Morocco: Second regional toolkit workshop for French-speaking African countries
Marrakech, FAO organized and facilitated a 5-day regional training on the FAO Pesticide Registration Toolkit for a group of French-speaking African countries. The workshop was funded by the Arab Bank for Economic Development for Africa (BADEA) and organized by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and technically supported by FAO. Participants included 6 staff from national pesticide registration authorities of: Madagascar, Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Senegal.
The event was opened and closed by officials from the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, AOAD and FAO. Participants explored the various toolkit's elements, key registration modules and decision-making framework related to pesticide registration and engaged in practical exercises in evaluating scenarios and case studies. The workshop also covered “special topics” such as highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Participants welcomed this training and encouraged FAO and BADEA/AOAD to organize more workshops to enable national and regional teams of pesticide registration staff to be further trained.