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Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides in Oman - UTF/OMA/022/OMA

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The Government of the Sultanate of Oman requested the technical assistance of FAO to safeguard and eliminate obsolete pesticides in an environmentally sound manner. Under a first phase project (UTF/OMA/007/OMA), FAO assisted the country to safeguard and dispose of 42 tonnesof obsolete pesticides. However, an inventory update of the remaining stocks showed that approximately 35 tonnes, including up to 130 cylinders of methyl bromide, remained. The government requested further support from FAO in order to eliminate the remaining stocks of obsolete pesticides and associated waste. This resulted in the second phase of the project. Phase II also envisaged capacity-building activities to improve the technical skills of the authorities in pesticide life cycle management, including training in inventory, safe storage, safeguarding supervision, and tendering for the safeguarding of obsolete pesticide stocks. These capacity-building activities were designed to prevent the accumulation of new stocks of obsolete pesticides. The project was implemented by FAO and the main partner was the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR).

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