Last updated: December 2006
Plant Protection Organization Chart
Important Contact Addresses
Responsible Ministry/Ministries
Federal Ministry of
Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Mr
Muhammad Ismail Qureshi
Secretary,
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Block – B, Pakistan Secretariat
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 51) 9210351
Fax: (+92 51) 9210616
Website: www.pakistan.gov.pk
Address for nominations
Office, Department of
Plant Protection
Mr Allah Rakha Asi, Adviser
and Director General
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Jinnah Avenue, Malir Halt
Karachi 75100, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 21) 9248612-15
Fax: (+92 21) 9248673
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.plantprotection.gov.pk
Operational Offices:
Plant Protection
Plant Quarantine
Pesticide Registration
Office, Department of Plant
Protection
Mr Allah Rakha Asi, Adviser
and Director General
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Jinnah Avenue, Malir Halt
Karachi 75100, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 21) 9248612-15
Fax: (+92 21) 9248673
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.plantprotection.gov.pk
Surveillance, Pest Outbreaks and Invasive Species Management
Other Useful Contact Addresses
Department of Agriculture Punjab
Office,
Department of Agriculture
Mr Fiaz Bashir, Secretary Agriculture
Punjab Secretariat
Davis Road
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 42) 9210499
Fax: (+92 42) 9211796
Department of Agriculture Sindh
Office,
Department of Agriculture
Mr
Muhkum Din Qadri, Secretary Agriculture
Sindh Secretariat
Toghlaqe House
Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 21) 9211468
Fax: (+92 21) 9211469
International Contact Points
National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) Contact Point (for IPPC/APPPC)
Department of Plant
Protection
Mr
Tasneem Ahmad, Deputy Director (Q)
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Jinnah Avenue, Malir Halt
Karachi 75100, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 21) 9248669 / 9248612-15
Fax: (+92 21) 9248673
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.plantprotection.gov.pk
WTO-SPS Contact Point
Department of Plant
Protection
Mr Allah Rakha Asi, Adviser
and Director General
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Jinnah Avenue, Malir Halt
Karachi 75100, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 21) 9248612 / 9248607
Fax: (+92 21) 9248673
E-mail/Internet: [email protected]
Rotterdam Convention (PIC) DNA Pesticides (P)
Department of Plant
Protection
Mr Allah Rakha Asi, Adviser
and Director General
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Jinnah Avenue, Malir Halt
Karachi 75100, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 21) 9248607
Fax: (+92 21) 9248673
E-mail: [email protected]
Stockholm Convention (POP) National Focal Point
Ministry of
Environment
Joint
Secretary and Director General (Environment)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 51) 9202574
Fax: (+92 51) 9202211
Basel Convention Competent Authority (CA) and Focal Point
Ministry of
Environment
Joint
Secretary and Director General (Environment)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: (+92 51) 9202574
Fax: (+92 51) 9202211
E-mail:[email protected]
Montreal Protocol Focal Point
– |
Selected Country Statistics
Agricultural Population |
67.5 million |
Agricultural Land |
22.1 million ha |
GDP $130 000 million |
Agric. GDP: 22% |
GNI per capita: $847 |
Undernourishment: 23% |
Main crops grown: |
GDP = Gross Domestic Product; GNI = Gross National Income; Hunger = Population below minimum energy requirement
Last updated: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules
1976 Pakistan Plant Quarantine Act
1967 Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules
2005 Biosafety Rules and Biosafety Guidelines
Web source for further information: –
Policies (regarding plant quarantine) |
Yes |
No |
Does phytosanitary legislation cover domestic quarantine? |
x |
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Does phytosanitary legislation cover import quarantine? |
x |
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Does phytosanitary legislation cover export quarantine? |
x |
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Does phytosanitary legislation cover living modified organisms? |
x | |
Is plant quarantine a separate organization from animal quarantine? |
x |
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Other
policy initiatives (under review/progress) |
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Web source for further information: www.plantprotection.gov.pk |
Organization of Plant |
Responsible
Organizational Unit |
Pest Risk Analysis |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
National standards development |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
International notifications |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
Import: |
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Import permits |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
Import inspections |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
Emergency action |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
Export: |
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Phytosanitary certificates |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
Treatment of commodities |
MINFAL/PPD/PLANT QUARANTINE |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2005-2006 |
