II.1 Interview on Minimum Requirements 1. Minimum Production Criteria N° BCI Production Criteria Facilitators Interview Documents Comments Criteria The Producer Unit has a locally 1.1 Do you have access to the locally adapted plan IPM plan adapted and time-bound plan based on the 5 principles of IPM developed by the PU? on agro-ecosystem analysis that What is the duration of the plan? provides the specific practices to How is the plan communicated to farmers? implement the 5 principles of What specific practices are being recommended Integrated Pest Management. to farmers? Are GM varieties in the Learning Groups? If yes, how is resistance being managed by farmers? There is no calendar or random 1.1 How do you ensure that farmers are not using Training and awareness spraying. calendar or random spraying? raising material for What type of training has been provided to facilitators and farmers farmers? When do farmers decide to use pesticides? How are farmers observing/monitoring the cotton crop for pests and beneficial insects? 1.2 Only pesticides that are: What pesticides are used in the Learning List of pesticides (i) Registered nationally for the crop Group? nationally registered for being treated; and Do you have a list of the pesticides nationally cotton (if available at LG (ii) Correctly labelled in the national registered for using cotton? level) language are used. How do you ensure farmers comply with the criteria? Pesticides list in A and B of the 1.3 What pesticides are used in the Learning Stockholm convention Stockholm Convention are not used. Group? List of pesticides used Do you know the list of pesticides in the in the Learning Group (if Stockholm convention? available at LG level) How do you ensure farmers do not use pesticides?
II.1 Interview on Minimum Requirements 1. Minimum Production Criteria N° BCI Criteria Production Criteria Facilitators Interview Documents Comments 1.1 The Producer Unit has a locally adapted and time-bound plan based on agro-ecosystem analysis that provides the specific practices to implement the 5 principles of Integrated Pest Management. Do you have access to the locally adapted plan on the 5 principles of IPM developed by the PU? What is the duration of the plan? How is the plan communicated to farmers? What specific practices are being recommended to farmers? Are GM varieties in the Learning Groups? If yes, how is resistance being managed by farmers? IPM plan 1.1 There is no calendar or random spraying. How do you ensure that farmers are not using calendar or random spraying? What type of training has been provided to farmers? When do farmers decide to use pesticides? How are farmers observing/monitoring the cotton crop for pests and beneficial insects? Training and awareness raising material for facilitators and farmers 1.2 Only pesticides that are: (i) Registered nationally for the crop being treated; and (ii) Correctly labelled in the national language are used. What pesticides are used in the Learning Group? Do you have a list of the pesticides nationally registered for using cotton? How do you ensure farmers comply with the criteria? List of pesticides nationally registered for cotton (if available at LG level) 1.3 Pesticides list in A and B of the Stockholm Convention are not used. What pesticides are used in the Learning Group? Do you know the list of pesticides in the Stockholm convention? How do you ensure farmers do not use pesticides? Stockholm convention List of pesticides used in the Learning Group (if available at LG level)