IPM for vegetable production Members: Temporary animator : Richard - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

IPM for vegetable production  Members: Temporary animator : Richard Meadow, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Head of Plant Protection Section, Dept. of Plant Sciences, richard.meadow@nibio.no. Participants : Secretary : to be defined

IPM for vegetable production  Objectives :  To provide farmers and growers with the tools to implement the Sustainable Use Directive and address National Action plans.  To establish a platform to identify the gaps and to prioritise and agree research objectives and to influence the direction of future research calls.  To enhance collaboration to share information and address common problems.  To engage with researchers in all countries within the EU.  To promote communication for information exchange, collaboration, setting standards, with other EUVRIN groups.  To achieve sustainable approaches to pest management through agroecology, system level integration of techniques, biopesticides, chemical ecology, beneficial insects, physical barriers, new technical solutions to address new pest problems, DSS for pests and diseases and other approaches  To establish good links with other areas of expertise in agriculture and the wider industry.

IPM for vegetable production  Meeting date or period :  Once a year for a meeting  Comments:  Include researchers from companies?