21/06/2012 Document 7 � The main objective of the project is to maintain market access for cocoa beans from the West � SPS AFRICA COCOA PROJECT GHANA Africa Sub-region through capacity building in SPS in order to produce good quality cocoa that complies with the relevant international � PRESENTATION ON KEY ACTIVITIES SINCE regulations and legislation on pesticide INCEPTION residues and other harmful substances. � Key Activities – 1 FORMA RMATIO ION OF THE PR OF THE PROJ OJECT ECT IMPLE IMPLEMENTATIO TION COMMITTEE COMM � In Ghana, the project commenced with the The Project Implementation Committee (PIC) was put in setting up of a National Steering Committee place on the advice of the National Steering Committee (NSC). It is chaired by Mr. K. Gorkeh- and a Project Implementation Committee. This Sekyim, Managing Director of Quality Control report provides in some details the key Company. Other members are Dr. Francis Baah, Head, Social Sciences and Statistics, CRIG; Dr. activities that the project has undertaken since Sammy Lowor, Senior Biochemist, CRIG; Mr. William inception. Azalekor, Entomologist, QCC; Mr. George Okyere, Senior Quality Control Manager, QCC and Mr. Francis Enyan, Deputy Quality Control Manager, QCC. ACTIVITIES – 2 LA LAUNC UNCHIN ING OF G OF SPS AFR SPS AFRICA COCO COCOA A PR PROJE OJECT The project was launched successfully at the College of Physicians and Surgeons Building, Ridge, Accra on Friday 9 th September 2011 1
21/06/2012 � ACTIVITIES -3 INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE � ACTIVITIES – 4 The d e developm lopment ent and p pret etest esting ng o of media mat materi rials suc such as post as posters, leafl leaflets ts and and fly flyers rs, development of lopment of con content ent for sensitiz itization ation on on th the e media, and the medi and the plann planning of of regi region onal, dis district and commu community s nity sensitiza itization ion w workshops rkshops 2
21/06/2012 � ACTI TIVITI VITIES – ES – 5 ST EDES/ 1 ST EDES/COLEA OLEACP TRAIN TRAINING OF NG OF TRA TRAINERS W NERS WORKSHOP A RKSHOP AT BUNSO BUNSO COCO COCOA COLLEGE, 6 A COLLEGE, 6 - 19 9 NO NOV 20 V 2011 TRAINING ND EDES /COLEA 2 ND EDES /COLEACP CP TRAININ TRAINING OF OF TRA TRAINERS W NERS WORKSHOP RKSHOP, BUNSO , BUNSO COCO COCOA COLLEG A COLLEGE, 2 21 NO NOV – V – 3 DEC DEC 20 2011 PARTICIPANTS AT THE 1 ST EDES /COLEACP TRAINING WITH PIC MEMBERS 3
21/06/2012 Mr E. O Owusu usu facil ilitating itating at o one o e of the sessi ssions ons � ACTI TIVITI VITIES – ES – 7 5-DAY E Y EDES/CO ES/COLEA EACP CP TRAINING O AINING ON CA CAPACIT CITY BUILD BUILDING IN SELF IN SELF- ASS SSESSMENT METH METHOD ODS AND AND G GAP ANA ANALYSIS IS PR PROC OCEDURES Limuru Limuru, K Kenya a for Engl r English- sh-spe peaking g ACP P ND DEC 20 exper perts, 28 28 NO NOV V – 2 ND DEC 2011 PARTICIPANTS AT THE 5-DAY EDES/COLEACP TRAINING IN KENYA Topics c pics covered i red included: cluded: � The regula The regulatory cont context and r t and role of le of p priv ivat ate op oper erat ators � Self-moni onitorin oring p g principles a es and sector self- f-as assessment sessment g guide c e concept � EDES me EDES meth thodolog ogy and and facili cilitation t tech chni niques � Pr Proces ocess analys analysis is and and diagno diagnosis � Audit and sam dit and sampli ling ng p plans ans in in the cont context t of of self-m self-moni nitoring ring � Risk analys Risk analysis is � Traceabi bilit lity i in the c e context of self- f-assessm assessment ent � Prep Preparatio ion, distr distribu buti tion and t and the e manage manageme ment of of a a sect sector r self self- assessment ssment g guide SCENES OF THE WORKING GROUP AT THE EDES/COLEACP TRAINING, KENYA 4
21/06/2012 ACTI TIVITI VITIES – ES – 8 TRAI AINI NING WO NG WORKSHOP O ON ANTI COUNTERFEIT TERFEIT � The w e workshop rkshop eq equipped ou pped our participants w icipants with th PES PESTIC ICIDES skil skills to anal analyz yze SPS e SPS sys systems, build self build self- assessment g ssment guides a ides and self-monit -monitor oring ing sys systems, and and eval aluate q quali ality assu y assura rance Qualit Quality Contr Control Com Company of Ghan of Ghana a Cocoa Cocoa Boar Board, d, syst stems a ems among ong oth others rs the i implem ement enter o r of t the G e Ghanaian component aian component of of SPS Afric SPS Africa Coco Cocoa Pr a Proje oject t deeme deemed it it right right to equip eq uip the v the various pla rious players in s in the the Cocoa Cocoa ind