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Feed the Future Nepal Integrated Pest Management (FTFNIPM)

(Nepal): USAID's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) activity will invest FY 2021 resources to increase farmers' adoption of IPM for vegetables, maize, rice, and lentils by promoting the use of an integrated package of technologies and practices to minimize the use of chemical pesticides. Endorsed by USAID and the Government of Nepal, IPM minimizes the use of chemical pesticides while effectively controlling pests and diseases to benefit farmers, consumers, and the environment. Through training and targeted technical assistance, it will build public and private sector stakeholders' capacities for science-based pest management and pesticide selection processes to reduce pests, including Fall Armyworm, pesticide risk, and conduct pesticide safety training of trainers. Using FY 2021 funds, this activity will partner with agro-dealers to conduct field trials and demonstrations of IPM technologies side-by-side with conventionally treated crops. It will closely collaborate with other Feed the Future activities to share methods and practices that have proven successful in managing pests using integrated methods. The activity will expand the scale of its interventions to improve technologies and practices with women and marginalized groups, and train and empower women scientists and plant health professionals. .Virginia Tech University was selected due its technical capacity to implement this intervention in partnership with its Nepal-based sub-awardees and with public and private sector stakeholders. This activity will utilize $50,000 of Adaptation - Indirect directives. It contributes to USAID/Nepal's CDCS DO2: Broad-Based and Inclusive Economic Growth Fostered, and Embassy Kathmandu's ICS Goal Two: Increase America's prosperity by developing Nepal as a reliable economic partner... .. .