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International co-operation: training and initiation of national biological control programmes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

A. Wodageneh
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
H. R. Herren
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Abstract

The purpose of the Africa-wide Biological Control Programme (ABCP) training programme is to develop a biological control capability in Africa. The establishment of National Biological Control Programmes (NBCPs) will be done in two phases—the initiation phase of 2 years during which specialists will be trained on a short-term basis to enable them to carry out releases of natural enemies of cassava pests as well as pre- and post-release surveys, and the establishment of full-fledged NBCPs run by personnel trained at M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. Anticipated difficulties in establishing and maintaining NBCPs and possible solutions are discussed.

Résumé

Le programme de formation du Projet africain de lutte biologique (Palb) vise à développer les compétences dans le domaine de la lutte biologique en Afrique. La mise en oeuvre de Programmes nationaux de lutte biologique (Pnlb) se fera en deux phases—une phase préliminaire de deux ans prévoyant la formation de courte durée de spécialistes aptes à effectuer des lâchers d'ennemis naturels et des relevés avant et après ces lâchers, ainsi que la mise en place de Pnlb au sens strict du terme, dirigés par un cadre qualifié du niveau Dea et doctorat. Les problèmes posés par la mise en oeuvre et le maintien des Pnlb, ainsi que les solutions éventuelles, seront abordés.

Type
Symposium XI: Africa-wide Biological Control Programme of Cassava Pests
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Copyright © ICIPE 1987

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