Food and Fertilizer Technology Center and Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Science are organizing an international workshop on enabling capacity in production and application of bio-pesticides and bio-fertilizers for soil-borne disease control and organic farming, which will be held from May 7-8 at the VAAS Center, Hanoi, Vietnam.
For the past 50 years, the “intensive and chemical-farming” cultural methods have been detrimental to soil health and water quality, leading to an increase in plant disease and other pest problems. Soil-borne diseases are one of the important factors which lead to low yields of agro-products. Most of the soil-borne pathogens are difficult to control by conventional strategies such as the use of resistant cultivars and synthetic pesticides. Soil application of fungicides is expensive and can be harmful to non-target microflora. Biological control has become a critical component of plant disease management and provides a unique opportunity for crop protection.
For further workshop information and registration please contact to Dr. Ngo Duc Minh (VAAS) via [email protected]