What initiatives have UIPP been involved in to encourage safe use of pesticides?
UIPP has not been waiting around for the Grenelle de l’environment to encourage safe use of pesticides. The crop protection industry, CropLife International globally, the European Crop Protection Association, (ECPA), national associations and member companies have already developed a considerable number of initiatives. These involve formulations, packaging, application techniques, decision making tools, container management, training on IPM and safe use, applications, monitoring aquatic environments and improving the use of crop protection products. We are as an industry very proud of some specific initiatives that we have been involved in. In 2001 UIPP created the company Adivalor. In collaboration with farmers, distributors and the French authorities it set up a voluntary scheme to collect obsolete stocks and empty. In 2009 most of the obsolete stocks were collected and destroyed. Around 70% of empty containers have also been collected annually since 1999. In 2005 we created a pilot
