2.4.7

Principle 2: Sustainable use of biodiversity

Criteria Guidance Evidence & Scoring Importance & Applicability
Criteria 2.4: Criteria 2.4: Practices are adopted to prevent and mitigate the negative impact of the use of agrochemicals


2.4.7

The storage, cleaning and disposal of agrochemicals do not cause contamination of soil, water, air and other natural resources



 Practices to be followed to avoid contamination from the storage, disposal and cleaning of agrochemicals include:
  • storing agrochemicals and their surplus from application in original containers and packaging and in accordance with label instructions
  • cleaning and storing containers and application equipment in ways and facilities that ensure complete isolation and no risks of spill-over in cultivation fields, water bodies and other natural areas
  • disposing of agrochemicals, containers, and equipment in line with national and local regulations and through collection and recycling programmes that minimise environmental risks
  • maintaining an up-to-date agrochemical stock inventory, which includes:
    a) date of purchase
    b product name and active ingredient
    c) volume
    d) date of expiration Field Operators follow one or more of the above listed practices and/or any other practices that are relevant in their context to avoid contamination from the storage, disposal and cleaning of agrochemicals. Practices are suitable when they result in avoiding contamination from agrochemicals. For compliance (score 2) are least the practices mentioned under the first three (3) bullet points are followed. OaS provides financial, knowledge and other types of support when field operators do not have sufficient resources to identify and implement suitable practices. OaS is responsible for the implementation of practices in sites where processing facilities are if it is responsible for processing activities/facilities in cultivation/collection areas and agrochemicals are used at the processing level. The UEBT agrochemicals register can be used to keep track of the practices implemented. The UEBT BAP Monitoring tool can be used to report information on the progress in avoiding contamination from agrochemical handling.

    • DOCUMENTATION

    Reporting about practices for storage, disposal and cleaning of agrochemicals can be used as evidence to assess compliance. The UEBT agrochemicals register and the UEBT BAP monitoring tool filled out can be used to assess compliance.


    INTERVIEWS

    Conversations with relevant informants about their agrochemical handling practices can be used as evidence to assess compliance.


    OBSERVATION

    Witnessing the implementation of practices for the handling of agrochemicals can be used as evidence to assess compliance.

    Scoring guidance

    0 - No practices to avoid contamination from storage, disposal, and cleaning of agrochemicals are identified and implemented
    1 - Practices are identified which are relevant to avoid contamination from storage, disposal and cleaning of agrochemicals but are not implemented
    2 - Most of the identified practices are implemented by most of the field operators, are suitable to avoid contamination from storage, disposal and cleaning of agrochemicals, but improvements and/or other practices can be introduced to further reduce contamination from agrochemicals, and/or their implementation can be spread further
    3 - All identified practices are implemented by all field operators and are suitable to avoid contamination from storage, disposal, and cleaning of agrochemicals

    N/A - in the justification, please explain why

    		 Importance
    Critical


    Applicability
  • Cultivation
  • OaS
  • Field operators
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