A Study on crop protection where the ‘Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector’ (GIAE) initiative is being implemented in MALAWI

Author or Institution as Author
Anna Wood
Co-authors

Margaret Mulaa, Melanie Bateman and Julien Dougoud

Resource Type
CCARDESA Content
Category
Case Study
Type
Document
Date of Publication
Apr 01, 2018
Language
English
Description/Abstract

A review of pesticide regulations and a summary of registered pesticides. Key findings:

  • There are 158 registered active ingredients, incl. 49 HHP
  • In the groundnut and soybean value chain best practice approaches to pest managements are already being practiced
  • Increased pest monitoring, biopesiticides, improved and resistant varieties can support more effective pest management
  • Need for awareness-raising among farmers and advisers on pest identification
  • Policy-level support to incentivise the use of less toxic pesticides and increase availability and use of safer alternatives
Institution
Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Copyright/Licence
Creative Commons – Attribution - Share Alike (CCBYSA)

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