Integrated pest management in the global arena /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2003.
• Subjects: Pests > Integrated control.; Agencies and Organizations.; Laws and Regulations.; Agricultural Economics.; Policy and Planning.; Integrated Pest Management.; Biotechnology (General), (Revised June 2002); Insects.; Agricultural policy.; Biotechnology.; Food and Agriculture Organization.; Insect control.; Insect pests.; Integrated control.; Integrated pest management.; International organizations.; Pest control.; Pesticides.; Plant protection.; Socioeconomics.; World Bank.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 512 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book presents experiences and successful case studies of integrated pest management (IPM) from developed and developing countries and from major international centres and programmes. It contains 39 chapters by many contributors addressing themes such as: emerging issues in IPM, including biotechnology, pesticide policies and socioeconomic considerations (8 chapters); country experiences from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand (20 chapters); and regional and international experiences, including those of FAO, USAID, ICIPE, CIRAD, the World Bank and CGIAR Systemwide IPM Program (9 chapters). This book will be of significant interest to those working in the areas of crop protection, entomology and pest management.