Objectives

 

  •       Development and implementation of web-based pest monitoring and advisory services for emerging pests, diseases and any other significant problems in cotton crop

  •       Sharing the information on pest scenario with state / central agencies for developing IPM strategies

  •      Awareness through validation and demonstration of management strategies, trainings and electronic media to enhance the capabilities of farmers

  •       Socio-economic studies for impact analysis

  •     Collection of real time weather data, development of pest correlation with weather data and statistical     analysis of pest data for hot spots

  •              Monitoring of resistance in pink bollworm population.

         Under this project 13 cooperating centers have been selected in 9 states of our country and KVKAhmednagar is one of those collaborating centes where the project is being implemented since 2010-11.