd., Darrous, Pasdaran, Tehran Zip code: 1948773911, Iran
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