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Number of plant quarantine officers authorized to inspect/certify |
22 |
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Total qualified personnel for plant pest risk analysis |
2 |
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No. of quarantine offices |
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Entry points (sea/air/land/mail = total) |
13 |
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post-entry plant quarantine containment facilities |
10 |
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Other offices | ||
No. of quarantine service diagnosis laboratories |
4 |
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In-country
recognized specialist capacity to analyze samples |
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No. of laboratories for insect/mite (arthropod) samples |
9* |
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No. of laboratories for bacteria samples |
02 |
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of laboratories for virus samples |
01 |
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of laboratories for fungus samples |
9* |
|
of laboratories for mycoplasma samples |
01 |
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of laboratories for nematode samples |
03 |
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No. of laboratories for plant/weed samples |
9* |
|
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of laboratories for other pests (snail, slug, rodents, etc.) |
01 |
* four Agriculture Universities and five (one NARC) agriculture research institutes and PPD |
Pest-Free Areas |
Responsible Organizational Unit |
|
Overall management |
– |
|
– surveillance |
– |
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– management |
– |
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– certification |
– |
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List of target pest species and crops ISPM 4 |
Number of sites in [year] |
|
Fruitfly (Mango, citrus, guava, melon etc.) |
– |
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Bollworm (Cotton) |
– |
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Powdry Mildew (Mango, citrus, melon etc.) |
– |
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Weeds (Rice, wheat and cotton) |
– |
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List of target pest species and crops ISPM 10 |
Number of sites in [year] |
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Key Situation Indicators
International Trade |
Year: 2005-2006 |
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Main Import Plant Commodities |
Main countries/areas of origin |
Quantity (tons) |
Lint Cotton |
Central Independent States (CIS), USA, Egypt etc. |
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Pulses |
Australia, Malaysia, China, India, Iran, USA and Canada etc. |
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Medicinal Herbs |
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand and India |
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Vegetables Seeds |
Europe, Egypt, etc. |
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Main Export Plant Commodities |
Main destination countries |
|
Rice |
United Arab Emirates, African countries, Iran, China, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait |
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Fresh and dry Fruits |
Middle East, European Countries and Russia |
69 379 |
Fresh Vegetables |
Middle East and European Countries |
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Medicinal Herbs |
Indonesia, Sri Lanka |
Cooperation Projects |
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Title (Purpose/Target) |
Donor | Amount |
Years (start-end) |
None | |||
Title of government follow-up programmes |
Amount |
Years (start-end) |
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None |
Key Operation Indicators
Institutional Functions |
Year: 2005-2006 |
No. of import permits issued |
13 862 |
Number of import inspections carried out |
1 |
No. of emergency phytosanitary treatments taken on imports |
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No. notifications of non-compliance |
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No. of conventional phytosanitary certificates issued |
69 379 |
No. of electronic phytosanitary certificates issued |
0 |
Number of quarantine pests intercepted |
Year: |
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Top three commodities |
Top three pest/commodity |
# of interceptions |
Lists of Regulated Pests |
Year of last update |
Insects |
Pathogens |
Plants |
Number of quarantine pests |
1994* |
59 |
68 |
– |
Number of regulated non-quarantine pests |
1994* |
14 |
57 |
3 |
Number of regulated import articles |
15** |
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Web source for further information: |
* All the pests included in the A-1 List of the Asia and Pacific region are quarantine pests of Pakistan. Lists A-1 & A-2 of the Asia Pacific Plant Protection Agreement. Compiled as per the recommendation of the working group for A-1 & A-2 Pests in the 18th Session of APPPC. Pp. 181 |
** Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules elaborates details of these plants |
Pest Risk Analysis |
Insects |
Pathogens |
Plants |
No. of PRA completed and documented (according to ISPM) |
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Note: A total of 08 PRA of different crops including Apple, citrus, grapes, mango, onion, potato, rice and wheat are completed for different insects and pathogens but they are being made in conformity ISPM |
