Systemwide Program Systemwide Program ononIntegrated Pest Integrated Pest Management (SP-IPM)Management (SP-IPM)

Highlights & emerging Highlights & emerging issues: 2004/5issues: 2004/5

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Braima D. JamesBraima D. JamesCoordinator, SP-IPM, IITA-Benin, CotonouCoordinator, SP-IPM, IITA-Benin, Cotonou

AVRDC

BioNET INTERNATIONAL

CABI Bioscience

CIAT

CIMMYT

CIP

CropLife International

FAO/Global IPM Facility

IAPPS

ICARDA

ICIPE

ICRISAT

IPGRI-INIBAP

IITA

IRRI

WARDA

World Bank

Global coalition on IPMGlobal coalition on IPM

The SP-IPM is an inter-institutional partnership program launched in 1996 by the CGIAR as part of its response to Agenda 21 of 1992 Rio Earth Summit which recognized that IPM allows more food to be produced with minimal damage to agriculture and natural ecosystems

Our missionOur mission

To increase the quality and usefulness of IPM research and outreach for higher productivity & sustainable profitability of cropping systems leading to improved livelihoods, particularly in resource-limited agriculture in the developing world

Implementation approachImplementation approach

Through inclusive partnerships:

Harness complementary differences (marriage of core competencies) between diverse stakeholder groups to impact on CGIAR output in the areas of:

- Germplasm improvement- Germplasm collections- Sustainable production- Policy environment- Enhancing NARES

Assist governments’/end-user efforts to fulfil obligations to international conventions and guidelines on plant protection for improved livelihoods

Work programmesWork programmes

Promote inter-institutional partnerships/break isolation barriers to IPM research and outreach

Develop/promote holistic & ecological approaches and methodologies for IPM technology development and harmonize these across localities

Develop/promote effective communication and learning models for informed IPM decision-making leading to higher, sustainable and healthier harvests

Promote policy environment more favourable to the development and application of IPM strategies for sustainable agriculture

Foster broader awareness of the impact and benefits of IPM leading to wider adoption of more sustainable crop protection strategies

Work programme 1: InterconnectivityOutput 2004 achievement Emerging issues

Inter-institutional consensus on SP-IPM content and delivery

- New partners: IPGRI-INIBAP

- New reps: IAPPS, CIAT

Good donor confidence:

- Switzerland: 2004 funds received;

- Italy: 2003 funds received in 2004

- CGIAR: 2004 funds approved

- Norway: No funds received for 2003 and 2004

- Develop 2005/6 milestones as basis to assess program results

- Link with/support inter-institutional initiatives outside TWGs:

a) Post-harvest IPM/food quality initiatives by CIMMYT and IITA underlined by media reports of Aflatoxin-related deaths in Kenya

b) legume pod borer IPM initiatives by IITA, AVRDC, ICRISAT in which non SP-IPM seed funds have id 2 Maruca parasitoids id, cleared 1 of them for introduction into W. Afr

c) ICARDA hosts sub-regional interests in Sunn pest

Global visibility to promote inter-institutional collaboration

- ICIPE & IITA on GB of IAPPS

- SP-IPM co-organizer of 15th IPPC

- SP-IPM symposium at 15th IPPC

- TWG on LMF at Brisbane Ent conf

- AVRDC, IITA, ICIPE, ICRISAT, IRRI joined IPM CRSP planning workshop

- Expertise exchange: IAS linkage with CABI Bioscience in Africa

- Identify SP-IPM/IPM CRSP mutual benefit areas

Work programme 2: IPM optionsOutput 2004 achievement Emerging issues

Loss and IPM impact assessment

- - Select projects to apply 2002 recommended approaches: practical indicators to quantify crop losses, IPM impact and benefits

Problem and opportunity diagnoses

Project proposals: - soil biota pest problems and IPM

opportunities- leaf miner pest problems and IPM

opportunities- sedentary nematodes in marginal

food production systems

- Identify funding sources for soil biota & LMF projects (BMZ will not yet support projects from SPs/EPs)

- Develop taxonomic capacity (tools, training, services) & assist development of reference collections/pest lists, e.g., soil biota, LMF, IAS & biocontrol agents

Develop IPM options & increase scientific quality of program

- Cassava clone MEcu 72 proven to be resistant to Aleurotrachelus socialis, most economically important whitefly species in S. America

- Cassava genotype CG 489-31 for release to farmers in Colombia

- CropLife/IITA on “Strigaway” seed dressing tech. in W. Africa

- HPR work for other target pests

- Identify candidate biocontrol agents against soil biota, LMF, IAS, whiteflies

Novel tools and products in IPM

- IIWG discussions/consensus on biotechnology tools & products in IPM

- Develop practical indicators on technical, environmental & socio-economic issues to guide Govt decisions on incorporation of IPM biotech tools/products in agric

Work programme 3: Learning IPM Output 2004 achievement Emerging issues

FPR/FPL processes in IPM

- Field tested Q&A guidelines to promote learning and incorporation of FPR/FPL processes in IPM projects

- FPR/FPL skills promoted in phase III of tropical whiefly IPM project in Bolivia

- FPR/FPL skills to be promoted in activities of the whitefly IPM project in E. Africa

Farmer learning & adaptation of IPM

Handing over of SP-IPM pilot sites- ICARDA contributions to NARS-led

FAO/TCP project on Orobanche in faba bean, 6 countries in N. Africa

- IITA contributions to NARS-led FAO/TCP project on Striga in maize & sorghum, 3 countries in W. Africa

- List of farmer tested maize, faba bean & trap crops/plants which suppress Orobanche and Striga

Establish new SP-IPM pilot sites- Agreement on priority problems,

new locations- Baseline info on bio-physical,

socio-economic, partnership features of new pilot sites

- Participatory analysis of problems, researcher IPM options, farmers’ IPM coping strategies at sites

- Field-based training/FFS: extension and farmer training

NARS IPM research capacity building

- - Group training on IPM constraints to export trade

- Small grant research to strengthen NARS capacity in IPM technology development

- Degree-related training for human resource development

Work programme 4: Policy environment Output 2004 achievement Emerging issues

Operational environments for IPM development

- - Analyze national institutions, human capacities, tech resources, policies, trade opportunities leading to PMPs (see e.g.)

