International training for Nepal and Bangladesh officials on “ Production protocol of biocontrol agents for the management of Fall armyworm”

A five-day training programme on the “Production protocol of biocontrol agents for the management of Fall armyworm” was organized at ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru for seven officials from Nepal and Bangladesh during 22nd -26th May 2023.

The training was sponsored by USAID, under the Feed the Future Nepal Integrated Pest Management Program (FTFNIPM) and Feed the Future Bangladesh Integrated Pest Management (IPMA) program funded by USAID.

The focus of the training was to provide hands-on training on the Production protocol of biocontrol agents for the management of Fall armyworm.

Dr. S. N. Sushil, Director, ICAR-NBAIR chaired the inaugural and valedictory program. In his address, he emphasized that closer working with neighbouring countries is essential to ward off the threat due to alien invasive pests. He also emphasised the importance of regional cooperation in the field of pest identification and sustainable management of invasive pests.

The training programme will enable the parcipants to setup production units or fine-tune the methodologies adopted at existing units in their respective countries.