FAO-EU IPM Programme for Cotton in Asia

Ooi, Peter A. C. /ed.

Walter-Echols, Gerd /ed.

Dai Weidong /ed.

Alma Linda Morales-Abubaka /ed.

Soon, Lim Guan /ed.

Pachagounder, Palaniswamy /ed.

Soomro, Manzoor H. /ed.

Galvan, Cesar /ed.

Mancini, Francesca /ed.

Petersen, Rikke /ed.

Kamp, Kevin /ed.

FAO-EU IPM Programme for Cotton in Asia

Environmental education for poor farmers.

Bangkok

2004

COTTON IN ASIA
Cash for the Poor • Rural Poverty and Cotton • Pesticides and Cotton • Environmental, Health and Trade Problems Intensify Poverty

PROJECT DESIGN, STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES
Cotton-First to People-First • Quality Farmer Education for Empowerment • Innovation and National Ownership

PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Farmer Field Schools for Empowerment • Farmer-to-Farmer Field Schools for Sustainability • FFS Alumni Groups for Social Mobilisation • Training of Facilitators for Institutional Capacity Building • Training of Farmer Facilitators for Ownership

COUNTRY PROJECT RESULTS
Bangladesh: Hope for Rural Communities • China: Bringing About Synergy of Farmer Education and Technology • India: Expanding Cotton IPM • Pakistan: National Policies and Farmer Mobilisation • Philippines: New Opportunities for the Rural Poor • Vietnam: Environmental Education for the Poor • Regional Support and Coordination: Adding Value to Country Achievements

PROJECT IMPACT
Millennium Goals and International Conventions • Improving Farmer Livelihoods and Reducing Poverty • Reducing Environmental Risks and Increasing Biodiversity • Reducing Suffering from Pesticide Poisoning • Strengthening Farmer′s Human and Social Capacities

CONCLUSIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Mid-term Review: Enthusiastic Endorsement • Final Review: ″Significant Impact″ • Remaining Critical Issues and Opportunities

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05.04.2018