Conference paper
Building capacity for weed management in the Lao PDR
Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, pp.64-67
Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC): Weed Biosecurity - Protecting Our Future, 21st (Sydney, Australia, 09-Sep-2018 - 12-Sep-2018)
Weed Society of New South Wales Inc.
2018
Abstract
Weed control in crops, mainly handweeding and hoeing, has traditionally been managed by women on small-holder farms. This is unsustainable due to labour scarcity, and this limits the adoption of productive systems in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR). Herbicides are available but knowledge on careful and effective chemical use is virtually non-existent. In addition, policies on the effective use of herbicides are needed to minimise environmental and health risks. For these reasons there is a need to build capacity in weed management and integrate non-chemical practices with new herbicidal options as they become available. The Crawford Fund has made a significant contribution to capacity-building in crop pest and disease management, and the aim is to extend this to weed management. Australian Government volunteers have worked in this program at specific locations with farmers and local government advisers and with support from key mentors. This paper recommends the key priorities for increasing capacity in weed management practices and policies. Furthermore, feed-back from volunteers provides guidance on ways to improve the professional and personal outcomes of the volunteering experience.
Details
- Title
- Building capacity for weed management in the Lao PDR
- Authors
- Deirdre Lemerle (Author) - Charles Sturt UniversityJohn Burley (Author) - John Burley ConsultingSarah Hain (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, LaosBrendon Bangma (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, LaosNicholas Pain (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, LaosSengphet Phantavong (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, LaosKylie Ireland (Author) - CSIRO Health and BiosecurityMadaline Healey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawLester Burgess (Author) - University of Sydney
- Contributors
- Stephen Johnson (Editor)Leslie Weston (Editor)Wu Hanwen (Editor)Bruce Auld (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, pp.64-67
- Conference details
- Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC): Weed Biosecurity - Protecting Our Future, 21st (Sydney, Australia, 09-Sep-2018 - 12-Sep-2018)
- Publisher
- Weed Society of New South Wales Inc.
- Organisation Unit
- Forest Industries Research Centre; Tropical Forests & People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451356102621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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