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May 30, 2014 News
Government has launched a pilot project that will supply 150 pesticide users with storage cabinets this year, with focus especially in areas of high suicide rates.
During the programme launched at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara yesterday, the Ministry said it recognized that farmers heavily rely on the use of pesticides to ensure that pest and diseases do not affect their crops and livelihood. Of special concern was the “irresponsible” and “unsafe” use by many.
The project, by the Ministry’s Pesticide Toxic and Chemical Controls Board (PTCCB), is a three-year one under the theme, “Enhancing and Promoting Sound Chemicals Management through Safe Storage of Pesticides”.
Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, underscored the importance of such a project in ensuring that pesticides are not used in an irresponsible manner, hence reducing the number of suicide cases and affecting people’s health in other ways.
Much has been done over the years by the Pesticide Board in ensuring that pesticides accessibility is restricted to authorized users. This has seen farmers, vendors and students from various schools across the country benefiting from training programmes on proper storage and awareness, a Government statement said.
“The PTCCB has been focusing its efforts also to prevent pesticide harm to children. This new awareness programme targets two aspects of negative use of pesticide, sustainable ecology and environment and human health.”
“The aim of today’s programme is to ensure farmers are able to store chemicals properly. However while we are implementing ways in which this can be done, manufacturers and their local agents must also play a part in ensuring proper storage of pesticide,” he said.
Ramsammy called on others to come on board with the project to ensure that all farmers benefit since presently the Pesticide Board is not in the position to distribute storage cabinets to all farmers.
During the launch of the pilot project, 10 farmers received storage cabinets through a lottery process.
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