LEISA Magazine | 23.4 | December 2007
As our magazine has regularly shown, there have been many positive pest management experiences during these last 20 years. As a result of a comprehensive IPM approach, farmers have been able to increase their yields and incomes.
Many examples have shown a reduced reliance on pesticides, effectively diminishing their use. IPM has had many successes, but the magnitude of the problem which farmers currently face forces us to look once again at pests and diseases and at their management.