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Web source for further information: |
Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules are under revision. Central Plant Quarantine Laboratory and three regional labs are being completed. Equipment is being installed and recruitment of personnel is under process. A total of 08 PRA of different crops including Apple, citrus, grapes, mango, onion, potato, rice and wheat are completed for different insects and pathogens but they are being made in conformity ISPM. |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, raining, etc.) |
Lack of trained personnel is the major constraints for PRA preparation. Training of personnel is required in collection of information and preparation of different PRA’s according to ISPM. |
Implementation of ISPM |
Relevance |
Implementation |
Planned/Actual |
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International Measures |
Low | medium | high | none | partial | most | Full | ||
ISPM 01 |
Principles of plant quarantine as related to international trade |
x |
x | ||||||
ISPM 02 |
Guidelines for pest risk analysis | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 03 |
Code of conduct for the import and release of exotic biological control agents | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 04 |
Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 05 |
Glossary of phytosanitary terms | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 06 |
Guidelines for surveillance | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 07 |
Export certification system | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 08 |
Determination of pest status in an area | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 09 |
Guidelines for pest eradication programmes | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 10 |
Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 11 |
Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 12 |
Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 13 |
Guidelines for the notification of noncompliance and emergency action | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 14 |
The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk management | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 15 |
Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 16 |
Regulated non-quarantine pests: concept and application | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 17 |
Pest reporting | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 18 |
Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 19 |
Guidelines on lists of regulated pests | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 20 |
Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 21 |
Pest risk analysis for regulated non-quarantine pests | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 22 |
Requirements for the establishment of areas of low pest prevalence | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 23 |
Guidelines for inspection | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 24 |
Guidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence of phytosanitary measures | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 25 |
Consignments in transit | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 26 |
Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae) | x | x | ||||||
ISPM 27 |
Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests | x | x | ||||||
Comments/Constraints Many areas are identified for full implementation of all ISPM, however, lack of resources/personnel few areas are not fully implemented. |
Last update: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules for surveillance, pest reporting and emergency actions
Pest reporting is made on weekly and fortnightly basis during the crop season and farmers are advised for rational use of pesticides for controlling of pests.
Web source for further information: –
Policies (regarding invasive/migratory species management) |
Yes |
No |
National strategy to control serious field pest outbreaks? |
x |
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National strategy to control migratory or periodically occurring pests? | x | |
National strategy to eradicate serious newly invaded exotic pests? |
x | |
Other policies: (e.g. subsidies, etc.) |
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Web source for further information: |
Organization of Outbreak |
Responsible Organizational Unit |
Field/Storage Pest Outbreaks |
(e.g. BPH, bollworm, etc.) |
Response strategy/plans |
Provincial Agriculture Departments |
Surveillance |
Provincial Agriculture Departments |
Control |
Provincial Agriculture Departments |
Migratory Pest Outbreaks |
(e.g. Locusts, birds, armyworm) |
Response strategy/plans |
MINFAL/PPD |
Surveillance |
MINFAL/PPD/Locust |
Control |
MINFAL/PPD/Locust |
New Exotic Pest Eradication |
(e.g. Coconut beetle) |
Response strategy/plans |
MINFAL/PPD/ Provincial Agriculture Departments |
Surveillance |
MINFAL/PPD/ Provincial Agriculture Departments |
Control/eradication |
MINFAL/PPD/ Provincial Agriculture Departments |
Reporting to bilateral or international organizations |
MINFAL/PPD |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2006 |
Number of permanent personnel for surveillance of field pests of national importance |
~900 |
Number of permanent personnel for surveillance of migratory and periodically occurring pests |
43 |
Number of permanent personnel for surveillance of invasive species |
– |
Number of designated staff for control of field pests of national importance |
1 500 |
