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...

Sri Lanka's Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 of 1980 and the National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide of 1997 are among the five inspiring and impactful laws and policies that take home the Future...

Q&A on Pests and Pesticide Management