Status report on sugar cane agrochemicals ... - Sucre Ethique

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Adopting best practices
To foster better use of agrochemicals in sugarcane cultivation, further work is needed to implement
the recommendations of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of
Pesticides. Remedying the chronic problem of poor implementation and enforcement in the developing
countries requires strengthening these countries’ institutional capacities, notably through
training of regulatory agency personnel, establishment of laboratories for risk assessment, as well
as the provision of � nancial resources, farmer training and education. Such e� orts should build on
bottom-up strategies and collaboration among all parties involved, not least in order to build trust
between the farming community and the experts providing advice on chemicals use.
The governments in the developed world should assist developing country governments to
improve their chemicals registration, control and enforcement procedures. The chemicals industry,
in turn, has a key role in promoting the use of alternative, less harmful pest management
practices, providing training and information to chemical users, as well as actively collaborating
with governments and stakeholders when implementing adequate risk assessment and
chemicals regulation procedures.
<strong>Status</strong> <strong>report</strong> on sugar cane
agrochemicals management
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