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Pesticides and poverty workshop: implementing<br />

the conventions to address pesticide hazards and<br />

promote sustainable alternatives to address<br />

poverty and livelihoods<br />

Community Pesticide Monitoring for Community<br />

Empowerment<br />

What is Community<br />

Monitoring?<br />

is a systematic method of participatory<br />

action documentation on the impact of<br />

pesticides on health and the environment<br />

at the community level by the community<br />

Bashiru Abdul<br />

AGENDA<br />

8/23/2005 1<br />

8/23/2005 2<br />

Why community Monitoring<br />

1. If there have been complains of health problems in<br />

the community.<br />

2. If huge amounts of pesticides are used and there is a<br />

high frequency of spray operations.<br />

3. If there may be serious pesticide poisoning incidents.<br />

4. If there may be pesticides used that have been<br />

banned in other countries.e.g DDT use<br />

5. If there may be pesticides used that are suspected to<br />

cause chronic effects.<br />

6. Presence of stockpiles<br />

7. To fill the information gap. Data<br />

Objectives of Community Pesticide<br />

Action Monitoring are:<br />

1) To empower communities to tackle the hazards of<br />

pesticides.<br />

2) To ensure safe food and foods free from pesticides.<br />

3) To build a consensus to eliminate the health and<br />

environmental hazards of pesticides.<br />

4) To counter the influence of agrochemical and seed<br />

company in order to benefit small-scale farmers in<br />

<strong>Tanzania</strong>.<br />

5) Support and promote the development of ecological,<br />

locally appropriate agriculture, which brings food<br />

security and other benefits.<br />

8/23/2005 3<br />

8/23/2005 4<br />

Ethics of monitoring<br />

Prior informed consent of communities<br />

Must be participatory<br />

Must benefit community<br />

Responsible and accountable to communities<br />

Ownership of monitoring information is with the<br />

communities,<br />

Capacity to meet consequences - Provide<br />

support to community if needed - medical or<br />

legal support<br />

Methodology of Monitoring<br />

1. People-centred approach / community-centred approach<br />

such as<br />

consultative approach<br />

community helps design and conduct study<br />

community involved in developing in strategies and actions<br />

organising an important component<br />

2. Methodology is part of the process of empowerment<br />

3. Gender balance with gender perspective<br />

4. Shares alternatives including organic agriculture<br />

8/23/2005 5<br />

8/23/2005 6<br />

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