TANGA, June 30 -- FRUITS growers in the Kilimanjaro and Tanga regions are set to benefit from improved pest man-agement practices, thanks to a new initiative promoting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies aimed at reducing crop losses and dependence on chemical pesticides.

The project, titled ‘Fruit Tree Agro-Ecological-Based IPM, is being implemented by the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) in collaboration with the International Centre of In- sect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) based in Kenya.

The initiative introduces farmers to eco-friendly methods for combating de- structive fruit pests such as fruit flies and borers.

Technologies being promoted include pest and beneficial insect identification, use of...