Tanzania Multi Stakeholder Map - WebNG
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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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