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USE OF PESTICIDES UNDER BANK-FINANCED PiOJCTS 403
must also be acceptable to
To the extent possible, they
countries (DMCs).
international organizations.
To help address these problems, tfe Asian Devclopment Bank has prepared a
tle selection of safe and cost..effective
manual to assist the Bank's staff in
It also contains informoion on the
pesticides under Bank-financed projects.
general activities in the Asia-Pacific region and on specific countries a; 'Country
Profiles'.
The manual is designed to make the Bank's project officers mce aware of
the many complex and interrelated issues associated with pesticide usage so that
merit and with due consideration to
on its own
each case may be considered
regulatory practices and existing legislation.