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agnc FAD Releases Guideline for Global Pesticide Use
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welVC countries in Eastern Europe. the
Cate:l5US ...d CmtJal
Asia will It... 'III'Od:ing with the Europc:aa Union (EU) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 10 manage their YMt stocks of obsolete pesticides in a plJtnmhip that was launched 1I FAD'I headquanm in Rome. It is estimHlcd that IlfUUnd 200 000 tonnes of obsolete peshcides. nearly hl\lf the world's Flcctpiles. an be found in twclve fen-mer SOlliet Union republics . Kept In tem of thousands of unrrotectcd si tes. they p<m a serious ~ to the heiIIth of the people: around thelll and to the environment . For the ne.,t 10llr years.
production
By Crus« Osag;t the EU IIld FMJ will invest £7 million to assist thcsc countries including
Anncoia.
Azerbaijan.
BellU\ls .
Georgia. Kyrgyzstan.
KllllIkhstan.
Moldova. lhe Ruulan Federation, Tajikistan. Tun:meniSlIWl. Ukraine. IIld Uzbekistan. 1llc aMilStance would be in mlWlaging obsolete pc5ticides and mlocing the risks of currall stocks. At the same time, the proj«t would build capaciay to .mua:: nsks from pesticides used in agncuhlll'e IlIId Ih'oid build- up of addition· aI Slockpih:!i in fulu~. " In the pmt decades. we wen: able to i~ food
significantly.
but III a huge IOU on lhe environme:IIl.~ uid JoK GflIZiano da Sih'• . Oin:ctor-GcncnI of FAD. "One of the oon:scqucnoes of this chemie:al . input. in tensive agriculture we adopted ~ the bands of obsolc:te pesticides lying abandoned amund the
..... d. "Pesticides may be • imponmt input for fllfTDing. but lhcy need 10 be used responsibly while protecting human health MKI the cnvll'onmelll fmm their advase effects . In our quest for .susta;oability and 10 IIM"l'1 the challenge of feeding. growing popuJ. lion while pn:5O'Ving our environment. we also nc:cd 10 take a good look • the
different options we hllve 10
proccd oops and
impro~
produaivity. ''This includes using natural ITICIK1J 10 pmlcd .xl improve aop yields through sustainable: crop in tensifi~ion, 01" 'save MKI grow' ttdlniques as we caJl it at FAO," Graziano da Silva Iddcd. e.lalyst -rhc EU b.a5 III established policy dialogue and co-operalion on environmen t rel.ed. issues with its eastern neighboUrs lind Cenlral Asian partncn,~ said the EU Arnbac;sador I....m:nce Algimon· Pist~ Hln iu new Ncighbouffiood Po licy. the EU will oontinue to pursue a higher lcvcl of cnvimn-
menl proIClClJon with its CIlStem partners and he a;Hllmlllcd 10 combat cnvi-
mnmental dc&r*Iation . TIus includes obsolete pesticides IIf1d other hazadous
chcnllcals ...... hose environmcI1tal and hcIlIth risks are !lot only. stake for- the Iq"ion but also fOf the EU.~
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The EU is conlnbuting million 10 the iniliaIiV!:. and FAD. which IS 10 act as Implementin, agency. hM allocated €J million in funding . Thi ~ initilllivc aims to act as : CIIlalySI for the dcYdop ment of obsolde pc5ticid. and hazardous waste mal! agemenf In lhe regIon. IY, hdping provide tne resources needed for techni cal and policy support to enable countries to help themselves
\\'or1dng Together Although aaivities will inch~ the actual disposal of stockpiles, lhc priOnlY hc:o; in bUIlding mpacities. for ~i1mple In the areas of legislallve ~fonn . pesllcide Iqislratlon proc.'ISSCS. the promotion of allcmatlYC5 to the mo"t hazardous chemlc:d~ In use and the dcvdopmcnt of rommum· OIIlun str.llqJC!' 10 rllISC awarenCS:<i among. filrmer; mId the public . Another Important goal is to establISh a IqlOnai forum geared 10 the mobilisation of the additional f':SOUrttS IICIt'ded for full scale dr::&1· up Ind the ron· stitu tlOn of a reglon·Wldc system capable of dealing with fUlu~ challenges postd by pesticides . Othcs crosS-CUlling activities Include a survey of regional waste management capacty In! tbe. (Rllion of a regional training a:n~ Key to achieving the ovcrnll aim of removing tOlie mBlcriNs from the region is the dcvclopment linkages bc:tWI:DJ miti. tives already nivl! to cnsu~ tbar all ~ IR
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