Global Minor Use Summit
3 – 7 December 2007
FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
Summit Day 3 |
Seeking Solutions 09:00 – 10:40 Break-out Sessions Group A:Residue Trials/Data Generation Moderators: Dan Kunkel, IR-4 Project; Roberto Gonzales – University of Chile Discussion Topics: Strategies for identifying and collecting information on existing national/regional residue data generation programs; identify differences in national requirements for conducting residue trials and opportunities to harmonize requirements; identify mechanisms for storing and sharing available residue data for minor uses; identify opportunities for collaborative data generation to support minor uses; critique effectiveness of current crop grouping harmonization efforts
Group B: Mechanisms and Platform for Data Sharing/ Information Sharing; Network; Long-term Training Moderators: Bill Bryant, Bryant Christie, Inc.; Mario Wick, Federal Biological Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry; Yongzhen Yang, FAO Discussion Topics: Strategies for identifying and collecting information on existing data sharing programs; identify mechanisms for sharing available data on, for example, minor use assessments, recent minor use approvals, current & proposed projects; joint reviews; and contact information; strategies for facilitating networking; strategies and priorities for long-term training programs Group C: MRL Harmonization Moderators: Peter Chan, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Canada; Raj Bhula, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Discussion Topics: Identify existing national/regional/ international MRL setting programs; importance of harmonized MRLs with focus on minor uses; mechanisms to identify minor uses with MRL harmonization issues; opportunities and strategies to achieve MRL harmonization Group D: Commodity Groups/Growers Moderators: Dan Botts, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association; Houbin Chen, Litchi Growers Association Discussion Topics: Identify issues growers have in producing minor crops; identify most effective types of assistance from governments and the crop protection industry to facilitate minor crop production; identify possible collaborative efforts to address grower minor use issues; discuss existing minor use programs, common elements of effective programs, mechanisms for expansion or setting up new programs; importance of harmonization issues from grower viewpoint; include consideration of very minor uses Group E: Regulatory Issues and Initiatives with Focus on Industry Issues Moderators: Kathy Monk, US Environmental Protection Agency; Peter Watson, CropLife International Possible Discussion Topics: Identify issues the industry faces in developing crop protection products for minor uses; propose mechanisms/collaborative efforts to address these issues; discussion of existing minor use programs, common elements of effective programs, mechanisms for expansion or setting up new programs; identify incentives, include consideration of very minor uses Group F: Efficacy and Crop Safety Data Development Moderators: Alan Norden, Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority; Susanne Sütterlin Possible Discussion Topics: Strategies for identifying and collecting information on existing national/regional efficacy and crop safety data generation programs; identify differences in national requirements for conducting efficacy and crop safety trials and opportunities to harmonize requirements; identify mechanisms for storing and sharing available efficacy and crop safety data for minor uses; identify opportunities for collaborative efficacy/crop safety data generation to support minor uses 10:40 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 13:00 Continue Break-out Sessions 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break 14:30 – 15:30 Break-out Groups Meet (Finalize Reports & Recommendations) 15:30 – 17:50 Reports & Recommendations From Break-Out Groups (Panel with break-out group leaders)
16:30 – 16:50 Coffee Break Included 17:50 – 18:00 Wrap-up Day 3; Review Day 4 & Day 5 Schedules
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