SUBJECT OF CONTROL |
CONTROL PROGRAM |
Sunn Pest Control |
25.010.895 Decares |
Locust Control (Government Support) |
239.755 Decares |
Integrated Control |
6.168.994 Decares |
Works of Estimation and Warning |
1.389.980 Decares |
Support for Biological and Biotechnical Control
The Ministry promotes alternative control methods for reducing the use of pesticides and fighting against pesticide residue. Within this scope, producers conducting biological and biotechnical control have been provided with support payments since 2010.
Owing to the success gained so far in Biological and Biotechnical Control, 2012 has been regarded as a milestone. Moreover,
- While the producers conducting biological and biotechnical control in protected cultivation were paid 200 TL per decare in 2011, this amount increased to 430 TL, with an increase by 115 % in 2012.
- While the producers conducting biological and biotechnical control in the field were paid 40 TL per decare in 2011, this amount increased to 60 TL, with an increase by 50 % in 2012.
- While the Ministry was giving support for the use of useful insects and pheromone trap in protected vegetable cultivation and in tomato and citrus fruits production in the field in 2011, production of vineyard and apple, which carry great importance for Turkey in terms of consumption and exportation, was also taken under the content in 2012.
- Producers using biological and biotechnical control products since the beginning of 2012 could make use of these supports.
Works of Estimation and Warning
It is aimed to assess the climatic conditions which affect the density of populations, to decide on the need for pesticide application, to decide on the most suitable period for pesticide application, to warn the producers beforehand and therefore, to prevent the loss of cost, energy and time.
It is conducted in Turkey for apple (control of Venturia maequalis (Cke) Wint. and Cydia Pomonella) and for vineyard (control of Lobesia botrana and Plasmopara viticola).
Moreover, it is conducted in Potato, Tomato and Paddy for testing purposes.
By 2012, total 207 Stations of Electronic Estimation and Early Warning are available. Of them, 166 are for apple and 41 are for vineyard.
Training and Extension
Publication activities:
3000 books, 710.000 leaflets and 156.000 bills in various subjects were published and delivered to provinces within 2012.
Training activities:
In-service training; pilot studies of certified in-service training model on Integrated Control for Vineyard, Wheat, Apple and Citrus Fruits, and 77 technical personnel were provided with training in 2012. Under short-term in-service training activities, 1727 technical personnel were provided with training on plant health.