Lusine Nalbandyan

Yerevan, 2010

WEEK WITHOUT PESTICIDES

Aims to inform the civil society about the environmental and health issues connected with the use of pesticides and to certify that the alternatives for pesticides are available

The Week Without Pesticides:

Due to weeds, pests and diseases the world production of crops annually suffers 40 %

loss CropLife America 

Week Without

Pesticides

Week Without Pesticides in Armenia

Open Lesson “The Pesticides and our Reality” at the ASAU

RA is not supporting non-chemical pest management according to Article 3.9 of the Code of Conduct

RA has no crop specific IPM standards for main crops

RA is not invested in training programs for non-chemical pest management

RA has no financial public support programmes for non-chemical agriculture

Basic Information on Plants Protection Without Pesticides in Armenia

RoA Law on Organic Agriculture adopted on 08.04.2008

RoA Governmnet decision on: Establishment of the delivery order of certificate of compliance in the field of

agriculture Approval of a nominal list of allowable and limited allowable for use

compounds, including pesticides, means of soil structure improvement, fertility raising, plant protection and disinfection and about the establishment of application order

Establishment of the order of organic agriculture management, production, processing the produce in an organic way, packaging, storage, transportation and realization of plants and products of plant origin, animal husbandry and products of cattle breeding ( including the apiary produce)

Establishment of an emblem of compliance of the organic agricultural produce, certificate of compliance and the certificate forms of compliance of the production methods used in organic agriculture

Legislative Field

Several NGOs are active in the development of the organic and sustainable agriculture in rural communities

Goal of the AWHHE NGO To study the possibilities of reducing the use of

pesticides and developing organic agriculture in rural communities of Armenia

Situation in Public Sector

Preparation and dissemination of information materials

Raising Awareness Among Villagers Through

Information and Education Campaigns

Study

Alternative Agriculture in Experimental Fields and Orchards

Study and Application of IPM Approach

in Project Villages

•Curing of trees using plant tinctures instead of pesticides

Pest Control by using plant liquid -tinctures from wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and milfoil (Achillea millefolium) composition: 10 litres of water to 1 litre of plant tincture

Milfoil

Wormwood common

Field days during the treatment

Hunting belts against insects

Biological (pheromone) traps were hanged in each orchard against (Laspeyresia) seedworm

Agricultural centers in villages for implementing non-chemical methods of plants protection

Thank You!