Quality Comparison of Fraudulent and Registered Pesticides in Mali

Key Findings -Pesticide markets have grown rapidly in West Africa over the past decade and a half, far faster than regulatory monitoring capacity. -As a result, fraudulent pesticides (unregistered and counterfeit) are widely sold throughout Mali. -Purchase of 100 glyphosate samples from 50 different...

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Published inResearch in Agricultural & Applied Economics
Main Authors Haggblade, Steven, Diarra, Amadou, Jiang, Wayne, Assima, Amidou, Naman Keita, Traoré, Abdramane, Traoré, Mamadou
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Paul Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) 01.02.2019
Edition1878
Series76
Subjects
Food Security and Poverty
Food Security Group
Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
International Development
Michigan State University
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Summary:Key Findings -Pesticide markets have grown rapidly in West Africa over the past decade and a half, far faster than regulatory monitoring capacity. -As a result, fraudulent pesticides (unregistered and counterfeit) are widely sold throughout Mali. -Purchase of 100 glyphosate samples from 50 different retailers across Mali indicate that that 45% were fraudulent products. -Laboratory testing indicates that fraudulent glyphosate products contain 8-10% less active ingredient than registered products. -Farmers can protect themselves by purchasing only pesticides duly registered by the Comité Sahélien des Pesticides (CSP).
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.303583