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REPORT ON INCEPTION WORKSHOP AND TRAINING OF ENUMERATORS
FOR PROJECT ON “FIELD SURVEY: COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
OF POISONING CASES CAUSED BY SEVERELY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDES
FORMULATIONS (SHPFS)”
July, 2017
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1.0 Introduction
An inception workshop and training of enumerators for the project “Field Survey:
Collection and Analysis of Data of Poisoning Cases caused by Severely
Hazardous Pesticides Formulations (SHPFs)” took place at Lilongwe Hotel on 18
July and 19 – 21st July 2017, respectively. These activities followed a Letter of Agreement
between the Environmental Affairs Department and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations to undertake this project.
The overall objective of the project is to assist Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on
the Prior Informed Consent for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade to meet their obligations in the implementation of the Convention
and specifically to strengthen capacities to monitor and report severely hazardous
pesticide formulations.
The meeting drew participants from government ministries of health, agriculture, gender,
nutrition, natural resources and environment, Pesticides Control Board, Agricultural
Research and Extension Trust, academia and representatives of the local FAO office.
Ms. Ivy Saunyama, Mr. Andrea LoBianco and Ms. Nadia Correale were the resource
persons from Zimbabwe and Rome FAO offices.
The inception workshop took the form of presentations and question and answer
sessions
2.0 Opening Ceremony and Inception Workshop
The Chief Director for Environment and Climate Change Management in the Ministry
of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Dr. Yanira Ntupanyama, presided over the
opening ceremony of the inception and training of enumerators.
In her remarks, she thanked the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat for the technical and
financial assistance rendered to Parties to the Convention in meeting their obligations.
She observed that many countries, including Malawi, do not have valid data on
monitoring and reporting pesticides in general and severely hazardous pesticide
formulations in particular and was therefore thrilled at the opportunity this project
provides.
She reiterated Malawi Government’s commitment in ensuring the safety of human health
and environment and assured the participants and resource persons of efforts
government is taking in that regard. She then encouraged participants to actively
participate in the project as this compliment government’s efforts of protecting
Malawians from harmful effects of severely hazardous pesticide formulations.
Mr. Andrea LoBianco on behalf of FAO, thanked the Government of Malawi for the
warm hospitality and was looking forward to working closely with the Environmental
Affairs Department in implementing the project in order to fulfil project objectives as
well as contribute to the protection of human health and the environment.
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An overview of the Rotterdam Convention, its operations and benefits to its Parties;
Article 10 (Import Responses for chemicals in Annex III) and Article 5 (Notifications of
Final Regulatory Actions for Banned or Severely Restricted Chemicals) was given. This
was followed by an overview of the national context in which a presentation on use of
pesticides in major crops in Malawi was given. However, a discussion on pesticide
poisoning indicated that there was little or no data and therefore this project would
address that gap.
3.0 Training of Enumerators
A total of 15 participants drawn from the Environmental Affairs Department, Pesticides
Control Board, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining,
Department of Nutrition, HIV/AIDs and FAO local office were trained by Ms Nadia
Correale, Social Protection and Community Development Expert, as enumerators for the
project. The training took the form of presentations, group exercises, and field visit.
Participants were given an overview of Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulation and
the methodology for Data Collection on Poisoning cases. In particular, a questionnaire
that is going to be used in collection of data was presented and discussed.
Also, a half-day field visit to a nearby farm, Gala Estate Farm, was conducted in order to
give the enumerators an opportunity to test the questionnaire as well as equip them with
skills and tact in administering the questionnaire. Following the visit, a discussion was
held in which enumerators shared their experience in the administration of the
questionnaire and areas for improvement and modification were agreed
4.0 Conclusions
In general, the enumerators expressed confidence and assurance that the exercise to
collect data for the field survey would be carried out effectively after the training and
experience at the farm.
