populations and activities and yet be favorable for 

 selected crops or animals. 



New pest control practices, chemicals, equipment, 

 and procedures for their application are continually 

 evolving from the numerous agricultural research 

 centers and industrial laboratories worldwide. Many 

 developing countries, however, lack the trained 

 scientists, avenues of communication, or capabilities 

 for conducting innovative applied research to select 

 and adapt appropriate control measures to local 

 situations. Individual countries require assistance in 

 training scientists in appropriate disciplines, 

 identifying problems, and carrying out effective pest 

 control measures. 



Rationale for Selecting this Topic 



Possibly no area of technical assistance to improve 

 food production in developing countries has been as 

 favorably received by farmers and herdsmen as has 

 protecting crop plants and livestock from harmful 

 pests. This adoption has been most notable in the 

 breeding of cereal crops for resistance to pests and 

 for high yield capabilities. In cattle, crossbreeding 

 with the N f Dama and other selected strains has extended 

 resistance to a number of diseases and insects. Fomney 

 Marsh sheep carry resistance to parasites and have 

 potential benefits in sheep breeding programs. 

 Further, the use of herbicides, insecticides, 

 fungicides, vaccines, and inoculants has often produced 

 dramatic controls for the epidemics that have 

 threatened both the food supply and health of people in 

 many countries. The successful application of these 

 techniques and principles could mean dramatic advances 

 in food production in the poorest parts of the world. 



The United states has much experience in supplying 

 and transferring pest control technologies, including: 



— Knowledge and techniques for breeding crops and 

 livestock with genetic capabilities for resisting 

 many different pests while sustaining high 

 productivity and preserving the qualities desired 

 at local levels. 



— Know-how and experience in devising cultural and 

 management practices coupled with sanitary measures 

 that reduce the damaging effects of various pests. 



— Ability to manufacture herbicides, insecticides, 

 fungicides, vaccines, and nematicides that are 

 relatively safe environmentally and that are 

 available to the developing countries for use in 

 integrated pest control programs. 



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