INTEGRATED PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN AKUNQ
On December 23, 2020, “Integrated pest and disease management” training has been conducted by trainer Lusine Margaryan in Akunq, Kotayk region, for fruit and nut growers. Most of the training participants have been selected from the participant lists of PRAs.
The aim of this training was to provide farmers with detailed information on basic principles of IPM, introduce the components and benefits of IPM. Also, to present the principles of IPM implementation with the example of different fruit crops, which will help the farmers to timely identify pests and diseases and to organize integrated measures against them.
According to the evaluation results of IPM trainings, the farmers are very satisfied with the information they have received. They also mentioned several questions, which they would like to learn about during future opportunities: proper use of pesticides, modern techniques (machineries) of land cultivation used in horticulture, practical trainings on gardening, particularly techniques of tree pruning, drip irrigation, etc.
