The FAO GCP (Government Cooperative Programme) agreement was signed with Georgia on 11 April 2012, with the project implemented jointly by:

• Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) responsible for implementation of Outcome 1 linked to management of obsolete pesticides
• Ministry of Environment (MoE) responsible for Outcome 2 linked to the management of new pesticdes used in agriculture

The country Operational Manual (OM) sets the following priorities:

• Establish a Steering Committee within government (MoA, MoE, MoH and other stakeholders such as the emergency unit of ministry of internal affairs) and elaborate the scope of work;
• Establish a project management unit and detailed action plan (or use existing steering committee of the UNDP project);
• Mapping of contaminating sites;
• Loading the data of inventory into PSMS system;
• Destruction any repacked and left over OP in country (not less than 60 tonnes);
• Collaboration plan with existing projects in the country (such UNEP and UNDP.);
• Awareness raising strategy related to the hazards of OP;
• Awareness rising strategy related to life-cycle management of pesticides ;
• IPM strategy for the main crops in Georgia;
• Development of a website for dissemination of information and guidelines elaborated during the project (related to OPs, POPs management and IPM);
• Assessment of gaps in legislation on waste and pesticide management;
• Co-ordinate activities in relation to new EU initiatives in the country; and
• Development of a national awareness and communications plan linked to the above activities.