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4: Monitoring the recommended Safer Use Actions Objective Issues Interventions required Responsible party Indicators Means of verification Frequency PESTICIDE RISK AWARENESS Reduce reliance on pesticides. Local pest control options are limited. Pesticides are costly and may not be used safely. Follow GAPs Use of IPM Practice crop rotation Select resistant varieties Agric Production Officers No. of farmers adopting IPM. Proportion of farmers using improved seed and recommended fertilizers from Gross Margin reports Yearly Promote use of PPEs Farmers do not fully appreciate the importance of PPEs Farmers do not fully appreciate the potential hazards of using pesticides. Continuous education of farmers on the importance of PPEs Promote use of less hazardous agrochemicals Agric Production Officers Environmental Specialist Proportion of farmers using PPEs Pesticide use monitoring report. Inventory of pesticides used on demos. Yearly Discourage re-use of Containers are used to store household items A sustained campaign to discourage Agric Production Officers Number of using Radio jingle reports Yearly
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