Date and time: 20 October 2026, 09:00-16:30 (EEST) and 21 October, 09:00-12:15 (EEST)

Location: Chișinău, Moldova and Online (Zoom)

The PROGRESS capacity-building workshop on “Strengthening Pesticide Governance, Inspection and Compliance Systems in the Republic of Moldova” (henceforth “Moldova”) was held on 20 and 21 October 2026 in Chișinău, Moldova and online. It was organised in response to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry’s (MAFI) prioritisation of sustainable pesticide use under the project’s Policy Frameworks component (Output 1). It followed an OECD online capacity building with Moldova on risk management of pesticides that took place on 28 September 2026.

The 1.5-day workshop gathered approximately 90 participants in-person and online, including representatives of the MAFI; the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA); the National Center for Animal, Plant Health and Food Safety (CNSAPSA); pesticide experts from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (SBA), the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); as well as the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the OECD.

The workshop underscored the importance of strong regulatory frameworks for effective pesticide management, from pesticide registration and professional user training to enforcement and the disposal of obsolete pesticides. Across the sessions, particular emphasis was placed on risk-based approaches, digitalisation of records, prevention of obsolete stockpiles, capacity building for regulators and inspectors, and robust systems for compliance. Discussions on illegal pesticides further underscored the importance of risk-based import controls, inter-agency cooperation, traceability, and international information exchange. For Moldova, the exchange provided practical input into ongoing legislative and institutional reforms. 

 

Attachments: 

Agenda

Event Summary (coming soon)

 

Presentations: 

Day 1: 20 October 2026

• John Nörregård, SBA: 

- Session 1 - Courses on the Use of Plant Protection Products and Digital Records

• Åsa Skytt, KEMI:  

- Session 2 - Enforcement of Plant Protection Products in Sweden

• Jenny Larsson, KEMI: 

​​​​​​​- Session 3 - Minor Uses and Plant Protection Products in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

• Ivy Saunyama, FAO: 

- Session 4 - Strengthening Pesticide Evaluation Capacity: The Role of the FAO and the Pesticide Registration Toolkit

- Session 5 - Preventing and Managing Obsolete Pesticides

• Mohamed Eida, FAO: 

​​​​​​​- Session 6 - Registration of Units in the Field, Record-Keeping and Registration Procedures for Economic Operators Engaged in the Import and Marketing of Fertilising Products

 

Day 2: 21 October 2026

 

• Sylvie Poret, OECD:​​​​​​​

- Session 1.1 - International Trade of Illegal Pesticides: Impacts and Means of Action

- Session 1.2 - OECD Guidance on Pesticide Compliance and Enforcement Best Practices

- Session 2 - Best Practice Guidance for Regulatory Authorities and Inspectors​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• Valérie Frison, OECD:

- Session 3 - IOMC Toolbox: New Management Scheme on Countering Illegal Trade of Pesticides