The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) () is another international policy framework concerned with safety of chemicals including pesticides. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 resolved that by 2020 chemicals should be produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse impacts on human health and the environment. This was adopted by SAICM as its goal when SAICM was established by the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) in 2006. The activities described in the SAICM plan of action have many similarities to the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (FAO, 2006a). An African Core Group holds regular regional meetings on SAICM. The International agreements all recognize that developing countries require capacity development to support implementation. For example, Article 12 of the Stockholm Convention calls for arrangements for capacity building and technical assistance for developing countries, including the establishment of regional and sub-regional centres for the purpose. A wide range of different capacity building activities are in progress (Wandiga, Mahadi, & Olum, 2009), including several under a SAICM Quick Start Programme which includes a trust fund administered by UNEP for implementing SAICM objectives. Table. 5.3. Signatories to international chemicals agreements Country Rotterdam Basel Stockholm Montreal Algeria    Angola    Benin     Botswana     Burkina Faso     Burundi     Cameroon     Cape     Central African Republic     Chad     Comoros     Congo, Dem. Rep.     Rep.     Côte d'Ivoire     Djibouti     Egypt    Equatorial Guinea    Eritrea     Ethiopia     Gabon     Gambia, The        
Table 7.3 Organisations undertaking crop protection activities in 15 countries. Activity Botswana Burundi Comores Congo Eritrea Phytosanitary inspection of imports and exports Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Crop Production, Division of Plant Protection Département de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV) INRAPE( institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture) Direction de la production agricole et de la protection des vegetaux (DPAPV) Regulatory Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture Controlling outbreaks of migrant (eg locusts) Division of Protection Département de la Protection des Végétaux DPAPV Agricultural Extension Department, Ministry of Agriculture Registration and regulation of pesticides and pest control products Division of Plant Protection (Registrar of Agrochemicals) Département de la Protection des Végétaux (pour les produits phytosanitaires) CAPAC (centrale d’achat des produits agricoles des Comores) DPAPV Regulatory Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture Giving permits for import of biocontrol agents Division of Plant Protection Département de la Protection des Végétaux INRAPE DPAPV Regulatory Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture Responding to new Division of Plant Protection Département de la Protection des Végétaux et l’Institut de Recherche INRAPE DPAPV Regulatory Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture Pest surveillance Division of Plant Protection Département de la Protection des Végétaux INRAPE DPAPV Regulatory Services Department and Agricultural Extension Department, Ministry of Agriculture Giving crop protection advice to farmers Division of Plant Protection Département de la Protection des Végétaux INRAPE DPAPV Agricultural Extension Department, Ministry of Agriculture Activity Ethiopia Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Phytosanitary inspection of imports and exports Ministry of Agriculture Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS) Ministry of Agriculture – Department of Agricultural Research Service de la Quarantaine et de l’Inspection Frontalière (Direction de la Protection des Végétaux) Department of Agricultural Research Services (with specialized issuance by Forestry Research Institute of Malawi – for Forestry and Forestry products and Tea Research Foundation – for Tea and coffee)
Activity South Africa Sao Tome et Principe Sierra Leone Uganda Zambia Phytosanitary inspection of imports and exports Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS) Crop protection Department MAAIF PQPS (NPPO) Controlling outbreaks of migrant pests (eg locusts) DAFF & provincial Departments of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Crop Protection department /MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture coordinates Registration and regulation of pesticides and other pest control products DAFF CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security / Sierra Leone Standards Bureau, Environmental Protection Agency Crop protection department MAAIF ECZ (Environmental Council of Zambia) Giving permits for import of biocontrol agents DAFF CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Crop Protection department MAAIF PQPS Responding to new pests DAFF CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security National Research Organisation /Crop protection department PQPS Pest surveillance DAFF CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) Crop Protection department, Crop science department of universities, National agricultural Research Organisation PQPS Giving crop protection advice to farmers DAFF provincial Departments of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries CIAT/STP (Centre de Recherche Agronomique) DAER (Direction de l’Agriculture) Crop Protection Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, IITA, SLARI, Local government production departments, National agricultural advisory services (NAADS), NGOs, Civil society organisations PPQD (Plant Protection and Quarantine Division)