and Integrated Pest Management - part - usaid

TRAINING THE TRAINER BY INDUSTRY
E. F. Djohan
Association of Indonesian Pesticide Industry
P.T. Bayer Indonesia, Ratu Plaza Office Tower, 3rd. Floor
Ji. Jend. Sudirman, Jakarta, Indonesia
Most Indonesian rice farmers own small-sized farms of about 0.5 ha,
cultivating rice in rotation with root crops (cassava, sweet potato), pulses
(soybean, peanut) and maize. Due to the marginal level of these farming
enterprises, innovation is difficult. In the last decade the government has
introduced high yielding rice varieties, fertilizers, and pesticides. These efforts
are supported by subsidies on fertilizers and pesticides. Consequently, increases
in rice yields have been recorded every year.
With the growth of the pesticide market, the pesticide inidustry has built up
its field services to support its miarkeing activities. This paper reports on the
extension activities by the pesticide industry in the bimas/food crops sector in
Indonesia.
WIIAT TYPE OF TRAINING IS NEEDED?
The topics to be covered in any training must be of practical value, and we
have covered the following topics:
1. Identification of problem.
Visual symptoms are shown to identify a specific plant health problem.
2. Product recommendation.
A product/brand is recommended in detail such as:
- dosage/concentration
- time and frequency of application
- method of application
- precautions to be taken to prevent poisoning and pollution, and
- cost per application/season.
3. Demonstration and Training.
This is based on the principle of "learning by doing". The above-mentioned
learning items have to be demonstrated and trained correctly and precisely.
4. Genuine products.
To minimize the circulation of adulterated products, special attention is
given to identifying the genuine product from the false ones.
5. Agronomic practices.
In order to ensure a healthy crop, good agronomic practices are also
demonstrated; this includes sanitation, soil preparation, manuring, etc. In
the future good agronomic practices in the framework of integrated pest
management (IPM) will be instructed.