CuidAgro Description
| The objective of this Program which started 18 years ago in Latin America is to promote the responsible use of products for protecting crops jointly with authorities, distributors, business people, transporters, warehouse owners and farmers. CuidAgro(SM)* responds to the Crop Science Industry´s commitment to protecting the health of farmers and their personnel that has to manipulate the pesticides and is part of the productive agricultural chain. Likewise, it is a program whose objective is to comply with the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Utilization of Pesticides, elaborated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It’s actively supported by the Ministries of Health, Education, and Agriculture, universities, non-governmental organizations, Mayors’ Offices or municipalities, agricultural trade organizations and cooperation agencies like EPA, AID, IFAD, IICA and OPS. CuidAgro(SM)* has been responsible for messages on integrated pest management (IPM) and for all the prevention measures that are needed to utilize pesticides. These messages and measures have been disseminated to more than 9 million farmers, distributors and rural residents of Latin America over the last 18 years. *CuidAgro(SM) is a registered trademark of CropLife Latin America. |
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