Number of designated staff for control of migratory and periodically occurring pests |
43 |
Number of designated staff for eradication of invasive species |
– |
Key Situation and Operation Indicators
(Outbreaks and invasions in the past 3 years)
Newly detected invasive species |
Insects |
Pathogens |
Weeds |
Total number for year: |
– |
– |
– |
Total number for year: |
– |
– |
– |
Total number for year: |
– |
– |
– |
Give details on eradication or internal quarantine actions against economically important species |
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Name of species |
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Year of first discovery |
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Passway | |||
Location of first discovery |
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Area affected [ha] |
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Area treated [ha] |
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Control method |
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Expenditures | |||
Pest Outbreak Actions |
Outbreak 1 |
Outbreak 2 |
Outbreak 3 |
Name of species |
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Year of outbreak |
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Area affected [ha] |
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Estimated damage $ |
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Area treated by government [ha] |
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Expenditures by government [$] |
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Control method |
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More information |
Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
Survey of fruit fly in different provinces is being undertaken to identify the pests and its distribution. Plant Quarantine Rules are being updated to accommodate surveillance and eradication of different economic pests. Plant Quarantine Lab are strengthen with new equipment. Three projects for establishment of post-entry quarantine, disinfestations of mango fruit fly through vapour heat treatment and recruitment of qualified staff for these projects. It will enhance the capability of the department in surveillance, preparation of PRA and eradication of target pests. |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
There is shortage of qualified trained personnel for surveillance and PRA preparation. |
Last update: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules for Pest Management
1997 Punjab Agriculture Pest Ordinance
Web source for further information: www.agripunjab.gov.pk
Policies (regarding pest management) |
Yes |
No |
Do you have policies encouraging organic or low-pesticide use production |
x |
|
Is IPM specifically mentioned in laws or policy documents? |
x |
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Do you have official Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) or any other relevant food safety (ecofood, etc.) standards for pest management? |
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Is pest management extension separate from general extension? |
x |
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Other policies: (subsidies,
production inputs, etc.) |
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Web source for further information: – |
Organization of Plant |
Responsible Organizational Unit |
Policy development |
MINFAL |
Pest management research |
NARC + Prov. Agriculture Departments |
Control recommendations |
MINFAL/PPD + Prov. Agriculture Departments |
Pest management extension |
Prov. Agriculture Departments/Extension Dept. |
IPM training |
NARC + Prov. Agriculture Departments |
GAP training |
Prov. Agriculture Departments |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2006 |
Number of technical officers for pest management |
~150 |
No. of central, regional, provincial or state offices |
5 |
No. of district and village level field offices |
150 |
No. of field/extension agents for pest management advice |
~1 500 |
No. of field/extension agents trained in IPM-FFS facilitation |
627 |
No. of government biocontrol production/distribution facilities |
– |
Number of government biopesticide production/distribution facilities |
8 |
Number of general extension staff involved in pest management |
3 500 |
Number of designated plant protection technical officers for extension |
1 500 |
Key Situation and Operation Indicators
Pest Management |
Yes |
No |
Does the country have a National IPM Programme? |
x |
|
Does the country have specific IPM extension programmes? |
x |
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Does the country have specific IPM research programmes? |
x |
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Does the country have specific GAP extension programmes? |
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Does the country have specific GAP research programmes? |
Market shares (estimated value, volume or area under control; or percent ) |
Year: 2005 |
Size of chemical pest control market |
$173 Million |
Size of biopesticides market |
$30 Million |
Size of biological control agents market |
Major pest control requiring crops (requiring most pesticide applications) |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Affected crop |
Cotton | Rice | Sugarcane |
Name(s) of pest(s) |
Helicoverpa armigera |
Scirpophaga |
Scirpophaga spp. |
Estimated crop loss |
5-10% | 2-3% | 2-3% |
Affected area |
3 million ha |
2.5 million ha |
1.07 million ha |
Number of pesticide applications |
6 (200-1 000 ml/ |
2 (10 kg/ | 1 (10 kg/ |
or amount of pesticide used |
application) | application) | application) |
