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IPM Adoption


IPM principles have become widely accepted by farmers in the United States and around the world. Estimates of private sector adoption of IPM in agriculture range from 50% to 75% or more of the acreage depending on the crops involved and the definition for IPM used in the estimate. Adoption of IPM in the United States has been supported by USDA and through an extensive network of IPM programs at land grant universities and Cooperative Extension services in every state. In addition to conducting basic and applied research, these institutions provide education and training for growers, private consultants, and other practitioners.

The environmental benefits of IPM have led government agencies to support the expansion and use of IPM. For example, IPM has become the guiding paradigm for pest control of the Department of Defense on its facilities and has been the cornerstone of federal policies in several Administrations.

Internationally, the Green Revolution has also led to the spread of IPM programs in developing countries. IPM has become the centerpiece for agricultural development programs of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization through the Global IPM Facility, the World Bank through the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development through its Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP). Novel methods such as participatory research and farmer field schools have been used to increase yields and returns in developing areas through IPM adoption. These programs have been used to introduce the judicious use of new pesticide technologies, to increase safe pesticide use practices and improve the quality and yield of agricultural crops.