Even the most dynamic lecture or PowerPoint presentation can sometimes fail to inspire participants, which is why training experts from the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service (DAAS) have devised an Integrated Pest Management card game to support IPM training programmes.
The card game, developed by DAAS experts involved with ENDURE’s Network of Advisers, is designed to facilitate the implementation of IPM in small groups. It does this through a practical exercise, whereby participants seek to solve a local agricultural problem using only IPM.
Common to these local problems is the fact they are not easily solved with the application of pesticides, which means the group involved has to come up with alternatives.
The game consists of two parts:
How it is played:
The game is divided into two rounds:
The creators of the game note that it is an advantage to give the same case to more than one group, as it opens up better discussions about the choice of solutions. If the game follows a general presentation about IPM, it serves as practical repetition of the theory behind IPM.
You can download more information on how to use and play the card game below, along with a full set of solution cards and examples of relevant cases. More information is also available via the ENDURE Information Centre.
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