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| Central Integrated Pest Management Centre | |
|---|---|
| Name | Central Integrated Pest Management Centre |
| Formation | 1978 |
| Type | Research and advisory institute |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Region served | National |
| Leader title | Director |
| Parent organization | Ministry of Agriculture |
Central Integrated Pest Management Centre is a specialized national institute dedicated to integrated pest management policy, research, extension and training. The Centre operates at the intersection of agricultural science, public policy and rural development, interacting with institutions such as the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank, International Rice Research Institute and state agricultural universities. It provides technical guidance to ministries, provincial departments, farmer cooperatives and NGOs across diverse agroecological zones including the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Deccan Plateau and northeastern India.
The Centre functions as a hub linking Ministry of Agriculture, State Agricultural Universities, Central Integrated Pest Management Centre-adjacent research stations, and international bodies like the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, United Nations Environment Programme and World Health Organization. Its activities encompass surveillance, diagnostics, extension, policy advice and capacity building directed at stakeholders such as the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Krishi Vigyan Kendra networks, and farmer producer organizations including National Cooperative Development Corporation affiliates. The Centre's remit spans crops including rice, wheat, cotton, soybean and horticulture commodities traded through markets like the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation.
Founded in 1978 amid rising concern over pesticide overuse following examples from the Green Revolution era and incidents referenced in reports by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and the Stockholm Conference, the Centre took cues from institutes such as the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, CABI and the Bhopal gas tragedy aftermath reforms. Early collaborations involved the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Punjab Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and bilateral partners including the United States Agency for International Development and the European Union. Over successive Five-Year Plans the Centre expanded diagnostics labs, sentinel surveillance with partners like the Central Institute for Cotton Research and established training curricula aligned with standards from the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The Centre’s mission aligns with frameworks advanced by the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Montreal Protocol, and national regulations such as the Insecticides Act. Primary objectives include reducing reliance on synthetic insecticides, promoting biocontrol agents developed at places like the National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms and improving farmer livelihoods via integrated pest management protocols adopted by Krishi Vigyan Kendras and state extension services. It aims to harmonize pest management with standards from the Plant Protection Code and international trade obligations under the World Trade Organization.
Governance combines oversight from the Ministry of Agriculture and advisory input from committees with representatives from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Biodiversity Authority, Indian Council of Medical Research and academic partners including Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Organizational units mirror institutes such as the Central Institute of Fisheries Education: divisions for Entomology, Plant Pathology, Diagnostics, Socioeconomics and Extension, and Legal & Regulatory Affairs. A board of trustees includes appointees from public sector undertakings like National Chemical Laboratory and donor organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Programs include sentinel pest surveillance modeled on initiatives by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and community-based IPM demonstrations inspired by Farmer Field Schools and the System of Rice Intensification movement. Services range from field diagnostics and pheromone trapping support to certification schemes that interact with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and export promotion bodies like the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority. Training courses target extension officers from State Departments of Agriculture, private agrodealers, and farmer leaders associated with the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
Research priorities parallel work at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and the Central Potato Research Institute, focusing on biological control agents, pheromone technology, host plant resistance, and integrated tactics for invasive pests such as those documented by the Global Invasive Species Programme and the International Plant Protection Convention. The Centre publishes technical bulletins and peer-reviewed studies in journals associated with the Royal Entomological Society and collaborates on genomic projects with laboratories like the National Institute of Plant Genome Research and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Collaborative networks include bilateral projects with the United States Department of Agriculture, multicountry consortia under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, and regional engagement with SAARC agriculture initiatives. It partners with NGOs such as Pratham-affiliated rural programs, cooperative federations like the National Cooperative Union of India, and private sector firms in biotechnology and agrochemical regulation that interface with bodies like the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization.
Impact assessments cite reductions in pesticide load in monitored watersheds, yield stabilization in pilot districts, and adoption of IPM modules by Krishi Vigyan Kendra networks and state extension systems. Critics reference tensions with agrochemical companies represented in trade bodies such as the Federation of Seed Industry of India and raise concerns about scalability, funding linked to donors like the World Bank and intellectual property issues involving biotechnology firms and institutions like the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Debates mirror international controversies involving the Green Revolution, pesticide policy disputes reviewed by the Supreme Court of India, and trade disputes adjudicated by the World Trade Organization.
Category:Agricultural research institutes