Understanding insect Pests, Problems with current model pest management, Impacts of monocultures of crops, pesticides and disturbance in agroecology etc, understanding Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM)

Fundamental principles of using agroecological approaches to pest and disease management

Pest and disease surveillance, Pest and disease diagnostic tools

Impact of climate change on the pest and diseases

Understanding plant diseases, Soil health and Plant diseases, Disease spread and their Management

What are weeds, why plants becomes weeds, soil types and weeds, crop micro climate and weeds

Crop wise pest management

Understanding basics of pest and disease management using locally available resources

BioEnterprises for production of bioinputs, Commercial organic formulations, role of traps etc

Teaching agroecological approaches, Farmer Field Schools etc