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provides early warning for developing countries to avoid mistakes made in
developed countries through information exchange.
In addition, pesticides will continue to be used in the foreseeable future in order
to meet the demand of increased food production to feed the increased World
population. The Convention help developing countries to avoid using pesticides
that are known to be harmful to human health and the environment and highly
toxic pesticides that cannot be handled safely by small farmers under conditions
of use. The convention therefore promotes sustainable agriculture through use of
pesticides that are safer to the environment and end users. This will increase
production thereby combating hunger, disease and poverty.
7.0 CONCLUSION: The benefits of the Rotterdam convention to developing
countries like Tanzania need no emphasis. The Government as a party to the
convention has responsibility to implement the provisions of the convention for
the protection of human health and environment against hazardous and highly
toxic chemicals and pesticides. The government needs to participate fully in
order to contribute to the shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among
Parties, otherwise the signing and ratification will be meaningless. Putting in
place an effective and efficient implementation mechanism will help in reaching
informed decisions related to import of chemicals under the convention. There is
therefore a great need to identify key and proper players (well trained, informed
and committed) and the required resources to support the efforts already in
place. Initiation of parallel programmes will have an added advantage if
duplication is very much avoided.
REFERENCES
1. http://www.pic.int. – For Rotterdam convention text
2. Rotterdam Convention, Overview, Rotterdam Convention Secretariat,
Revised 2005
3. Rotterdam Convention, Text and Annexes, Revised 2005
4. E Mashimba & J Akhabuhaya, Challenges in National Implementation
of Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure Tanzanian Experience, A
paper presented at the Regional Workshop on Rotterdam Convention
on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous
Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, UNEP – Nairobi, 13 th
June 2000
5. E Mashimba, Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention Prior
Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure in Tanzania, A paper presented at
the Training Workshop for Executives on International Conventions to
Promote Chemical Safety, Paradise Hotel, Bagamoyo, 9 th – 11 th
August 2004.
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