Back in February, CropLife Morocco and CropLife Africa Middle East were present at the Fruit Council fair, held in Agadir, to highlight the Pilot Program for the Management of Empty Pesticide Containers, implemented in partnership with the AgroTech association of Souss Massa from 2023 to 2024, under the Sustainable Pesticide Management Framework.
As a reminder, the program gave impressive results as, to date, the pilot program has collected, treated and incinerated 57 tons out of the 400 tons generated annually of Empty Pesticide Containers in the Souss Massa Region, representing 14,5%, in 1 year only!
The objectives of this program are to train farmers who wish to properly dispose of their empty pesticide containers and to convince key stakeholders, such as regulatory authorities like the Ministry of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, farmers, professionals, and industries, to work hand in hand in creating a national system for managing empty pesticide containers in Morocco, in line with the “Generation Green” plan.
Check out the inspiring story of Mr. Ahmed Chraibi, a grower in the Agadir region who benefited from this pilot project!: https://lnkd.in/eaGjDGCv