SA PIP A solution to meet export requirements

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SA PIPA solution to meet export requirements

• Presenter Sandra Keller

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Overview

• Residues on Exports How big is the problem ?
• SA PIP in brief
• Activities and achievements
• Some considerations

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Eating without pesticides

• Consumer concerns of pesticide residues in food
• Safety of Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)
• Trade and different national MRLs

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MRL definition

• Maximum level legally permitted in or on food
• mg/kg ppm 1l/1000m3
• Set per crop x pesticide combination
• Trading standard
• Represents maximum amount of residue expected in
  a fruit under a defined GAP
• Safe for human consumption Food basket

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Residues on SA Exports

• 46 no residues
• 52 residues MRL
• 2.29 residues gt MRL

• In 2002 - 2004

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Major Crops

• Large number of registered pesticides in SA
• Difference between SA MRL and EU MRL
• Identification of Preferred Pesticides
• Uncertainty about future EU MRL
• Principles followed

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Minor Crops Vegetables

• Few or no pesticides registered in SA
• Old pesticides registered
• SA MRL for exotics gt than EU MRL (LoD)
• Pesticides used that are registered on other
  crops
• Unknown application residue levels
• Little support from Plant Science Industry
• Often no alternative market to EU

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Europe

• MRL HARMONISATION based on
• member states and
• review of safety of each MRL

By Elmé Coetzer, EUREPGAP
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Motivation to launch SA PIP

• Harmonised EU MRLs by 2008
• Impact on market access for SA
• Risk to lose revenue from exports
• Jobs in the supply chain secondary sector at
  stake
• Fruit basket in EU may decrease
• Pesticides currently used may not be used in
  future

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SA Pesticide Initiative Program

• TRADE DEVELOPMENT program Agriculture
• Financing Agreement EU RSA (National)
• Program design (conditions)
• Program Cycle 2004-2007

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Objectives Purpose

• Overall Objective

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Aim

• Compliant in 2008

• Unregistered pesticides used
• Small farms
• Minor crops
• New entrants
• A boer maak n plan attitude

• Experience (gt100y export history)
• Established infrastructure
• GAP certifications
• Registration (Act 36)

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Solution/Ideal scenario

• Responsible farmers Adoption of GAP
• Informed farmers and quality consultants
• Formalised industries
• Efficient Registrar
• Effective controls
• Crop protection solutions available

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Results
Information
Network

• Results grouped
• in components

Info/Comm.
MRL trials
Ad. Research
Regulation
SA PIP
Advice for farmers
Agric. P.
Associations
Training
Capacity
EF Survey
Data Base
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SA PIP Progress

• Resolve grey areas in regulations
• MRL trials

• Knowledge and solutions
• Adaptive research

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SA PIP in progress

• Improve practice
• Train farmers
• Available information www.ppecb.com/sapip

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Considerations

• Public / semi-public sector
• Reputation
• Leading role of SA
• Private sector
• Compliance with MRL requirements
• Pesticide residues are a perceived food safety
  risk!
• MRLs are trade limits
• SA PIP
• Partnership between EU and Dept. of Agriculture
• Stakeholder co-operation

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Thank you for listening !

• Dont forget
• who told you
• about SA PIP

Spier Stellenbosch, 2005