« REGIONAL COOPERATION TO COMBAT
COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL TRADE OF PESTICIDES »
WORKSHOP FOR COCOA SPS CAPACITY BUILDING
June 0710 2011; Yaoundé, Cameroon
B. Yao, WCA Hub Coordinator.

 THE SCIENCE INDUSTRY & GLOBAL CHALLENGES.
 CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY.
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ANTICOUNTERFEITING:
COMBATING A GLOBAL CRIME

PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY
& GLOBAL CHALLENGES
GLOBAL FEDERATION OF REGIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS (90 COUNTRIES)…..

PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY
& GLOBAL CHALLENGES
….LED BY 08 R/D MULTINATIONALS PPPs,
SEEDS & BIOTECHNOLOGIES

PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY
& GLOBAL CHALLENGES
 MCs: 11 R/D PPPs, SEEDS & BIOTECHNOLOGIES .
 NAs: 06/30 in WCA:
Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire,
Ghana, Mali,
Nigeria, Senegal.

PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY
& GLOBAL CHALLENGES
GLOBAL (SSA/WCA) FOOD SECURITY
THREATENED BY :
 GLOBAL POPULATION SET TO EXCEED 8
BILLION BY 2030.
 INCREASING CALORIE DEMAND BY 50% .
 ONLY 5-10% MORE LAND GLOBALLY COULD
BE AVAILABLE TO BE BROUGHT INTO
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
 PRACTICAL CLIMATE CHANGES AND WATER
SHORTAGES.

AGRICULTURE: AT THE HEART OF THES CHALENGES!
GROWING FOOD CREATING RENEWABLES SUPPLYING SUSTAINABLY

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES/KEY RESULTS AREAS (PPPs)
Conseil Stratégie de la Protection des Plantes
Stewardship
Sust. Ag
Steering
Committee
Regulations
Steering
Committee
IP/AntiCFT
Steering
Committee
Protection of
Regulatory Data
Steering
Committee
Communication
Steering
Committee
Tariff Reduction
Steering
Committee

 RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING
OF THIS GLOBAL ISSUE.
 DELIVER A CALL FOR URGENT MEASURES AND COUNTER
ACTIONS.
 SHARE BEST PRATICES FOR HOW TO COPE WITH THIS
ISSUE.
 MOTIVATE ALL INVOLVED STAKEHOLDERS TO JOIN WITH
THEIR EFFORTS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS.

TO SHARE SOME INFORMATIVE CASES AND HAVE AN
INTERACTIVE SESSION THROUGH VIDÉOS:
1.
THE PANAMA SYNDROME, ÉCHANGES/LESSONS: 20 min.
2.
POLISH SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT PESTICIDES, AND
IMPORT AND SALES OF ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN NEW
ZELAND: 10 min.
3.
2 CASES OF SEIZURE IN KENYA RE. ACTIVITIES OF NAT.
ASSOCIATIONS ON COUNTERFEIT PESTICIDES : 15 min.
4. DISCUSSION ON SOME EASY KEY ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT:
15 min.

1.
ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE/PROJECT TEAM INVOLVING ALL
INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS (AUTHORITIES, CropLife
AME/INDUSTRIE, NGOs/(I)GOs, MEDIA….).
2.
DEVELOP/ADOPT KEY MESSAGES THAT RESONATE BEST FOR
THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.
3.
COMMUNICATE TO RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS (TRADERS &
FARMERS ….): E-mail, Letters, SMS, RADIO-TV Spots…
4.
PLAN TRAIN AND ADOPT TRAINING MAUALS FOR LOCAL USES
(CropLife International AntiCFT Manual )
5.
“CLEAN OWN HOUSE”: ANTICFTs CLAUSES IN CONTRATS
(Employment, dealers…).
6.
RÉGLEMENTATIONS/TECHNOLOGIES:
TESA SCRIBOS HOLOSPOTS

a) tesa Holospot 1/1 Label
Overt information:
 No visible information
Semi-overt information
 CropLife AME logo
 Serial number: 10-digits
(CLA.1.084C6R)
 Company identifier: CLA
 readable under 10-fold magnification
Covert information:
 Visible with Holospot laser magnifier
 „CropLife“ as logo text
 Repetition of last 4-digits of 10digit code (4C6R)
a) tesa Holospot 3/6 Label
Overt information
 CropLife AME logo
 Serial number: 6-digits (084C7J)
 Serial No.different from label to label
 Visible to the naked eye
 Holographic, shimmering under light
Semi-overt information
 CropLife AME logo
 Serial number: 10-digits
(CLA.1.084C6R)
 Company identifier: CLA
 readable under 10-fold magnification
Covert information:
 Visible with Holospot laser magnifier
 „CropLife“ as logo text
 Repetition of last 6 digits of 10digit code (4C6R)
Representing the Plant Science Industry

WCA Hub Coordinator
CropLife Africa Middle East
28 BP 437 ABIDJAN 28 Côte d’Ivoire
Tel.: +225 22 507 783
Fax: +225 22 507 782
E-mail : bama@croplifeafrica.org
CropLife Africa Middle East: www.croplifeafrica.org
CropLife International: www.croplife.org