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« REGIONAL COOPERATION TO COMBAT COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL TRADE OF PESTICIDES » WORKSHOP FOR COCOA SPS CAPACITY BUILDING June 07-10 2011; Yaoundé, Cameroon B. Yao, WCA Hub Coordinator. CONTENT. THE SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES.
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« REGIONAL COOPERATION TO COMBAT COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL TRADE OF PESTICIDES » WORKSHOP FOR COCOA SPS CAPACITY BUILDING June 07-10 2011; Yaoundé, Cameroon B. Yao, WCA Hub Coordinator.
CONTENT • THE SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES. • CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY. • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ANTICOUNTERFEITING: COMBATING A GLOBAL CRIME
PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES GLOBAL FEDERATION OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (90 COUNTRIES)…..
PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES ….LED BY 08 R/D MULTINATIONALS PPPs, SEEDS & BIOTECHNOLOGIES
PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES • MCs: 11 R/D PPPs, SEEDS & BIOTECHNOLOGIES. • NAs: 06/30 in WCA: • Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, • Ghana, Mali, • Nigeria, Senegal.
PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES • GLOBAL (SSA/WCA) FOOD SECURITY THREATENED BY: • GLOBAL POPULATION SET TO EXCEED 8 BILLION BY 2030. • INCREASING CALORIE DEMAND BY 50% . • ONLY 5-10% MORE LAND GLOBALLY COULD BE AVAILABLE TO BE BROUGHT INTO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. • PRACTICAL CLIMATE CHANGES AND WATER SHORTAGES.
AGRICULTURE: AT THE HEART OF THES CHALENGES! CROP PROTECTION: A VITAL PART OF THE SOLUTIONS! CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY GROWING FOOD - CREATING RENEWABLES - SUPPLYING SUSTAINABLY
CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES/KEY RESULTS AREAS (PPPs) Conseil Stratégie de la Protection des Plantes IP/AntiCFT Steering Committee Protection of Regulatory Data Steering Committee Communication Steering Committee Tariff Reduction Steering Committee Regulations Steering Committee Stewardship Sust. Ag Steering Committee
OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENTATION • RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS GLOBAL ISSUE. • DELIVER A CALL FOR URGENT MEASURES AND COUNTER ACTIONS. • SHARE BEST PRATICES FOR HOW TO COPE WITH THIS ISSUE. • MOTIVATE ALL INVOLVED STAKEHOLDERS TO JOIN WITH THEIR EFFORTS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS.
CONCEPT DE LA PRESENTATION TO SHARE SOME INFORMATIVE CASES AND HAVE AN INTERACTIVE SESSION THROUGH VIDÉOS: • THE PANAMA SYNDROME, ÉCHANGES/LESSONS: 20 min. • POLISH SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT PESTICIDES, AND IMPORT AND SALES OF ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN NEW ZELAND: 10 min. • 2 CASES OF SEIZURE IN KENYA RE. ACTIVITIES OF NAT. ASSOCIATIONS ON COUNTERFEIT PESTICIDES : 15 min. 4. DISCUSSION ON SOME EASY KEY ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT: 15 min.
KEY ACTIONS FOR LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION • ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE/PROJECT TEAM INVOLVING ALL INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS (AUTHORITIES, CropLife AME/INDUSTRIE, NGOs/(I)GOs, MEDIA….). • DEVELOP/ADOPT KEY MESSAGES THAT RESONATE BEST FOR THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. • COMMUNICATE TO RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS (TRADERS & FARMERS ….): E-mail, Letters, SMS, RADIO-TV Spots… • PLAN TRAIN AND ADOPT TRAINING MAUALS FOR LOCAL USES (CropLife International AntiCFT Manual ) • “CLEAN OWN HOUSE”: ANTICFTs CLAUSES IN CONTRATS (Employment, dealers…). • RÉGLEMENTATIONS/TECHNOLOGIES: TESA SCRIBOS HOLOSPOTS
TESA SCRIBOS HOLOSPOT Representing the Plant Science Industry
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION Bama O. YAO WCA Hub Coordinator CropLife Africa Middle East 28 BP 437 ABIDJAN 28 Côte d’Ivoire Tel.: +225 22 507 783 Fax: +225 22 507 782 E-mail: bama@croplifeafrica.org CropLife Africa Middle East: www.croplifeafrica.org CropLife International: www.croplife.org