Government action taken |
Continuous weekly pests survey reports, guidance to farmers |
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about weather and pests/diseases, availability of pesticide to the farmers and advised for rational use of pesticides. |
Cooperation Projects |
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Purpose/Target | Donor | Amount |
Years (start-end) |
FAO-EU IPM Programme for Cotton in Asia |
EU | US$0.66 m |
2000-2004 |
Cotton IPM Programme |
ADB | US$0.40 m |
2000-2004 |
Purpose/Target of government follow-up programmes |
Amount |
Years (start-end) |
|
National IPM Project |
GOP | US$3.30 m |
2004-2009 |
Community IPM Project for Cotton, Punjab |
GOP | US$3.35 m |
2004-2008 |
Pest Management Plan, SOFWM, Sindh |
WB | US$0.55 m |
2004-2008 |
FFS/Farm Services Centres, NWFP |
GOP | US$0.65 m |
2004-2009 |
Pest Management Extension |
Year: |
Number of farmers trained in IPM during the year |
1224 |
Number of IPM-FFS conducted during the year |
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Number of farmers trained in GAP standards during the year |
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Area under IPM/low pesticide management [ha] |
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Crops in which successful IPM technologies are implemented: |
Cotton |
Area under organic/pesticide-free management [ha] |
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Crops grown organic/pesticide-free: |
Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
Federal Government with the coordination of provincial agriculture departments has devised different strategies for pest management of cotton, wheat and rice crop. IPM project is being implemented in cotton in Punjab and Sindh Provinces. A record production of 14.6 million bales of cotton was obtained during 2004-05. |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
Cotton leaf curl virus and mealy bug are becoming main constraints in production of cotton which is spreading on all the varieties throughout cotton growing areas. |
Last updated: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules
1971 & 73 |
Pesticide Ordinance and Rules. |
1992 |
Amendment in Pesticide Ordinance; relaxation in pesticide import:
|
1997 |
Amendment in the Pesticide Ordinance to strengthen the punishment provision for pesticide adulteration. 2006 Review of Pesticide Ordinance & Act and Rules for adoption. |
Web source for further information: www.plantprotection.gov.pk
Policies (regarding pesticide management) |
Yes |
No |
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Do you have national
pesticide reduction targets? |
x |
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Have you ratified the Rotterdam (PIC) Convention? |
x |
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Have you ratified the Stockholm (POP) Convention? |
x |
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Have your ratified the Basel Convention? (hazardous wastes) |
x |
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Have your ratified the Montreal Protocol? (MeBr phasing-out) |
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Have you reported the observance of the Code of Conduct to FAO according to Art. 12 of the Code? |
x |
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Have you adopted Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)? |
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Pesticide Registration |
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Do you require pesticides to conform to relevant FAO or WHO specifications? |
x |
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Do you allow the “me-too” registration and sale of generic pesticides? |
x |
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Do you require data on product equivalence for generic registration? |
x |
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Do you conduct country-specific risk assessments for… |
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occupational risks? |
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consumer risks? |
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environmental risks? |
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Have you adopted the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for pesticides hazards evaluation and labelling? |
x |
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Do you accept evaluation results from other countries? |
x |
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Do you accept field studies conducted in other countries? |
x |
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Do you require environmental fate studies? |
x |
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Incentives/Disincentives |
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Do you have a special tax on pesticides to cover externality costs? |
x |
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Do you subsidize or provide low-cost pesticides? |
x |
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Do you subsidize or provide low-cost biopesticides? |
x |
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Other policies: |
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Web source for further information: |
Responsible
Organizational Unit |
|
Legislation | MINFAL |
Registration | MINFAL/PPD |
Licensing of shops |
Agriculture Departments/Provincial |
Licensing of field applicators |
– |
Enforcement/inspections |
Federal/Provinces/District Government |
Testing of pesticide efficacy |
Agriculture Departments/Provincial |
