Workshop to Manage Pests & Pesticides in Tea

I am holding a workshop in Calcutta (Tolly Club) on the 17th of October 2014 on Managing Pests in Tea, using the Whole Ecosystem approach. Initially using pesticides  only as a last resort & then slowly phasing them out. There is a huge emphasis on creating a balance in the environment. So looking closely at predators & parasitoids and providing them little pockets to multiply & protect themselves from their own enemies. 

I look forward to who ever can make it for the workshop. I am appending a note I am circulating to the various stakeholders. I am trying to get all stakeholders represented at this workshop.

Warm regards

Harki

                       Managing Pests & Reducing Pesticides

                               WORKSHOP on 17^th October 2014

                              at the Tollygunge Club ( 10am to 5pm)

We have seen many of these headlines (& more) flashed across the media:

•        Pesticides in Indian tea, says Greenpeace India

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•        Tea from Indian Brands Have Pesticides: Study NDTV Cooks

•        Ban on WHO Class 1a & 1b chemicals & phase out of Class II

•        NO 2,4-D    *   NO PARAQUAT *  Sri Lanka bans Glyphosate

•        Tea Board curbs use of Pesticides & Chemicals

•        Tea Board, UPASI & TRA defend - Indian teas ‘SAFE’.

•        Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI)’s Position Paper on GP

•        Planters worried over TBoI rules - Aug. 27: The industry, … has expressed its inability to comply with the Tea Board of India’s stipulations on type & amount of pesticides & fertilisers.

•        Toxic tea report: Agrochemical industry body (CCFI) sues Greenpeace, seeks Rs.50 cr. in damages

 Planters asking -  “ WHAT do we DO?!  HOW do we MANAGE? ”

There certainly is a way out. To help find this Tea Technologies Outsourcing is holding a day long workshop on the 17^th of October in the Tollygunge Club. Those who want to really look for the way out, and willing to look beyond what we have been doing for decades, are requested to be there. While some are criticizing and others defending the chemicals & MRLs, lets start working at a real way out.  

Register by sending the appended form to teatechos@gmail.com. There are no sponsors, no donors & no funds with Tea Technologies Outsourcing and so we will require those attending to contribute Rs.2500/- per person.  Detailed programme of the workshop will be communicated in due course to the registered participants. We are trying to get most stakeholders to be there. All I can assure you is that we are not going down the well beaten path that has lost a lot of its relevance in todays changed environment / scenario. In case the numbers are small, we will still go right ahead, as the issue is big & the need huge.  ­­

Look forward to your participation

Harki Sidhu

Te@ Technologies Outsourcing

                                        

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