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« TOOLS TO MEASURE TRAINING PROGRAMS  » ANARCO GARCIA DIRECTOR Responsible Use Program

« TOOLS TO MEASURE TRAINING PROGRAMS  » ANARCO GARCIA DIRECTOR Responsible Use Program. AAPSE WORKSHOP Portland, Maine, U..S.A. August 2007. What is CropLife Latin America?. Is the Regional Association representing the Plant Science Industry in Latin America.

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« TOOLS TO MEASURE TRAINING PROGRAMS  » ANARCO GARCIA DIRECTOR Responsible Use Program

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  1. «TOOLS TO MEASURE TRAINING PROGRAMS » ANARCO GARCIA DIRECTOR Responsible Use Program AAPSE WORKSHOP Portland, Maine, U..S.A. August 2007

  2. What is CropLife Latin America? Is the Regional Association representing the Plant Science Industry in Latin America The Plant Science Industry invents, develops, manufactures and sellsproducts and services designed to improve the global production of food, feed, fibre and other useful products in a sustainable way. (i.e. Insecticides, Herbicides, Biotechnology).

  3. National Associations NetworkCropLife Latin America

  4. Companies Network Arysta LifeScience BASF Bayer CropScience Dow AgroSciences DuPont FMC Monsanto Syngenta

  5. History • Pilot program started in 1991 in Guatemala • It actually covers 18 countries in Latin America • More than 600,000 persons are trained every year

  6. Objective “TO ENSURE THE PROPER USE OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS, FOLLOWING IPM PRINCIPLES IN THE FRAME OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ”

  7. STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (National Institutions) • National Associations • National Associations of Agroexporters • Ministries of: Agriculture, Education, Health, Labor and Environment • Universities and Agricultural Schools • NGOs • Private sector • Cooperatives • Associations of Agricultural and Medical university graduates • National Associations of Agroexporters

  8. STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (International Institutions) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, DOM. REP. EPA ARGENTINA PAHO (Pan American Health Org.) CARIBEAN PROJECT UNEP/WWF WASHINGTON, COSTA RICA, AND NICARAGUA IICA

  9. Summary of people trained in 2006 Country/Region MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SOUTHERNCONE ANDEAN COUNTRIES

  10. How was impact previously measures Technicians • Tests before and after training Other Objective Groups (growers, housewives, etc.) • Field audits • Road Map (Public domain indicators)

  11. Field Audit: Guatemala DO YOU READ THE LABEL OR DO YOU ASK SOMEBODY ELSE TO READ IT FOR YOU? Trained Non-trained Yes Some times Never

  12. Field Audit ADVANTAGES • Measures knowledge • Measures progress • Reorients training subjects DISADVANTAGES • Expensive • Difficult to find same people (accuracy of results is not guaranteed) 3. Difficult to measure change of attitudes

  13. What was done to improve impact • Involvement of National Associations • Analysis of needs and environment • Elaboration of a road map and implementation in 2007

  14. What is a Road Map? “It is a guide to elaborate, implement and evaluate the Responsible Use Programs in Latin America”

  15. Road Map ADVANTAGES • Clear, simple and consistent programs • Programs oriented to solve problems • Use of public domain indicators • Transparency • It allows to make a comparison among the programs • Measurable objectives and deliverable results

  16. FOCUS OF THE “RESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM” SOLVING PROBLEMS ANTICIPATE AND AVOID PROBLEMS RELATED TO: HUMAN HEALH ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY

  17. PHASES OF THE PROGRAM  (ACCORDING TO ROAD MAP) Phase II General Planning: A: Of the Program B: Of its projects Phase I Evaluation of needs Phase III A. Annual Planning of the projects B. Execution, follow-up and control of the projects Fase IV Review and conclusions of the Program

  18. EVALUATION CRITERION OF PROJECTS(Example) Quantitative Indicators Baseline Goal Year 1 Goal Year 2 Goal Year 3 # Intoxications/year 100 75 50 25 % employees that wear 10 20 40 60 personal protection equip. % containers with triple rinse 40 60 90 --- # of vegetable shipments 20 15 5 0 rejected at U.S.A. entry ports due to illegal residues from PPCs

  19. Venezuela 2007 Program, based on Road Map(A real case) General Objective Date Indicator Reduction of labor Dec. 2009 Annual statistics of Intoxic. cases compared 2006 labor intoxication cases (10% in 2007, 10% in 2008 and 10% in 2009) DELIVERABLES • PPE available in 50% of PPCs sales. Towns: Quibor, Pueblo Llano and Colonia Tovar – Dec. 2009. 2) 40% of sprayers will wear PPE when applying PPCs by December 2009

  20. THANK YOU! CropLife Latin America

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