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Practice: Controlled use of fertilisers . Implemented for: Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR-Macedonia and Greece.

Overview

Name Controlled use of fertilisers for Prespa Lake Integrated Ecosystem Management.
Intervention 2: Reducing Environmental
Impacts of Agriculture

Practice Controlled use of fertilisers

Project Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR-Macedo ...

Beneficiary country: Macedonia

Region: Beneficiary country Central and Eastern Europe Prespa Lakes

Details

Description: This approach provides of a solid basis to introduce good agricultural production principles using agrochemical laboratory testing and disease monitoring, managed by farmers’ associations. The pesticide applications are and excessive levels of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) in the soil are reduced by establishing a scientific monitoring and community-based information sharing system.

Comments: Macedonia/Albania

Implementation start date: 2005-01-01

Implementation end date: 2006-12-31

Link to project documents: Project documents http://prespa.iwlearn.org

Results

Other outcomes: Reduction of the environmental impacts of agriculture. Possibility for reducing production costs as a result of reduced fertiliser and pesticide use, and the improved marketability of products. Collaboration with local apple farmers to reduce negative environmental impacts (pesticides, water- and soil-use patterns etc.) while enhancing their productivity in a sustainable manner. The potential application of the technology on any farm, regardless of size and crop type. Reduction of the negative environmental impacts of agriculture.

Finance

Total co-finance (USD): 220,000

Total GEF/WB investment: USD 4.13 million

Contacts

Co-finance partners: UNDP

Project Manager: Akihito Kono

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