Status report on global Neem usage - Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

4. NEEM IN DEVELOPMENT-COOPERATION PROJECTS
Neem Initiative by the "Institute of Agriculture"
Short description: The GO "Institute of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection" in
Birbhum, West Bengal, India, is working, inter alia, on the development of neem products
such as natural pesticides and pharmaceutical products and on the dissemination of the
various possible forms of usage.
Green College, Uni Oxford, UK
Started in 1999 to investigate intervention points to improve the use of the non timber
product neem fruits. In cooperation with HDRA (see Ghana) a questionnaire, e-mail and
project planning workshop has been carried out.
Literature:
S. NAIK, J. DANIEL, FJ CHILDS, JR CHAMBERLAIN, PJC HARRIS, DIFID 2000. Report on
the current and potential use of neem in India, 22 pp.
INDONESIA
Large numbers of neem trees can be found in Lombok, Bali and the neighbouring dry islands
including eastern Java. Due to the Asian crisis and the subsequent devaluation of the
Indonesian Rupee there is high potential for neem pesticides in Indonesia. In cooperation
with the NGO “Konphalindo”, Jarkarta, the Pesticide Service Project organised in 1997 an
international conference on non-synthetic pesticides with focus on neem with speakers from
India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Germany. Proceedings are available by GTZ.
DSF, Dharma Swadaya Foundation
Founded: 1994
Short description: NGO in Mataram on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, is endeavouring to
disseminate the neem tree and propagate its potential usage as a pesticide. Today about
300 000 neem trees are thriving in Lombok.
Key objectives and activities: Translation of the GTZ brochure "Neem - A Natural Insecticide"
into Indonesian; plant neem trees; seed production for simple "home made insecticides" by
farmers; demonstrate how to use neem insecticides with the sustainable agriculture
Target group: Farmers on Lombok and the neighbouring islands.
Mimbian Api Cinta Kasih Foundation
This NGO based in Bali is working among others on eco-friendly agriculture and some of its
international members have working experience with neem collection and processing since
more than 10 years. Starting with implementation of a collection system for neem kernels for
export (mainly USA including Hawaii, Australia), now the local market is addressed. The
NGO has been assisted by GTZ’s Pesticide Service Project in processing of neem oil.
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