Introduction Objectives of the African Program for outdated pesticide stocks in Tunisia: To eliminate stocks of outdated pesticides in Tunisia to ensure environment and human health preservation ; To contribute to preventing the accumulation of new stocks of unwanted pesticides through the implementation of preventive measures ; To strengthen national capacities in the field of management of hazardous chemicals in general and pesticides in particular ; To contribute to environment and human health protection ; The African Program for Pesticide Stocks (APPS)-Tunisia includes 5 components : Inventory of outdated pesticides Disposal of outdated pesticides Prevention Strengthening national capacities Project managementPROGRESS OF APPS-Tunisia (Nov 2005- Dec 2009) : INVENTORY Training Training workshop for inventory officers: February 2006A 15-day training was provided by FAO Unit of Technical Assistance, the World Bank and CropLife for technicians in the Ministries of Agriculture and Water Resources, Health, the Interior and Local Development. Training workshop on management of inventory data: Rome (FAO)Three representatives of UGP participated in this training. Training workshop of back-up: Tozeur-Bizerte January-February 2007Two representatives of UGP participated in this training. InventoryStart of inventory activity in May 2006. Results were entered into the database PSMS/FAO. Inventory results were validated by UGP and the technical committee of the project in March 2007. Back-up operationA pilot back-up operation was carried out in the Hospital of Menzel Bourguiba in February 2007. The unit of technical assistance (FAO) provided equipment and material and monitored technical operations involving conditioning 30 tons of DDT and cleaning the storage area. DISPOSAL TrainingTraining workshop for procurement: Rome (FAO) January 2008 Four representatives of ANGED attended this workshop. Environmental and social impact studyThe study was carried out by the consultancy firms group IGIP (France) /BURGEAP (Germany) /NIRAS(Netherlands) and TPE (Tunisia) and began in April 2008 with a workshop of public consultation. A provisional report was handed over to ANGED in August 2008 and the final report was delivered in March 2009. The study was approved and validated by ANPE and the World Bank in February 2010. ENVIRONNEMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT STUDY OF THE PROGRAM APPS-TUNISIA
As part of improvements of pesticide management, an international tender was launched in July 2008 for an evaluation study of pesticide use and management in view of developing a national action plan to prevent obsolete stocks in the future. The group of consultancy firms AGRIFORUM(Tunisia)/CA 17 International (France) was selected for the project. The study has produced a national action plan to improve pesticide management and prevent the accumulation of new stocks of obsolete pesticides.
It is a pilot operation for the management of empty packages of phytosanitary products (EPPP) as part of the gradual implementation of the EPPP management plan. The Sousse-Monastir area was selected to test the implementation of the EPPP pilot operation. The project was launched in June 2009. Agreements were signed with the various actors to determine mutual responsibilities for its implementation. PERSPECTIVES 2010-2011:
Implementation of a national action plan to improve pesticide management and prevent the accumulation of new stocks of obsolete pesticides. |
