The elimination of highly toxic pesticides will be divided into three steps

Since the beginning of this year, the State has successively introduced policies to strengthen the management of pesticides and forced the demand for a variety of highly toxic pesticides to stop production, with unprecedented efforts. The reporter recently learned from the China National Association of Pesticide Industry that currently the relevant domestic authorities are consulting all parties to formulate a new policy for the elimination of highly toxic pesticides. The new policy will clarify the timing of the elimination of highly toxic pesticides and change the original one-size-fits-all ban. Advanced disabled.

"These kinds of high-grade species will eventually be eliminated, but the phase of elimination will be more rational based on China's national conditions." Sun Shubao, secretary-general of the China Pesticide Industry Association, introduced the new policy to define a three-step strategy: First, before the end of this year, Withdrawing the registration of seven kinds of highly toxic pesticides such as methyl bromide on vegetables, tea trees, fruit trees, etc. Secondly, by the end of 2011, the registration and production license of 10 varieties such as *** will be cancelled, and sales and use in China will be stopped in 2013. The third is to continue to carry out scientific argumentation and social impact assessment on 8 highly toxic pesticides such as *** that have not yet found an ideal substitute or have a social impact after being banned. program.

It is understood that China began to ban *** and *** in 1983, and there have been more than 40 kinds of pesticides have been banned or restricted, but food safety accidents continue to ban, pesticide production companies feel helpless in the face of rigid policies. The "2010 China Pesticide Development Report" believes that the occurrence of poisonous cowpea, poisonous leek, and other incidents is caused by the management and use of pesticides. On the one hand, although the Ministry of Agriculture repeatedly publishes a list of banned pesticides, individual companies or distributors are still selling these products, exposing poor supervision of the pesticide market, inadequate supervision of relevant government departments on pesticide circulation and use, and banned pesticides. The lack of strict management of sales and sales; on the other hand, the current situation of farmers lacking scientific knowledge of drug use still exists. Relevant government departments do not provide sufficient guidance for farmers to use drugs safely through the circulation of agricultural resources and plant protection units. Farmers generally lack the knowledge to regulate the use of pesticides. And technology.

The person in charge of Qingdao Hansheng Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. believes that the production and circulation of pesticides involves only a small number of people's work processes and systems and can be supervised through effective laws and regulations. The scientific and rational use of pesticides will give full play to the efficacy of pesticides. The reduction and avoidance of drug harm, toxicity, resistance, residues, environmental toxicity, and ensuring human safety and health all play a key role, and should be more strictly and carefully managed and directed. The relevant person in charge of the Agricultural Bureau of Wugang City, Henan Province, also stated that although there are clear regulations in the country of pesticide sales, there are still many confusions in the actual sales system and channels. Therefore, establish and improve the management policies and legal systems for the safe use of pesticides, and further It is necessary to improve relevant legal provisions.

Apart from the problems of sales and use, some of the highly toxic pesticides without replacement products are still one of the main causes of their circulation. At present, China has introduced many new varieties in the research and development of pesticides, but it still cannot meet the needs. Among the measures taken to combat pests and diseases, the existing pesticide species still have an important position, especially in the event of a sudden outbreak of pests and diseases, with its advantages of rapidity of action and good control effect, which has played an irreplaceable role. Most biological pesticides play a relatively slow role, they can rarely achieve the immediate control effect of chemical pesticides, or because of its strong targeting, limiting the scope of pest and disease applications. Although organophosphorus pesticides and pyrethroid pesticides currently used are more easily decomposed, due to excessive application amount or improper application methods in some regions, they still have a large impact on the safety of agricultural products.

"Compared with the original one-size-fits-all ban, the advanced bans proposed by the new policy have indeed given many pesticide companies time to breathe," Sun Shubao said. "But the company will accelerate product structure adjustment and develop safe and efficient new varieties. meter."

According to Yuan Longhua, deputy director of the Department of Raw Materials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the development priorities of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” for the pesticide industry are: under the premise of guaranteeing agricultural production needs, according to “controlling total volume, optimizing structure, environmental friendliness, safety and efficiency, The principle of "innovation-driven and sustainable development" effectively controls total volume growth, vigorously adjusts product mix, prioritizes the development of highly efficient, safe and environment-friendly varieties, and enhances food security support capabilities. Continuously increase the proportion of new varieties that are highly efficient, safe, economical, and environmentally friendly, reduce the proportion of highly toxic and high-residue varieties, and gradually replace and eliminate these varieties; increase investment in technological innovation and technological transformation, and constantly improve the research and development of pesticide products. Analyze and evaluate the system and focus on developing varieties that are safe in agricultural production and alternatives that are highly toxic and high in residual pesticides. Sun Shubao also suggested that the state should introduce more policies to encourage the development of environmentally friendly products and support the production of environmentally friendly pharmaceutical products, including the VAT exemption and financial reforms.