IPM Helps Albanian Farmers Raise Olive Yield

Environmentally sound weed, insect and disease management methods now permit farmers to grow olives organically, thus reducing pollution from pesticides. In Albania, many of these methods have been developed, introduced and studied by the IPM CRSP. With IPM CRSP guidance, and in collaboration with the Albanian Organic Agriculture Association (AOAA), three organic olive farms have been established for the first time in the Vlora region (Kanina, Aliban and Shamogjin), with a total of 5,400 olive trees.