Tanzania Multi Stakeholder Map - WebNG

Registration and Control
• Responsibility for approval and registration of agricultural
pesticides is given by law to the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food Security and the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute
(TPRI). A board takes the formal registration decisions.
• TPRI’s responsibility includes also pesticide use directives,
permits, quality control of pesticides (formulation analyses), and
training activities.
• TPRI, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and regional
research stations have the main responsibility for applied
research regarding pesticide use
• The National maximum limits for pesticide residues in food are
established by Bureau of Standards and TPRI. Food residues are
monitored by TPRI, Tanzania Bureau of Standards, the
Government Chemist and the National Food Control Commission
in Tanzania.
• Quality control of pesticide products (formulation analysis) is
Focal Points for Information Dissemination and
International Liaison
• National focal points for the Intergovernmental Forum on
Chemical Safety (IFCS) is the Factories Inspectorate
(Ministry of Labour and Youth Development) in
Tanzania.
• Tanzania also has a Poisons Centre, which is the
Tanzania Drug and Toxicology Information Service
(TADATIS).
• Tanzania has a national association of pesticide
manufacturers and importers which is the Agrochemical
Association of Tanzania (AAT).CropLife
• POPs focal points for liaison with UNEP Chemicals’
persistent organic pollutants programme: Division of
Environment (Vice President’s Office), Cleaner
Production Centre of Tanzania, and Department of Plant
Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and food Security).
performed by TPRI in Tanzania.
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NGOs and Trade Unions
• ENVIROCARE
• AGENDA for Environment and
Responsible Development (AGENDA)
• Tanzania Plantation and Agricultural
Workers Union (TPAWU)
• LEAT
• TAWLAE
• ASP (T) Network (capacity)
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NGO Activities
• Research on the pesticides
• Awareness raising materials including brochures,
news articles, leaflets, facts sheets preparation and
dissemination to different stakeholders in both English
and Kiswahili
• Presentation of study reports to communities and
other national stakeholders
• Presentation of the solution and study reports at
different fora
• Holding workshops, press conferences and interviews
with media
• Production and release of newsletter on general
chemical management and alternatives among other
issues
• Training of Trainers
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International Agencies
International Convention Status
• Food and Agriculture Organisation
of the United Nations (FAO)
• Intergovernmental Forum on
Chemical Safety (IFCS)
• UNEP
• UNDP and
• World Bank,
• The Stakeholder Convention
• The Rotterdam Convention
• The Basel Convention
• The Bamako Convention
• International Code of Conduct (FAO Code)
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