CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

«TOOLS TO MEASURE TRAINING PROGRAMS »

ANARCO GARCIAANARCO GARCIA

DIRECTORDIRECTOR

Responsible Use ProgramResponsible Use Program

AAPSE WORKSHOP

Portland, Maine, U..S.A.

August 2007

CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

What is CropLife Latin America? Is the Regional Association

representing the Plant Science Industry in Latin

America

The Plant Science Industry invents, develops, manufactures and sells products and services designed to improve the global production of food, feed, fibre and other useful products in a sustainable way. (i.e. Insecticides, Herbicides, Biotechnology).

CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

National Associations NetworkCropLife Latin America

CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

Companies Network

Arysta LifeScienceBASFBayer CropScienceDow AgroSciencesDuPontFMCMonsantoSyngenta

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History

· Pilot program started in 1991 in Guatemala· It actually covers 18 countries in Latin

America· More than 600,000 persons are trained every

year

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Objective

“TO ENSURE THE PROPER USE OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS, FOLLOWING IPM PRINCIPLES IN THE FRAME OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ”

CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (National Institutions)

• National Associations • National Associations of Agroexporters

• Ministries of: Agriculture, Education, Health, Labor and Environment

• Universities and Agricultural Schools

• NGOs

• Private sector

• Cooperatives

• Associations of Agricultural and Medical university graduates

• National Associations of Agroexporters

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STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (International Institutions)

DOMINICANDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REPUBLIC IFADIFAD (International Fund for (International Fund for Agricultural Development) Agricultural Development)

MEXICOMEXICO, EL SALVADOR,, EL SALVADOR,HONDURAS, DOM. REP.HONDURAS, DOM. REP. EPAEPA

ARGENTINAARGENTINA PAHO (Pan American Health Org.)PAHO (Pan American Health Org.)

CARIBEAN PROJECTCARIBEAN PROJECT UNEP/WWFUNEP/WWF

WASHINGTON, COSTA RICA,WASHINGTON, COSTA RICA, AND NICARAGUAAND NICARAGUA IICAIICA

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Summary of people trained in 2006

Country/Region

MEXICO

CENTRAL AMERICA AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ANDEAN COUNTRIES

SOUTHERNCONE

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How was impact previously measures

Technicians· Tests before and after training

Other Objective Groups (growers, housewives, etc.)

· Field audits· Road Map (Public domain indicators)

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Field Audit: Guatemala

Never3%

Yes86 %

Some times11% Some times

16.2%

Never14.1%

Yes69.7%

Trained Non-trained

Yes Some times Never

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Field Audit

ADVANTAGES

1. Measures knowledge2. Measures progress3. Reorients training subjects

DISADVANTAGES

1. Expensive2. Difficult to find same

people (accuracy of results is not guaranteed)

3. Difficult to measure change of attitudes

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What was done to improve impact

· Involvement of National Associations

· Analysis of needs and environment

· Elaboration of a road map and implementation in 2007

CROPLIFE LATIN AMERICARESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM

What is a Road Map?

“It is a guide to elaborate, implement

and evaluate the Responsible Use Programs in Latin America”

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Road Map

ADVANTAGES

· Clear, simple and consistent programs· Programs oriented to solve problems· Use of public domain indicators· Transparency· It allows to make a comparison among the

programs· Measurable objectives and deliverable results

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FOCUS OF THE “RESPONSIBLE USE PROGRAM”

ANTICIPATE AND AVOID PROBLEMS

RELATED TO:

HUMAN HEALH ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY

SOLVING PROBLEMS

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PHASES OF THE PROGRAM  (ACCORDING TO ROAD MAP)

 

Phase IEvaluation of

needs

Phase II General Planning:

A: Of the Program

B: Of its projects

Phase IIIA. Annual Planning of the projects B. Execution, follow-up and control of the projects

Fase IV 

Review and conclusions of the Program

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EVALUATION CRITERION OF PROJECTS

(Example) Quantitative Indicators Baseline Goal Year 1 Goal Year 2 Goal Year 3

# Intoxications/year 100 75 50 25

% employees that wear 10 20 40 60

personal protection equip.

% containers with triple rinse 40 60 90 ---

# of vegetable shipments 20 15 5 0

rejected at U.S.A. entry ports

due to illegal residues from

PPCs

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Venezuela 2007 Program, based on Road

Map (A real case)

General Objective Date Indicator

Reduction of labor Dec. 2009 Annual statistics of

Intoxic. cases compared 2006 labor intoxication cases

(10% in 2007, 10% in 2008 and 10% in 2009)

DELIVERABLES1) PPE available in 50% of PPCs sales. Towns: Quibor, Pueblo Llano and

Colonia Tovar – Dec. 2009.2) 40% of sprayers will wear PPE when applying PPCs by December 2009

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