Development of pesticide use recommendations |
Federal/Provinces/District Government |
Safe use training/extension |
Public/Private sector |
Food residue monitoring |
|
Environmental monitoring |
Federal/Provincial |
Health monitoring |
Federal/Provincial |
Other Stakeholders: |
|
Pesticide Industry Association |
Private sector |
Civil Society
Organizations |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2006 |
Number of registration officers |
3 |
Number of enforcement officers |
621 |
Number of department quality control laboratories |
8 |
Number of quality control laboratory personnel |
~50 |
Number of department residue analysis laboratories |
1 |
Number of residue laboratory personnel |
7 |
Key Situation Indicators
Pesticide Trade: 2005 |
Tons |
$ ’000 Value |
|
Imports | 104 433 | 173 000 | |
Manufacture | |||
Export | 0 | 0 | |
Domestic Use/Sales |
80 000 | 132 525 | |
Pesticide Use Profile: 2005 |
Tons |
$ ’000 Value |
|
Agriculture | 80 000 | 132 525 | |
Chem. Insecticides |
94% | ||
Chem. Fungicides |
2% | ||
Chem. Herbicides |
5% | ||
Chem. Others: e.g. molluscicide, acaricide |
0% | ||
Other e.g. Avamectrin, Bt, Neem |
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Other purposes |
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TOTAL | 80 000 | 132 525 |
Post Registration Monitoring
Testing, Quality Control and Effects in the Field |
Yes |
No |
Do you have significant problems with low-quality pesticides in the market? |
x |
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Do you have significant problems with pesticide resistance? |
x |
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Do you have a list of pesticides under close observation for problems |
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Source for more information: – |
Health and Environmental Information |
Yes |
No |
Do you maintain data on pesticide poisoning cases? |
x |
|
Do you have a system to monitor pesticide residues in food? |
x |
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Do you have a system to monitor pesticide residues in the environment? |
x |
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Do you have significant problems of environmental contamination from pesticides? |
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Do you have data on pesticides effects on wildlife and ecosystems? |
x |
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Source for more information: – |
Pesticide Disposal |
Yes |
No |
Do you have system to collect and safely dispose of used containers and small quantities of left-over pesticides? |
x |
|
Do you have an inventory of outdated and obsolete pesticides in the country? (e.g. banned and no longer traded, but still in storage) |
x |
|
Do you have illegal trade in pesticides? |
x |
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Source for more information: – |
Key Operation Indicators
Registration/Regulation/Monitoring |
Year: 2005 |
|
a.i.* |
Trade Name |
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No of registered pesticide products |
220 |
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No. of registered biopesticides (Avamectrin, Bt, Neem, etc.) |
10 |
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No of restricted-use pesticides/formulations |
1 |
|
No. of banned pesticides |
25 |
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No. of licensed outlets |
~ 2 600 |
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No. of licensed field applicators (professional and/or farmers) |
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No of licensing violations reported during year |
232 |
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No. of quality control analyses conducted during year |
5 485 |
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No. of food samples analyzed for pesticide residues during year |
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No. of samples exceeding MRL |
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No. of environmental samples analyzed for pesticide residues |
* active ingredient |
Pesticides Restricted in Recent Years |
|
Year |
Name of active ingredient or hazardous formulation |
Pesticides Banned in Recent Years |
|
Year |
Name of active ingredient |
2005 |
Monocrotophos and Methamidophos |
Cooperation Projects |
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Purpose/Target | Donor | Amount |
Years (start-end) |
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Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
Agriculture Pesticides Ordinance is revised and ready to place before the Parliament for its approval. Agriculture Pesticides Rules have been amended and two new rules are added viz. pre-shipment inspection of pesticides in the country of origin and waiving of condition of sample analysis in registration of generic pesticide from the source/manufacturer already registered with the department. A new pesticide lab is established in Balochistan province for quality check of agriculture pesticides. |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
Manufacturing of pesticides in the country is still in infancy and country has to be dependent on import from China and other countries. This has resulted in shortage of pesticides during epidemic situation. Application of pesticides at appropriate stage of crop in proper dosage on vulnerable stage of pest is also needed to be guided to the farmers. Training of farmers and extension workers is required for proper application of pesticides. |
Last updated: December 2006
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