Review of Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safe Use and Action Plan (Persuap) for Usaid Funded Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural
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REVIEW OF PESTICIDE EVALUATION REPORT AND SAFE USE AND ACTION PLAN (PERSUAP) FOR USAID FUNDED FEED THE FUTURE GHANA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE CHAIN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT (FTF ADVANCE II) NOVEMBER 2019 PROJECT/ACTIVITY DATA Project/Activity Name: Feed The Future Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement Activity (FTF ADVANCE II) Amendment (Y/N): Y Geographic Location(s) Ghana, Northern Region, Tamale / West Africa (Country/Region): Implementation Start/End: February 2014 to April 2020 Organizational/Administrative Data Implementing Operating Unit USAID Ghana Feed the Future Program Funding Amount: $39,556,780 Prepared by: Gerald Asare MANTEY, Environmental and Plant Health Specialist with assistance from Daniel Kofi Agyare and Michael Afranie. Date Prepared: August, 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION RECOMMENDED (Place X where applicable) Categorical Exclusion: N/A Negative Determination: X Positive Determination: N/A Deferral: N/A ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS: (Place X where applicable) CONDITIONS: X PVO/NGO: X EMMP (SUAP): X ERR: Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 7 PART 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Project Background .......................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 8 1.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Summary of Findings & Recommendations ....................................................................... 10 1.4.1 Addressing IPM and crop protection capacity ............................................................. 10 1.4.2 Pesticide Choice ........................................................................................................... 10 1.4.3 Training ........................................................................................................................ 11 1.4.4 Environmental conservation and Climate Smart Agriculture: ..................................... 11 PART 2: PESTICIDE EVALUATION REPORT ........................................................................ 16 2.1 USEPA & GhEPA registration status of the proposed pesticide ........................................ 16 2.2 Basis for selecting the recommended pesticides ............................................................ 77 2.3 Extent to which the proposed pesticide use will be part of an IPM Program ................ 78 2.4 Alternative Pest Management Options for Maize and Soybean. ........................................ 79 2.5 Pest Problems and Control Practices .............................................................................. 84 2.5.1 General Pest Problems and their Management ...................................................... 84 2.5.2 Management of post-harvest pests of cereal crops ..................................................... 92 2.6 Key Pests and Recommended Management Practices ........................................................ 93 2.6.1 Major Natural Enemies and Enhancing Natural Enemy Populations ...................... 93 2.6.2 Management of post-harvest pests of pulses. ......................................................... 94 2.6.3 Pesticide applications –cereals, pulses and vegetables - In line with IPM approaches 95 2.7 Controlling Pesticides use in Crop Protection: .............................................................. 95 2.8 Acute and long-term toxicological hazards associated with the proposed use, and measures available to minimize such hazards .......................................................................... 95 2.9 Proposed methods of application, including availability of appropriate application and safety equipment ....................................................................................................................... 96 2.10 Compatibility of the Proposed Pesticides with target and non-target ecosystems............ 98 2.11 Conditions under which the pesticide is to be used, including climate, flora, fauna, geography, hydrology and soils ................................................................................................ 98 2.12 Availability of other products and non-chemical methods ............................................... 99 2.13 Ghana’s ability to regulate or control the distribution storage, use and disposal of the recommended pesticides ........................................................................................................... 99 2.14 Provisions for training of users and applicators ....................................................... 101 2.15 Monitoring use and effectiveness of pesticides .............................................................. 101 PART 3: SAFER USE ACTION PLAN ..................................................................................... 105 Annex 1: Pests and Diseases of Target Crops and Available and Recommended Control Methods ..................................................................................................................................................... 117 Annex 1A: Fall Armyworm Pest Management Decision Guide (12/2016), by Ghana MOFA PPRSD & CABI Plantwise. .................................................................................................... 117 Annex 1B: African Armyworm Pest Management Decision Guide (March 2016), by Ghana MOFA PPRSD & CABI Plantwise. ....................................................................................... 118 Annex 2: Pesticide Toxicity ........................................................................................................ 119 Annex 3: Approved Active Ingredients Human Toxicity and Ecotoxicology ........................... 121 Annex 4: Training in Pesticide Safer Use ................................................................................... 128 Annex 5: Training in IPM ........................................................................................................... 131 Annex 6: Rejected, Prohibited and Banned Pesticides ............................................................... 144 Annex 7: Fully Registered Pesticides (FRE) and (A3) Herbicides............................................ 146 Annex 7A: (A) Provisionally Cleared Pesticides (PCL) (B3) Herbicides .............................. 172 Annex 8: Pesticide use monitoring sheet for demo plots ............................................................ 186 ACRONYMS ADVANCE Agriculture Development and Value Chain Enhancement AESA Agro-ecosystem Analyses AI Active Ingredient BMP Best Management Practice BT Bacillus thuringiensis (a bacteria that produces a toxin used as a pesticide) CABI Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International CBO Community Based Organisation CRIG Ghana Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana DDT Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane EC Emulsifiable Concentrate (pesticide formulation) EMMP Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring Plan EPA Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FAW Fall Army Worm FTF Feed The Future FRE Fully Registered Pesticides FBO Farmer Based Organisation GAMSAP Ghana Advance Maize Seed Adoption Program GAP Good Agriculture Practice GAIDA Ghana Agric- Input Dealers Association GCAP Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project GhEPA Ghana Environmental Protection Agency GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning Systems GSID Ghana Seed Inspection Division GUP General Use pesticide Ha Hectares HT Highly Toxic IEE Initial Environmental Examination IPM Integrated Pest Management MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana) MRL Maximum/Minimum Residue Level/Limit MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet NASTAG National Seed Trade Association of Ghana NF Nucleus Farmer NPASP Northern Presbyterian Agricultural Services and Partners NPV Net Present Value PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safe Use Action Plan PFRD Pesticide and Fertility Regulatory Division pH log of Hydrogen concentration, measure of acidity PHI Pre-Harvest Interval PIC Prior Informed Consent (a treaty on toxic pesticides) POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants (a treaty on toxic persistent pesticides) PPE Personal Protection Equipment PPRSD Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate PSB Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria R&D toxin Reproductive and Developmental toxin RUP Restricted Use Pesticide S&C Standards and Certification SSP Spray Service Provider SUAP Safe Use Action Plan UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environment Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development USEPA US United States Environmental Protection Agency UTM Universal Transverse Mercator WAATP West African Agricultural Transformation Program WHO World Health Organization ZOI Zone of Influence EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This PERSUAP provides a general assessment of the use of pesticides in Ghana as a direct or indirect result of assistance provided through USAID funded Feed The Future Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement Activity (FTF ADVANCE II). The focus of FTF ADVANCE II is to increase the competitiveness of maize, rice and soya value chains in northern Ghana to foster economic growth and reduce poverty, in line