- Link with WB, FAO, IAPPS to identify & meet needs for PMP development

Compliance with international conventions that are pertinent to IPM

- Consultative workshop on alternatives to banned or restricted POPs in Africa (with UNIDO, IITA, ICIPE, VBC, IBMA, NRI)

- Project proposals on bio-larvicide alternatives to POPs in human health/mosquito control

- Which alternatives to POPs are ready for local production in selected countries?

- Promote IPM solutions to reduce trade & health constraints caused by pesticide residues?

- Promote registration of bio-pesticides in countries/sustainable’ access to options

- Technical assistance to countries on implementation of IPM conventions

- Review IARC projects for consistency with the SP-IPM position on pesticides

Assessing policy-related issues in IPM

- Policy research to quantify: - fate of pesticides/residue analysis- pesticide abuse/health & env. effects- IPM adoption/spread- effectiveness of IPM extension methods

Work programme 5: Awareness/advocacy Output 2004 achievement Emerging issues

Publications and reporting

- IPM research brief #2 on soil biota problems/opportunities

- On-line info database on LMF & nat enemies (on CD)

- Lab/field guide on nematology research drafted

- Progress report to the CGIAR

- Produce SP-IPM illustrated highlights/bi-annual report 2003 & 2004 (in progress)

- Produce research brief #3: “FPR/FPL processes in IPM research and outreach”

- Produce research brief #4: “Search for & promotion of alternatives to hazardous pesticides”

- Publish nematology research guide

- Publish 10 SPIPM/15th IPPC symposium papers (by BioNET, CIAT, CIMMYT, CIP, IITA, ICIPE, GIF, INRA-Morocco) in IAPPS Crop Protection journal

- Progress/status report to CGIAR

Information exchange among stakeholder groups

- Website updated- IPM projects

database shows project profiles

- Website/newsletter updates- Database of IPM projects to include IPM expertise &

info on policy-related studies- Link with IAPPS and FAO to develop similar database for

NARES IPM projects/experts- Link with Michigan State Univ & IAPPS to organize

sub-regional IPM information workshops to encourage compliance with plant protection conventions

- Link with BioNET & establish national biodiversity monitoring schemes to report new pests, alien invaders, and quarantine pest risks to export trade

Work programs

Output target/milestone

Materials Practices Policy Capacity Other info

Partnerships - - - consensus on program

- - new members- CG reports- donor contacts:

BMZ, GEF

Constraints, IPM options

- resistant cassava to wfl/virus

- - - - Soil biota prop- LMF prop- Nematode prop

Learning & adopting IPM

- - FPR/PL in w’fly IPM project

- parasitic weed IPM FAO/TCP

- phytosanitary protocols for wfl/virus IPM

- - training at w’fl/virus “hot spots”

- FPR/PL Q&A guide on FPR/PL (draft of IPM brief #3)

Policy environment

- - - POP w/shp - - 2 POP proposals- draft of POP IPM

brief #4

Awareness, impact

- IPM brief #2- LMF dbase- Nem guide- Proj dbase

- - - - global visibility: 15th IPPC, Ent conf, Aus; IPM CRSP;IAPPS GB

- web update

Summary of 2004 performance

SP-IPM core donor partners

Year Earmarked funds received Total

CGIAR Switzerland Norway Italy

1996 - 127,076 170,121 - 297,197

1996 (for 1997) - 154,485 - - 154,485

1997 - - 145,964 - 145,964

1998 - 136,407 - - 136,407

1999 300,000 133,156 127,110 - 560,266

1999 (for 2000) - 125,786 - - 125,786

2000 - - 116,276 - 116,276

2001 - 115,654 109,743 - 225,397

2002 150,000 118,800 173,394 - 442,194

2003 150,000 144,928 - 177,702 472,630

2004 150,000 158,228 - 240,000 548,228

Expected 2005 Yes Yes ? Yes -

IPM donor partners at IARCs (source: IPM projects database)

Donor IPM projects, 2004 Total

CIP ICIPE IITA IPGRI WARDA

No of projects 6 4 28 4 5 47

DFID (UK) 2 - 4 - 4 10

USAID (USA) - 1 6 - - 7

BMZ (Germany) 1 2 2 - - 5

IFAD (inter-governmental) - - 5 - - 5

Gatsby Charitable Foundation (UK) - - 3 - - 3

DANIDA - - 2 - - 2

DGIS (the Netherlands) - 1 1 - - 2

Govt. of Austria - - 2 - - 2

VVOB (Belgium) - - - 2 - 2

DAAD (Germany) - 1 - - - 1

Govt. of Luxembourg - - - 1 - 1

Govt. of Japan - - - - 1 1

Govt. of Norway/NRC - - - - 1 1

Rockefeller F (USA) - - 1 - - 1

SDC (Switzerland) - - 1 - - 1

Swiss Centre for Agriculture (ZIL) - - 1 - - 1

VLIR (Belgium) - - - 1 - 1