Scientists, researchers, and agricultural experts from several countries (including India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Honduras) recently gathered in the rural town of Bharatpur, Nepal, to learn more about an inexpensive, environmentally friendly bio-agent called Trichoderma.
Keith Pierce, the communications coordinator for Virginia Tech’s Outreach and International Affairs office attended the workshop. Pierce prepared a short video focusing on how this beneficial fungi is developed and applied.
With input from OIRED Communications Director Miriam Rich, Pierce prepared a feature for Virginia Tech’s Outbursts Magazine focusing on how how the Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab is helping thousands of farmers worldwide switch from toxic pesticides to Trichoderma to fight insects, weeds, and soil-borne viruses.