industr stry with the with the req requisit isite kno e knowle ledg dge on on count counterfeit and i illega gal p l pesticides. icides. The workshop f focu cused on on issu issues su such as: ch as: � What p What pestic sticides are are, � Pa Participants w icipants were d drawn f n from om pesticide icide � Ho How t w to read read pestic pesticide e lab labels, supplier liers, p s, pesticid icide d e dealer ers, s, fa farmer g groups, ps, � The The mo motiv tivatio tion f for c r coun unterfeit a eit and illegal d illegal pestic pesticide ide Plant pr Plan t protection on and and Regu gulatory Ser Services trad trade, e, Division of Divisi of Minist Ministry A Agri riculture, En Envi vironm nmental � The The conseq equences nces of of count unterfeit a eit and illeg d illegal pesticide l pesticide trad trade Prot otection ection A Agency ency, , Ghan ana S a Standar dards A s Author ority ity, � Usag Usage an e and what on d what one should look f e should look for on r on shipp shipping ng Ghana Cocoa B a Cocoa Board, d, Police, Cus lice, Customs, oms, docu documents co s covering pestici sticides. Immigrat Immigration, ion, the the Bar and Bar and the Benc the Bench � Fact actors ors which hich pr prom omote the he entr try of cou ount nterfeit pestic pesticides es int into the the pesti esticide mar market � Suggest Suggested ed remedies remedies for the he weakness nesses es in in the the syst ystem � Con Conclus lusion and rec ecomm ommenda ndatio ions ns ONE OF THE PESTICIDES USED IN C0COA WAREHOUSES . 5
21/06/2012 PESTICIDE ICIDE L LABEL H L HAZARD RD CLASSI SIFIC FICATIO IONS NS PESTICIDE LABEL � Fastrack label showing three panels GR GROU OUP COL OLOUR INT NTERPRETATI ON ON Ia RED VERY TOXIC � Ib RED TOXIC II YELLOW HARMFUL III BLUE CAUTION IV GREEN ACUTE COLOUR HAZARD UNLIKELY IN NORMAL USE RISKS A S ASSOCIA SOCIATED ED WITH THE U USE OF OF RISKS A S ASSOCIA SOCIATED ED WITH THE U USE OF OF COUNTE COU TERFEIT A RFEIT AND IL D ILLEGAL L PESTICIDE ICIDES COU COUNTE TERFEIT A RFEIT AND IL D ILLEGAL L PESTICIDE ICIDES Conseq Con equences f es for the r the con consu sume mers/bu rs/buyers ers Co Conseq nsequences f uences for t r the p pesticide ind sticide industr stry � Health risk. � Unfair competition: genuine products vrs fake � Arrest and detention. ones � Loss of money. � It damages the image of the industry. � Loss of confidence - customers. � Arrest and detention. � Co Conseq nsequences f uences for t r the re regulat gulatory o officers cers � Officers could be jailed if found to have allowed illegal products into the country. � Loss of confidence in the regulatory officers. ACTIONS TO SOLVE THESE WEAKNESSES ACTIONS T TIONS TO S SOLVE E THESE W ESE WEAKNESSES AKNESSES � Periodic training of stakeholders � Capacity building of all the stakeholders � Setting up court for pesticide related issues � Awareness creation � Development of technologies to avoid � Strengthening institutional collaborations counterfeiting � Purchase of pesticides from registered/ � Incorporation of pesticide related policies in all the reputable suppliers educational curricula � Intensification of surveillance � In-house cleaning-e.g. anti-counterfeit clauses in contracts 6
21/06/2012 ACTIONS T TIONS TO S SOLVE E THESE W ESE WEAKNESSES AKNESSES CHALLENGES CHALLENGES � List of all pesticides in the country should be The k e key chall alleng nge r e remains c s cash i inflows s to published. ensu ensure re that that pr proje oject acti activi vities es are are � Pesticide formulations should having unique colors implem ement ented a as planned nned. Chang anges i s in the or texture. original original pr proje oject budge budget f for Ghana ha r Ghana have � Vigilance by ensuring that pesticides have a proper resulted in resul in the pr the proj oject t ha havi ving t to rely large rely largely label, registration number, expiration date, properly on on int internal funds f rnal funds for r man many of of its its activit activities. . packaged and sealed. CONCLUSI CONC SION ON The i e impleme ementat tation on of the plan the planne ned acti activi vities of the p project ect is on course. se. The N e NSC a and P PIC are commit are committed t to ensur ensuring that that all SPS all SPS Afric Africa Coco Cocoa Pr a Proje oject objec objectiv ives w were me re met. t. The m e main challeng llenge e remains the remains the timely timely release release of all commit of all committed funds. funds. 7
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