2.4.9

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 2.4.9 In situations where agrochemicals are used, producers, workers and other actors in charge of their application and handling have the training and skills to implement the requirements in 2.4.1 through 2.4.8.	Field Operators and other relevant actors in charge of handling agrochemicals have access to knowledge that is useful in developing skills to apply the relevant practices established according to 2.4. OaS shall provide or support the provision of relevant knowledge in the form of: training making agronomists and other experts available for technical support defining and distributing manuals, guidance and other training materials In the case of groups of small farmers, knowledge sharing can be organised at the group level.	DOCUMENTATION Training sessions for field operators and other actors, with list of attendees and topics, can be used as evidence. Training modules/guidance/manuals can be used as evidence. Registers where field operators and other actors document the practices they implement can be used as evidence. INTERVIEWS Discussions with field operators and other actors that show they know and implement the practices can be used as evidence. OBSERVATION Seeing field operators and other actors implementing the practices during audits can be used as evidence. Scoring guidance 0 - Field operators and other actors do not have skills required to implement practices under 2.4 1 - Relevant skills and options for knowledge-sharing are identified 2 - Most field operators and other actors have skills required to implement practices per 2.4 and others are involved in activities for knowledge provision (e.g. trainings, access to technical support) 3 - All field operators and other actors have skills required to implement practices according to 2.4 and have access to relevant knowledge N/A - in the justification, please explain why Score 2 to be reached by second year	Importance Critical stepwise Applicability Cultivation OaS Field operators

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Criteria 2.4: Criteria 2.4: Practices are adopted to prevent and mitigate the negative impact of the use of agrochemicals

2.4.9

In situations where agrochemicals are used, producers, workers and other actors in charge of their application and handling have the training and skills to implement the requirements in 2.4.1 through 2.4.8.

Field Operators and other relevant actors in charge of handling agrochemicals have access to knowledge that is useful in developing skills to apply the relevant practices established according to 2.4. OaS shall provide or support the provision of relevant knowledge in the form of:

training

making agronomists and other experts available for technical support

defining and distributing manuals, guidance and other training materials In the case of groups of small farmers, knowledge sharing can be organised at the group level.

DOCUMENTATION

Training sessions for field operators and other actors, with list of attendees and topics, can be used as evidence. Training modules/guidance/manuals can be used as evidence. Registers where field operators and other actors document the practices they implement can be used as evidence.

INTERVIEWS

Discussions with field operators and other actors that show they know and implement the practices can be used as evidence.

OBSERVATION

Seeing field operators and other actors implementing the practices during audits can be used as evidence.

Scoring guidance

0 - Field operators and other actors do not have skills required to implement practices under 2.4
1 - Relevant skills and options for knowledge-sharing are identified
2 - Most field operators and other actors have skills required to implement practices per 2.4 and others are involved in activities for knowledge provision (e.g. trainings, access to technical support)
3 - All field operators and other actors have skills required to implement practices according to 2.4 and have access to relevant knowledge

N/A - in the justification, please explain why

Score 2 to be reached by second year

Importance
Critical stepwise

Applicability

Cultivation

OaS

Field operators

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2.4.9

Principle 2: Sustainable use of biodiversity

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