Table IV.5. Fees Charged For the Various <strong>Plan</strong>t Protection Services Source: <strong>Plan</strong>t Health Services, <strong>Plan</strong>t Protection Act 1997. 90
A 1997-2000 <strong>in</strong>ventory revealed 1,200 tons of obsolete pesticides <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> located <strong>in</strong> 400 storage sites countrywide. The reasons <strong>for</strong> the accumulation <strong>in</strong>clude: excessive donations from western governments, poor storage, the products were banned and subsequently abandoned, and <strong>in</strong>effective coord<strong>in</strong>ation between the multiple <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> import<strong>in</strong>g and distribut<strong>in</strong>g CPPs. There are no facilities <strong>for</strong> the disposal of obsolete pesticides <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong>, and the government does not have the f<strong>in</strong>ances to build them. However, <strong>Tanzania</strong> has been earmarked <strong>for</strong> fund<strong>in</strong>g by the African Stockpile Program (ASP) 26 and implementation is scheduled to beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> July 2004 and take 4 years. In the <strong>in</strong>terim, ef<strong>for</strong>ts are be<strong>in</strong>g made us<strong>in</strong>g funds from FAO (10 million Tsh or US $10,000) to clean up sites that are <strong>in</strong> critical shape and cannot wait until 2004. Support<strong>in</strong>g Institutions A number of <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong>fluence the development and effectiveness of the CPP <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong>. Agrochemicals Association of <strong>Tanzania</strong> The Agrochemicals Association of <strong>Tanzania</strong> (AAT) is a private, non-profit organization established <strong>in</strong> 1989. It is registered with the Registrar of Societies and affiliated with Crop Life International (the <strong>in</strong>ternational association of agrochemical manufacturers). AAT objectives <strong>in</strong>clude: • Develop and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> a bus<strong>in</strong>ess climate favorable to the growth of the <strong>in</strong>dustry. • Consult the government <strong>in</strong> enact<strong>in</strong>g suitable legislation <strong>for</strong> the CPP <strong>in</strong>dustry. • Increase public awareness of the value of pesticides <strong>in</strong> agriculture and public health. • Create regional and <strong>in</strong>ternational l<strong>in</strong>kages. 26 The ASP is a comprehensive ef<strong>for</strong>t to clean up obsolete stockpiles <strong>in</strong> Africa with<strong>in</strong> a decade. The World Bank and the global <strong>in</strong>dustry association, CropLife International, have endorsed the project and it is be<strong>in</strong>g sponsored by FAO, UNEP, UNIDO, AfDB, and EAC. The ASP has the follow<strong>in</strong>g components: (a) cleanup of exist<strong>in</strong>g stocks; (b) build domestic capacity to deal with obsolete pesticides; and (c) awareness and prevention programs targeted at stockists, farmers, and government regulatory <strong>in</strong>stitutions to avoid reaccumulation. So far 15 countries have been earmarked <strong>for</strong> fund<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Tanzania</strong>. 91 AAT has a voluntary code of conduct to encourage members to adhere to certa<strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>imum standards of practice while manufactur<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>for</strong>mulat<strong>in</strong>g, packag<strong>in</strong>g, stor<strong>in</strong>g, and distribut<strong>in</strong>g CPPs. At the present time there are 15 members and f<strong>in</strong>ancial resources come from members’ annual subscriptions, fund rais<strong>in</strong>g activities, and donations from Crop Life <strong>Tanzania</strong>. <strong>An</strong>nual fees are presented <strong>in</strong> Table IV.6. Through its affiliation with Crop Life <strong>Tanzania</strong>, the association benefits its members <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g ways: • Offers technology demonstration and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> partnership with the private sector. • Promotes the exchange of ideas on important issues, <strong>for</strong> example, how to handle expired and obsolete stocks and how to tra<strong>in</strong> farmers <strong>in</strong> the best use of pesticides. • Keeps them abreast of current issues fac<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>dustry and of what is happen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> other countries Table IV.6. Agrochemical Association of <strong>Tanzania</strong>, <strong>An</strong>nual Fees regard<strong>in</strong>g issues of <strong>in</strong>terest to the agrochemical <strong>in</strong>dustry. AAT is <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g activities: • Attends meet<strong>in</strong>gs/sem<strong>in</strong>ars that have relevance to the Association’s goals and objectives. • Attends TPRI’s PARTS meet<strong>in</strong>gs on technical control issues and registration procedures. • Embarks on media campaigns to educate the public on the proper use of pesticides.