and Integrated Pest Management - part - usaid

446 IPESTICIDtE MANAGEIENT AND I'M IN SOU1IIFAST ASIA
TRAINING
Course Contents
Since the target group composed mostly
plantation
of end-users
workers
such
and smallholdcrs,
as farmers,
the topics
simple
covered
as possible
were designed
and to
to
be
be
completed
as
within one
training).
(lay (short
For
and
each
intensive
topic, the emphasis was on the
pesticides.
"dos and
The
don'ts"
important
of using
topics covered in the
toxicological
training programs
aspects
included
of pesticides (their imn.
residual
's of
characteristics;
action, persistence,
pesticide
and
application techniques;
for specific
the various
application
formulations
retuirements; and the safety
things
aspects
to do
of
before
using
and
pesticides);
after application; the
some
importance
aspects
of
on
protective
the cffect
clothing;
of pesticides on the environment;
the storage
proper
and disposal
procedures
of pesticides;
in
and also some aspects
of 1974.
of the
The
Pesticides
latter is
Act
to create :w~aeness among end-users of the legal
consequences of pesticide misuse.
Trainers
A special committee was set up with
Branch
the Director
as Chairman
of the Crop
to organize
Protection
training programs
the target
for the
groups.
trainers and
Members
also for
of this committee included
Officers
Senior
from the
Agriculture
Pesticides Section and from
Extension
the Extension
Branch was
Branch.
responsible
The
for selecting
the
the
training
relevant officers
so that they
to be
could,
given
in turn, conduct similar
groups
training
within
to the
their
target
states, districts, and extension
Tihe
areas.
Crop Protection Branch of tht Department
responsible
of
for
Agriculture
providing was
the
also
training materials
lecture
such as
notes,
films (documentaries),
slides, etc. Other professional
Malaysian
organizations,
Agricultural
such as the
Chemicals Association
Protection
and
Society,
the Malaysian
cooperated Plant
by providing guest
for
lecturers
training
and
members
materials
of
relevant
the ogrichemical companies and plantation workers.
TARGET GROUPS
The main target groups for the training were farmers, smallholders,
plantation staff and workers, representatives of the agrichemical industry, and
settlers of government land 9chemes.
OTHER SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
Lectures/Talks
Lectures and talks were given periodically. The Pesticides Section of the
Crop Protection Branch was responsible for providing the necessary notes,
slides, reference materials, and equipment. These lectures/talks were given to the