FARM Knowledge Series - Policy Gaps: Opportunities to Reduce Highly Hazardous Pesticides

This video was a recording of a GEF FARM Knowledge Series session "Policy Gaps: Opportunities to Reduce Highly Hazardous Pesticides", held on 30 June 2026, in partnership with CABI and PAN UK. The session brought together national regulators, governmental partners, international organisations and other relevant stakeholders to discuss common gaps in pesticide regulatory frameworks and practical approaches to addressing them. Expert speakers: Robert Malek, Pesticide Risk Reduction Expert, CABI (10:05) Melanie Bateman, Global Lead Synthetic Pesticides, CABI (26:01) Jeevani Marasinghe, Registrar of Pesticides, Office of the Registrar of Pesticides, Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka (31:47) Sheila Willis, Head of International Programmes, PAN UK (45:53) Esaiah Tjele, Programme Officer Crops, Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community, Botswana (48:54) Alex Stuart, International Project Manager (Agroecology), PAN UK (01:05:45) Gagnesh Sharma, Director, National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, India (01:18:33) For more information and to access key documents and materials presented in the session, please visit: https://thegreenforum.org/knowledge/f...