PESTICIDES INITIATIVE
November 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FIRST phase of an Africa Stockpiles Programme has been approved by the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - the initiative aims to eliminate in the continent stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
THE FIRST phase of an Africa Stockpiles Programme has been approved by the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - the initiative aims to eliminate in the continent stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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