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Cleaner Production in Agrochemicals
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Supported by Introduction The 20th Century came to an end with great enthusiasm and commitment by the developed and
the developing world alike to clean up the environmental pollution caused by industry
especially by chemical, engineering and agricultural industries including farming industry,
both at the production and user ends. One of the outcomes of this was the promotion of cleaner
production in all industries including agrochemical industries where the emphasis was on user
and environment friendly pesticides, their formulations and their applications. China has been
in the forefront in agricultural development and has been constantly increasing its capacity to
introduce modern technology to increase safety and quality of its agricultural products. Transfer of Technology to Less Developed Areas of China In the 90's, the Government of China, has been specially promoting investment and transfer of technology from the prosperous eastern provinces to less developed central and western provinces of China. In line with this policy the Chinese Government wanted the technology developed at Nantong to be transferred to southwest and northwest parts of China. The project was approved in 1999 with NPFC at Nantong as the focal point. Around six to seven provinces took part in the project and the technology has been successfully transferred to Yunnan Province in southwest China and the transfer of technology to northwest China at Ningxia Province is in progress. The seed dressing formulations in all these less developed areas have been well received by the farmers. Workshop As the seed protection technology is considered important for both developed and developing world alike due to its environmental and human safety, it is proposed to organize a five day workshop (including one day travel) towards the end of the project to disseminate the technology developed in Nanton/Yunnan/Ningxia to other provinces and also to selected ASEAN Countries neighbouring Yunnan Province to encourage South-South cooperation. Such a workshop will aim to bring together Government officials from the Agricultural Extension Service and other departments dealing with seed production/protection to discuss the results of the project and also exchange experience from both national and international experts. It is expected to provide information on seed treatment technology including both seed dressing formulations/application to the seeds, seed pelleting and some of the modern machinery used in the process. As seed dressing is one of the major areas of crop protection we also expect many international companies to participate in the workshop. The workshop will take place at two locations in Nanton (two days) and also in Yuxi City, Yunnan (two days) Province to show the results of the project. In addition, there will be an opportunity to see in Yunnan Province neem (azadirechta indica) and pyrethrum (Chrysanthamum cinerariaefolium) growing areas which are becoming important crops in producing botanical pesticides. The following topics, but not limited to, will be covered: More information will be available in May 2003. For further informations please contact: UNIDO: Ms. Mayra Regina Sanchez Osuna, China: Prof. Hong Chuanyi
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