Published date: 8-Dec-2022
A report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) provides new insights on actions stakeholders could take to minimize the adverse impacts of pesticides and fertilizers to human and environment health.
The Environmental and Health Impacts of Pesticides and Fertilizers and Ways to Minimize Them report, written in close collaboration and consultation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights the need for transformative actions and better management of pesticides and fertilizers as global demand and use of the products increases.
The report outlines six priority transformative actions to strengthen pesticide and fertilizer management:
- Incentivize healthy and sustainable consumer choices and consumption;
- Fundamentally change crop management and adopt ecosystem-based approaches;
- Promote circularity and resource efficiency;
- Use economic instruments to create a level playing field for greener products and approaches;
- Adopt integrated and life cycle approaches for sound pesticide and fertilizer management;
- Strengthen standards and adopt corporate policies for sustainable supply chain management.