Afghanistan Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture ... - part - usaid

Table of Contents
Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................. i
Table of Contents....................................................................................................................................iii
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................1
Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................3
Justification .............................................................................................................................................5
Country Background ...............................................................................................................................7
Revised ASAP Program Structure ..........................................................................................................9
ASAP Crops and Pests.........................................................................................................................13
Afghanistan Pesticides Active Ingredients............................................................................................15
Afghan Pesticide System Risk Profile Indicators ..................................................................................17
Impact of International Trade and Markets, Certification Schemes, Codes of Conduct, SPS Barriers,
and WTO Membership ..........................................................................................................................23
Standards and Certification Systems that Reduce Risk .......................................................................25
ASAP Pesticide Evaluation Report .......................................................................................................27
ASAP Safe Use Action Plan Recommendations ..................................................................................45
ASAP GAPs, IPM Techniques, and Pesticide Safe Use Training Program .........................................47
Table 1: Afghan ASAP Program Pesticides Decision Matrix................................................................49
Attachment 1: Scope of Work .............................................................................................................61
Attachment 2: Toxicity of pesticides: EPA and WHO classifications ....................................................64
Attachment 3: Afghanistan Pesticide Regulations ................................................................................67
Attachment 4: Restricted Use Pesticides Criteria .................................................................................75
Attachment 5: Botanical Pesticides, Repellents, and Baits Regulated by USEPA...............................81
Attachment 6: A General IPM Planning and Design Protocol...............................................................83
Attachment 7: ASAP Responses to Questionnaires.............................................................................88
Attachment 8: Mitigating Potential Pesticide Dangers ..........................................................................93
Attachment 9: Protective Clothing and Equipment Guide.....................................................................95
Attachment 10: Basic First Aid for Pesticide Overexposure .................................................................97
Attachment 11: Pesticide Disposal Options..........................................................................................99
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