Technical guidelines - Provides general advice on the principles and processes for the registration of pesticides, including institutional and administrative arrangements. The guidelines highlight the vital role of inter- and intra-sectoral collaboration in the registration of pesticides in particular that of the health, environment and agriculture sectors.

Technical guidelines - Environmental Management Tool Kit volume1 The approach presented in Volume 1 is based on the...

Technical guidelines -  Environmental Management Tool Kit volume 2 Welcome to Volume 2 of the FAO Environmental Management Tool Kit (EMTK) for Obsolete Pesticides. The tool kit provides a practical set of methodologies to assist countries in the risk-based management of obsolete pesticides. The tool kit has been divided...

Technical guidelines - The purpose of these guidelines is to assist governments in taking the first step in the development and establishment of a basic reporting program for pesticide incidents, which have been defined as situations where pesticide exposure has resulted in a health or environmental problem. The...

Technical guidelines - These guidelines provide advice on the management of empty pesticide containers. The reuse of empty pesticide containers for storing food and water, represents a major health risk. Containers abandoned in the environment can lead to pesticide pollution in soil and groundwater. A container management scheme can minimize these...