The following was discussed as a way forward, in relation to the field surveys and final
report:
Surveys will target all regions of the country
Criteria used for identification of areas shall include: key hot spots, high
pesticide usage, suspected areas that utilise child labour, among others
About 3000 respondents are expected to be reached
Data collection to be conducted from mid August to end September 2017
(with monitoring and evaluation throughout the project)
Data analysis and report writing to take place in October and November
2017
Validation workshop to take place in early December 2017
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Workshop Pictures
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Training Agenda
Lilongwe, Malawi 18-21 July, 2017
Date Time Activity Session Chair/Presenter
July 18th Day 1 OPENING
09.00-09.30 Registration All
Opening
09.30-10.15
Opening Remarks Representative from Ministry of
Agriculture
Getting to know each other: Introduction of participants All
Group picture All
EP/GLO/785/UEP: Strengthening of capacities to monitor and report Severely
Hazardous Pesticide Formulations (SHPFs)- Project Goal
Andrea Lo Bianco/ RC
Secretariat
Session 1: The Rotterdam Convention implementation
10.15-10.30 Introducing workshop objectives, approach and expected outcomes Nadia Correale/ RC Secretariat
10.30-10.50 Tea & Coffee Break
10.50- 12.30
Overview of the Rotterdam Convention (RC): (i) Introduction to the RC; (ii)
Operations of the RC; (iii) Benefits to its Parties
Andrea Lo Bianco/ RC
Secretariat
Article 10- Import Responses (IRs) for Chemicals in Annex III: (i) Key
Provisions of the Convention; (ii) Taking Import Decisions; (iii) Process for
submission of an import decision/response (Role of the DNA and Secretariat,
IR Form, DGD and PIC Circular)
Andrea Lo Bianco/ RC
Secretariat
Questions & Answers All
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15
Article 5- Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Banned or Severely
Restricted Chemicals: (i) Key Provisions of the Convention; (ii) the
Notification Process: Role of DNA and Secretariat, Notification Form and
PIC Circular; (iii) Challenges; (iv) Consequences of a Notification
Nadia Correale/ RC Secretariat
Questions & Answers All
15.15- 15.45 Tea & Coffee Break
Session 2: Overview of the national context
15.45-16.15
Overview of use of pesticides in major crops in Malawi XXX- Ministry of Agriculture
Malawi
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16.15-16.45
Overview of pesticide poisoning in Malawi XXX- Ministry of Health
Malawi
Questions & Answers All
16.50-17.00 Wrap-up Andrea Lo Bianco and Nadia
Correale/RC Secretariat
July 19th Day 2
Session 3: SHPF and Methodology for Data Collection on Poisoning Cases
09.30 – 10.30 Overview of Pesticide Poisoning in Southern Africa Ivy Saunyama/ AGPMC
Questions & Answers All
10.30 – 10.50 Tea & Coffee Break
10.50 – 11.20 Potential impact of pesticides on health - Exposure scenarios and vulnerable
groups
Nadia Correale/RC Secretariat
11.20-12.30 Understanding the Methodology for Data Collection during the field survey Nadia Correale/RC Secretariat
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00-15:00
Groups Exercice on the Questionnaire All
15:00- 15.30 Report feedback in plenary All
1530- 16:00 Tea & Coffee Break
16:00- 16:50
The importance of collecting good data at field level for the article 6
implementation – Overview and process for submission SHPF proposals
Nadia Correale/RC Secretariat
Questions & Answers All
16.50- 17.00 Wrap-up Andrea Lo Bianco and Nadia
Correale/RC Secretariat
July 20th Day 3
Session 4: FIELD VISIT –
08.30-15.30 Field visit to XXX:
- Visit of a Farmers’ Organization which deals with Pesticides
and test of the Questionnaire with farmers
Representatives of the Farmers’
Organizations/
Enumerators/ DNA/Nadia and
Andrea
Lunch at the XXX
Session: Alternatives to pesticides
15.30–16.30 Alternatives to Pesticides in use in Malawi DNA/Environmental Affairs
Department Staff
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Questions & Answers
16.50- 17.00 Wrap-up Nadia Correale and Andrea Lo
Bianco/RC Secretariat
July 21st Day 4
Conclusions and Recommendations
09.30-10.30 Report in plenary feedback on the questionnaire test and on the data collected
with the enumerators
All
10.30-10.50 Tea & Coffee Break
10.50-12.30 Conclusions on the methodology used and Recommendations Nadia Correale/RC Secretariat
Questions & Answers
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00
Presentation of the GEF Project in Malawi on HHPs Ivy Saunyama/AGPMC
15.00-15.30 Tea & Coffee Break
15.30-16.30 Interactive discussion on the results obtained and on the recommendations
proposed with the DNA and EAD staff
All
16.30-17.00 Closing Remarks EAD/ Ministry of Environment
Staff
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ATTENDANCE FOR INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR “FIELD SURVEY:
COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA OF POISONING CASES BY
SEVERERLY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDES FORMULATIONS (SHPFS)”,
LILONGWE HOTEL, 18TH
JULY, 2017
No.
