A woman farmer in Zamboanga collects pests and predators in a rice field during an FAO IPM training course. In 1985, farmers in the Philippines who adopted IPM techniques achieved average or better than average rice yields while reducing pesticide use by - - Rice pest control. In Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand, 36 million tonnes of rice are lost annually through pests and competition from weeds. By 1987, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Intercountry programme for the Developm