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03/2023

This poster on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) targets locust experts from the Caucasus and Central Asia who are involved in locust control and pesticides handling.

LocustsPesticidesPesticides applicationRisk reduction
03/2023

This leaflet advocates for the use of biopesticides against locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, where 4.2 million hectares are treated annually with chemical pesticides. It targets decision-makers and technicians/locust experts.

BiopesticidesHealth protectionLocustsPest control
03/2023

A Joint Meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the World Health Organization (WHO) Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) was held in Rome, FAO headquarters, from 13 to 22 September 2022 with FAO pre-meeting from 8 to 12 September 2022.

Chemical controlFoodFood contaminationMonitoring and evaluationPesticide residuesRisk assessment
04/2023

The 15th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM), hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was held on 15−18 November 2022 at the FAO headquarters in Rome. It was a hybrid meeting in which participants joined either physically or virtually.

Action plansGuidelinesHealth hazardsHealth protectionPesticidesQuality controlRisk assessmentRisk reduction
04/2023

This document focuses on the implementation phase of farmer field school (FFS) programmes and provides guidance and tools that will help farmer field schools to bring about the change expected by the programme and the communities it supports, by setting up a robust monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system.

Farmer Field SchoolsImpact assessmentMonitoring and evaluationProgrammes