It has been a year since APAARI started implementing the project on Asia Pesticide Residue Mitigation through the Promotion of Biopesticides and Enhancement of Trade Opportunities funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF). It is implemented in collaboration with the IR4 project, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and United States Agency for International and Development (USAID). APAARI partners with Rutgers University for technical coordination of the project. The South and Southeast Asian countries benefiting from this project include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. The objectives are to help these countries boost their export by increasing technical and functional expertise, improve the knowledge on pesticide analysis and reduce the exposure of farmers and consumers to higher-risk synthetic pesticide. This is done by improving capacity to manufacture and promote the use of biopesticides, as well as capacities to collaborate and engage with various stakeholders. The project is also strengthening regional cooperation and regulatory harmonization on maximum residue levels (MRLs) within and across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member states. With no exception to COVID-19, APAARI has faced several challenges in implementing the project in partnering countries. However, taking advantage of the virtual platforms, APAARI has successfully organized pre-inception and inception workshops, lab and field training, integrating training of trainers’ method. Despite the challenges, APAARI managed to sign MoUs with the partnering countries, supply equipment to the laboratories, and successfully conduct virtual lab demonstrations.