TUNISIA: Diagnosis study for the management and use of pesticides for the development of a national action plan for preventing out of date obsolete stocks

Project description

CA 17 International covered the following activities:

• Analysis of the regulatory framework governing the agricultural pesticides sector and its degree of harmonisation within the FAO’s Code of Conduct and the relevant international conventions ratified by Tunisia;
• Analysis and exploitation of data as extracted from the inventory of obsolete pesticide stocks, in order to anticipate or even prevent the causes that were the origin of their formation;
• Description and monitoring of the route/life cycle of the most commonly used pesticides in Tunisia;
• Promotion of integrated pest and vector control;
• Identification of awareness actions and training needs;
• Development of a national action plan

Project goals

The objective of the study was to make a diagnosis of the management and use of pesticides for the development of the national action plan towards prevention of future obsolete stocks.

Services provided

CA 17 International engaged the following experts:

• 1 Project Leader, IPM Expert;
• 1 Lawyer ;
• 1 Pesticide Management Expert;
• 1 Phytopharmacist;
• 1 Communication / Extension Specialist.