Reducing Latin American pesticide residue through biopesticides and other integrated pest control options to boost agricultural trade

The main purpose of this project will be to mitigate pesticide residues on export food crops and facilitate agricultural trade through compliance with trade standards, and by identifying and promoting the use of non-residue-generating biopesticides and other integrated pest management strategies to control key pests. This project will develop a process for identifying and prioritizing pesticide residue trade barriers, then establishing a methodology for mitigating those barriers, coordinated regionally and globally for twelve countries in Latin America. The overall impact also includes improved human and environmental health (reducing risk to consumers, pesticide applicators, and the environment). In summary, this project will contribute to the higher development goals of poverty reduction and economic growth, with technical capacity building delivery as a means to achieve these higher-level development goals.