The project aims to reduce the use of chemicals
and other agricultural pollutants through
integrated participatory pest management by the
local community in the Plain of Garmsar. The
project will empower the local community towards
sustainable management of the agro-ecosystem by
promoting environmental friendly practices. The
local community will be trained to make use of
the suitable natural predators and beneficial
biota for biological pest control. As a
practical solution to the contamination of the
soil and groundwater resources by the released
effluents from the 600 animal farms in the
plain, biogas techniques and procedures will be
introduced and a unit will be established in a
cattle farm. The farmers trained in this project
will organize and conduct ‘Farmer’ to ‘Farmer’
training workshops and study tours for farmers
from other villages. The women’s association
will be trained to set up an outlet to market
the organic crop. At the end, one workshop on
site and another in Tehran will be conducted to
disseminate the experiences and lessons learned
for the stakeholders and other NGOs. The best
practices will be documented as films, brochures
and booklets.
