Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a system approach that combines a wide array of crop production and protection practices to minimise the economic losses caused by the pests (insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds, rodents, birds etc.). It emphasizes on careful monitoring of pests and conservation of their natural enemies. NCIPM has made a modest beginning in achieving the goals of IPM and is now making essential and pragmatic efforts to develop computer based programmes for storage and retrieval of information on different aspects of IPM. Programmes have been developed for number of crops for promoting environmentally sound IPM technologies. Centre is striving for effective co-operation with All India Coordinated Crop Improvement Programmes; Crop Research Institutes; SAUs; DST; Environment and Bio technology Deptts of GOI; National Remote Sensing Agency; IMD; NIC and DPPQ&S; NGOs and Industries for implementation of its programmes.

Mandate

• To develop and promote IPM technologies for major crops so as to sustain higher crop yields with minimum ecological implications.
• To develop information base on all aspects of pest management and to advise on related national priorities and pest management policies.
• To establish linkages and collaborative programmes with other national and international institutes in the area of IPM.
• To extend technical consultancies.

Location

The National Centre for Integrated Pest Management is located about 8 km west of the New Delhi Railway Station, about 7 km west of Krishi Bhawan, which houses the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and about 22 km north-east of Indira Gandhi International Airport at Palam. The location stands at 28.080N and 77.120E, the height above mean sea level being 229 metres (750 feet).

NCIPM on map

Facilities Available

Agricultural Research Information System (ARIS) Cell

ARIS cell of centre is equipped with latest computer hardware and software to cater to the need for scientific work.  All the computers in the centre are interlinked with LAN. The computer cell is engaged in development of user friendly software to popularize IPM.

 

Geographic Information System (GIS) Lab 

A Geographic Information System (GIS) lab has been developed with GIS workstations, digitiser, plotter and necessary accesso and it is being used for producing pest distribution maps and pest forecasting.

NCIPM Library

The library of the centre now has 2106 books and regularly subscribes about 30 International and National journals on IPM and plant protection.  The library is unique as it has the latest publication in the field of plant protection. The library is being managed by a computer software developed by the centre ARIS cell. It also has the CD-ROM of CABI AND AGROCOLA for references. Seventeen bulletins, folders and pictorial guides published by the centre in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Marathi are also available in the library. The library is also a member of DELNET.

Diagnostic Lab

The diagnostic lab of the centre is engaged in pragmatic approach for mass production of bio-agents (Trichogramma chilonis. T. japonicum and Chrysoperla carnea). It is substantially able to meet the requirement of bio-agents needed for the IPM validation programmes of the centre. Further to it training programmes are being conducted to encourage entrepreneurs to come forward for making boi-agents available locally to the farmers. This will help in removing one of the bottlenecks of timely and local of quality bio-agents. 

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