problems 3 Improving the Range of Safe and Effective Pesticides 3.1 Greater range of Encouraging Collaborate with Use FTFT-MnM’s Presence of 1+ years FTFT-MnM registered pesticides distributers distributers to demonstrate grants program to recommended technical available to with newly the new products to activity facilitate the pesticides in the managers, program clients, registered farmers. Train farmers on collaboration with rural agroinput field/partner including lower recommended the proper use of these the distributers. stores agronomists; toxicity, more target products to products. grants manager, specific chemistries. make their agrochemical products suppliers available in rural areas 3.2 Facilitating Training to introduce the Partner training Documented 1+ years FTFT-MnM the acceptance new pesticides. Includes activities with trainings & technical and proper use the target pests/crop agrochemical materials. Sound managers, of the new combination and rotation suppliers incorporation of field/partner pesticides possibilities. new pesticides by agronomists; smallholder agrochemical farmers in suppliers production practices 3.3 Augment number of Establish Support discussions & MALF/TPRI/TAHA Approved 1-2 years FTFT-MnM registered biological protocols for preliminary trials to to establish official protocols technical products (including efficacy trials determine the best means registration managers, STTA biocontrol products) and of appraising the efficacy protocols consultants; available to registration and safety of the biocontrol MALF; TPRI, in candidate organisms for TAHA; program clients Tanzania registration purposes Biocontrol supply companies; commercial farmers; other donor agencies
problems 3 Improving the Range of Safe and Effective Pesticides 3.1 Greater range of registered pesticides available to program clients, including lower toxicity, more target specific chemistries. Encouraging distributers with newly registered recommended products to make their products available in rural areas Collaborate with distributers to demonstrate the new products to activity farmers. Train farmers on the proper use of these products. Use FTFT-MnM’s grants program to facilitate the collaboration with the distributers. Presence of recommended pesticides in the rural agroinput stores 1+ years FTFT-MnM technical managers, field/partner agronomists; grants manager, agrochemical suppliers 3.2 Facilitating the acceptance and proper use of the new pesticides Training to introduce the new pesticides. Includes the target pests/crop combination and rotation possibilities. Partner training activities with agrochemical suppliers Documented trainings & materials. Sound incorporation of new pesticides by smallholder farmers in production practices 1+ years FTFT-MnM technical managers, field/partner agronomists; agrochemical suppliers 3.3 Augment number of registered biological products (including biocontrol products) available to program clients in Tanzania Establish protocols for efficacy trials and registration Support discussions & preliminary trials to determine the best means of appraising the efficacy and safety of the biocontrol candidate organisms for registration purposes MALF/TPRI/TAHA to establish official registration protocols Approved protocols 1-2 years FTFT-MnM technical managers, STTA consultants; MALF; TPRI, TAHA; Biocontrol supply companies; commercial farmers; other donor agencies
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