Hello everyone!

I'm pleased to invite any Chemical and Waste Management CoP members interested in pesticides and agrochemicals to join the FARM Group - https://thegreenforum.org/group/308/about.

The Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) Programme is a five-year project; its objective is to catalyze a framework for regulatory and financial investment in the agriculture sector to reduce the use of harmful pesticides and plastics in agricultural production and encourage the adoption of low and non-chemical alternatives.

You can learn more in our first Programmatic Report: https://thegreenforum.org/knowledge/farm-programmatic-report-2021-2023

Pleased to lead a team that developed and delivered recommendations on Pesticide Regulations to the ??Department of Agricultural Extension.
While drafting the Rules, the team focused on safeguarding public health and environmental protection by incorporating international best practices for the country.
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One year after its adoption in Bonn, the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) today launched a new fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies. Selected projects will receive US$300,000-$800,000 for up to three years to support transformative change to prevent and minimize harm from chemicals and waste and to protect the environment and human health.

Join the CoP discussion on Friday 4th at 14:00 CEST to learn more about the first call for projects due 31 January 2025: https://thegreenforum.org/event/launch-global-framework-chemicals-fund-…

Good morning Group, to introduce myself and the FARM Programme. I am Dr Benjamin Warr Lead Private Finance on the FARM Programme. The FARM Programme Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) Programme is a five-year, $37-million project, with an additional $ 342 million in co-financing. Its objective is to catalyze a framework for regulatory and financial investment to detoxify the agriculture sector by eliminating the use of the most harmful inputs to food production systems. FARM has a particular focus on leveraging finance from public resources and the financial sector, and aims to align policy, enforcement, and finance towards the environmentally sustainable management of pesticides and agricultural plastics. Am looking forward to your expert inputs in advancing this programme.

Do you know how lean and circular your company is? On this paper published on the Waste Management journal we discuss about a self-assessment model and scale to fast track your business progress towards a more added-value and sustainable production.
This might be helpful for those working on SMEs and/or experience with lean production at least.