Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

The population of India is expected to approach 1.6 billion by the year 2030, with a yearly growth rate of 1.8%. This population growth would result in a yearly demand for an additional 2 million tonnes of edible cereal. Concerns regarding food security will continue to exist in India despite the country's recent success in achieving food grain self-sufficiency. The potential to bring additional land under cultivation is limited, agricultural production technology has begun showing signs of fatigue, and the natural production resource base has degraded. Despite these realities, increases in agricultural productivity must be achieved without compromising the natural foundations of the industry. There is a pressing need for innovative instruments that can simultaneously produce sufficient sustenance while safeguarding the environment and human health. M.S. Swaminathan, a famous scientist in agriculture suggests that 21st-century farming practices make use of Bioengineering, Information Technology, and environmental technology. IPM is an abbreviation for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) which describes this method. This study examines a review of IPM strategies for sustainable agriculture, its current practices, and future directions.