NAME
ORGANISATION
DESIGNATION
TEL.
NUMBER/EMA
IL
1. Biswick Mlaviwa Environmental
Affairs
Department
Principal
Environmenta
l officer
0995666134
bismlaviwa@
gmail.com
2. Rhodrick
Ndawala
Pesticides
Control Board
Chief
Pesticides
Inspector
0999205542
rhodndawala
@yahoo.com
3. Macdonald
Jose
LUANAR Senior
Lecturer
0881794990
mjose@bund
a.luanar.mw
4. Shamiso Najira EAD DDEA 099989000
shamiso_b@y
ahoo.com
5. Yanira
Ntupanyma
Ministry of
Natural
Resources
Chief
Director
0993839037
yatupanyma
@yahoo.co.u
k
6. Precious
Chizonda
FAO NPC for
PPRRP
0888204700
precious.chiz
g
7. Lesten P. Banda Pesticides
Control Board
Principal
Inspector
0999476200
bandapiyoles
m
8. Ivy Saunyama FAO Agricultural
Officer
Ivy.saunyama
@fao.org
9. Andrea Lo
Bianco
FAO Program and
Operations
Officer
Andrea.lobia
10. Nadia Correale FAO Social
Protection
Nadia.correal
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and
Community
Development
Expert
11. James
Chaguna
Ministry of
Gender
Principal
Administrativ
e Officer
Chagunda20
m
12. Martha Butao Pesticides
Control Board
Pesticides
Inspector
marthabutao
@gmail.com
13. Agness Kadosa Pesticides
Control Board
Pesticides
Inspector
agkanyumbu
@gmail.com
14. Ishmael B.M.
Kosamu
University of
Malawi – The
Polytechnic
Lecturer 0888654552
ikosamu@pol
y.ac.mw
15. Blair Kamanga Pesticides
Control Board
Pesticides
Inspector
0883529091
blairkamang
16. Ephraim Dumbo ARET Researcher 0881519228
17. Chrissie
Mainjeni
ARET Researcher 0888111296
18. Blessings
Mulima
PCB Inspector 0884737266
19. Benson
Kamphada
PCB Inspector 0999343450
20. Richard
Kalonga
PCB Inspector 0999449462
richardkalong
21. Edmund Mvula EAD Environmenta
l Inspector
0995488614
edmund.mvul
m
22. Walunji Msiska EAD Environmenta
l Inspector
0999715419
walunji@yaho
o.com
23. Samuel Mingu FAO - mw M&E Officer 0999209524
samuel.mingu
@fao.org
24. Victoria
Kachimera
EAD DDEA (L) Kachimera_7
@yaoo.com
25. Caroline Theka EAD EO 0888689122
caroltheka@y
ahoo.com
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26. Mulawona
Mkandawire
EAD Messenger 0888764575
27. Lucy Kumbuyo EAD Secretary 099345018
lucykumbuyo
@gmail.com
28. Lumwila EAD Driver 0993656627
29. Amosi EAD Driver
30. Kafere EAD Driver
31. Goint Truwah Pestides Control
Board
Driver 0994844745
32. D. Gondolosi Pestides Control
Board
Driver
33. A. Jolley ARET Driver 0888429656
34. Omba Lwanda DDEA PVHAO ombalwanda
@gmail.com
35. G. Zimba EAD Accounts glorysizwe@g
mail.com
36. A. Muyowe EAD Driver
37. B. Muwalo DNHA Chief
Nutrition
0999566003
38. J. Gondwe MOH Lab Scientist 0999220028
39. W. Kasambata MOH Lab Scientist 0888970900