NEREAP3: The Northeast Regional Center for Integrated Pest Management (NE IPM)
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Inactive/Terminating
NEREAP3: The Northeast Regional Center for Integrated Pest Management (NE IPM)
Duration: 10/01/2001 to 09/30/2006
Administrative Advisor(s):
NIFA Reps:
Non-Technical Summary
Statement of Issues and Justification
Objectives
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To develop, transfer, and promote the adoption of efficient and sustainable agricultural, forestry, and other resource conservation policies, programs, technologies, and practices that ensure ecosystems integrity and biodiversity.
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Procedures and Activities
Expected Outcomes and Impacts
- Reduced dependency on pesticides.
- More secure and profitable agricultural and forestry production systems.
Projected Participation
View Appendix E: ParticipationEducational Plan
Direct participation by NE Cooperative Extension specialists and agents will be supplemented by extensive information on the Center's home page.
Organization/Governance
The IPM NEREAP committee will coordinate multi-institutional approaches to IPM teaching, research, and extension. The committee will support stakeholder listening activities, formulate priorities for regional competitive grant requests for proposals, and administer the Regional IPM Grants Program that is funded annually through the AREERA Section 406 authority, currently assigned to CSREES.
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