IR-4 (Interregional Research Project No. 4)
Providing Safe and Effective Pest Management Solutions for Specialty Crop Growers
Canadian Minor Use Program - AAFC
The Minor Use Pesticides Program was launched in June 2002 as a joint initiative between AAFC and Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), with a Government of Canada funding commitment of $54.5 million over six years. Under the program, AAFC is conducting field trials and laboratory analysis to obtain the required data for the registration of new minor uses of pesticides.
Canadian Pest Management Center
The Pest Management Centre delivers programs that help to provide safer food for Canadians while encouraging environmental stewardship among Canada's producers.
Ontario, Canada Minor Use Program
The Ontario Minor Use Program web page is a dynamic and current link to information you need about minor use initiatives and issues. The minor use program remains as a top priority of almost all specialty crop growers, processing companies, retailers and consumers who want safe and nutritious local food. A coordinated and dedicated effort is required to ensure that Ontario's growers are competitive in the marketplace and have access to the most current Integrated Pest Management (IPM) toolkits for crop protection.
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC)
Providing information, research, technology, policies and programs for security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
PIP - For sustainable development of the African-Caribbean-Pacific horticultural industry
PIP is a European cooperation programme managed by COLEACP. It is financed by the European Development Fund and implemented at the request of the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States. A second phase of PIP was launched in October 2009 for a period of five years. In accordance with the Millennium Development Goals, the global objective is to: “Maintain and, if possible, increase the contribution made by export horticulture to the reduction of poverty in ACP countries”. The horticultural trade is an important driver for economic growth in many countries, and PIP helps ACP exports reach their full potential by enabling producers and exporters to meet the demands of the EU market. While export horticulture is the main focus, outputs are adapted to local and regional markets wherever possible to also benefit ACP consumers
UK Minor Use Network
The UK Minor Uses Network ( MUN ) was set up to help advise PSD on issues affecting the minor use sector. It first met on 29 April 2003, and involved a wide range of representatives covering the cropping types across the UK. Membership was been extended to cover additional areas where pesticide use is important, both in crop and non crop areas. The main objective of the group is to provide a source of knowledge and expertise relating to crop protection and pesticide use on minor crops in the UK, which can be used to inform developing issues. The group actually covers a wider range of crops than one might consider as ‘minor' but this also ensures that niche pest problems on major crops are adequately covered.
Horticultural Development Council (UK)
The HDC is a levy funded body that serves the commercial horticultural industry in England, Scotland and Wales. The money it collects is used to fund high quality, essential applied research, development and technology transfer. All projects are approved by expert panels that represent each sector of the industry, encompassing over 300 different crops.