The International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (CoC) is a key tool for policymakers around the world. We asked pesticide management expert Béatrice Grenier, a chemist by training with over two decades of experience, why this 12-article document is so important. BG: The...

| 13:00 –15:00 CET The recording of the seminar is now available here The FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) is pleased to invite you to the third NSP seminar: Towards sustainable management of obsolete stocks and pesticide packaging through multi-stakeholder cooperation, which will...

Thaer Yaseen is the FAO Regional Plant Protection Officer for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, which embraces 18 countries. He says we need to step up efforts to register and handle pesticides in accordance with the...

Entomologist, ecologist and plant protection expert Buyung Hadi joined FAO as agricultural officer in charge of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) a year and a half ago. He says the concept of IPM has evolved throughout humanity’s long battle against bugs that feed on crops. HB: When...

The FAO Pesticide Registration Toolkit Team is very proud to announce that the Toolkit has been approved as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Good Practice in June 2021 by experts...