RICE PEST CONTROL -- Rice farmers in Koronadal Mindanao take a pest damage assessment test during an FAO IPM field training course. In 1985, farmers in the Philippines who adopted IPM techniques achieved average, or better than average rice yields while r - - 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