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inspectors. Pesticide retailers are also trained
hope thai
in the
the
program.
program will
Ultimately,
benefit we
farmers by providing them proper advice
pesticide
on
use.
The subjcct areas covered in the training
management program
cf crop
were
pests,
pest
pesticide
and pesticide
formulation,
methods, toxicity
safe and
and
effective
hazard, application
use, labelling and packaging,
pesticides, safe
regulations
storage
controlling
of
The
pesticides,
training etc.
program has been implemented
subject area,
step
location
by step,
and
depending
status of
on
pesticide
the
participants
use. From
were trained,
1981 to
with
1987,
each
2473
Depending
training activity
on the problems
having 20-60
and tLrget
participants.
groups,
have
the
included
titles of the
the
training
following: sessions
training
retailers,
of pest
training
observer,
of integrated
training of
pest
pesticide
management, training
pesticide
and
management,
workshop on
training
In 1987,
of pesticide
565 classes
analysis,
for pesticide
and training
administrators
of pest control.
and 2695 classes for farmers
'ill be conducted.
The :,ainng was organized by tie DFCP
Extension
or the
Service
provincial
(AES)
Agricultural
following
technical
guidelines
suhjects
prepared
were
by
officials
DFCP.
from
Lecturers
DFCP,
for
Crops, Agency
Bogor
for
Research
Public Ilealth
Institute
Research
for Food
and Development, and universities.
TRAINING OF PEISTICIDE RETAILERS
Training of pesticide retailers
guidelines
was organized
and a syllabus
by the
prepared
AES following
by DFCP.
participants
Each training
and lasted
session
3-5
had
days
20-30
depended
were
on
private
locality
pesticide
and need.
retailers
The participants
as well
Priority
as representatives
was given
of
to
farmer
those distributing
cooperatives.
and
relatively
those with
large
poor
quantities
storage of
facilities.
pesticides,
Instr::ctors
members for
of
the
the Crop
training
Protection
sessions
Division
were
the
of AES,
provincial
with additional
Public Health
lecturers
Service,
from
last
and
group
Agency
gave
for
lectures
Labor
ofn
Protection.
the safety aspects
This
of pesticide use, including pesticide
handling.
From 1979 to 1980 only a few
provinces,
training sessions
but in 1981
were
the
held
program
in certain
developed
with
to
2-8
cover
training
26 out of
sessions
27 provinces
in each.
(USS30,000)
A total
was
budget
provided
of Rp50
by the
million
Government
1981. Included
for implementing
in the training
the program
budget
in
were costs for travel and
participants
lodging of the
and their allowances.
In order to improve the implementation
workshop
of the
was
training
organized
program
jointly
by AES,
by DFCP
a
for
and
Asia
Agricultural
afnd the Pacific
Requisites
(ARSAP),
Scheme
and
Economic
the Pacific
and Social
(ESCAP)
Commission
of the United
for Asia
August
Nations,
to 5
at
September
Cisarua, Bogor,
1981.
from
The
24
programs
joint program
on training
was
in
a
pesticide
combination
management
of
with special reference to pesticide