Minor Use Foundation

A non-profit organization committed to extending the international reach of crop protection tools to produce healthy and diverse minor-use crops worldwide.

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Únase a nosotros en la 4.ª Capacitación Anual del Centro de Excelencia, del 22 al 26 de junio de 2026, en São Paulo, Brasil. Este programa práctico de cinco días está diseñado para fortalecer las capacidades en toxicología de plaguicidas, generación de datos de residuos, establec

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Una de las herramientas menos utilizadas en la regulación internacional de plaguicidas es el sistema del Codex Alimentarius para la agrupación de cultivos y la extrapolación de los LMR (Límites Máximos de Residuos), un mecanismo que permite que un único co
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La regulación eficaz de los bioplaguicidas no solo depende del conocimiento técnico , sino también del liderazgo, la comunicación y la capacidad de toma de decisiones institucionales.
En el marco del programa STDF/PG/753, 47 funcionarios gubernamentales de
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A working minor use programme means a smallholder in Ecuador has registered crop protection tools. It means regulators have clear frameworks. It means exporters can access markets. That is the goal of STDF/PG-753. #LAC #IICA #STDF https://t.co/TVwZX1LI1E
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Guidance alone is not enough. STDF/PG-753 proposes multi-stakeholder committees — government, academia, and industry — to turn regional minor use frameworks into national action for specialty crop growers. #MinorUseCrops #RegulatoryPolicy #LAC #IICA #STDF

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Ecuador and Guatemala are stepping up as subregional champions for minor use crop protection in the Andes and Central America under STDF/PG-753. Regional change often starts with a few countries willing to lead. #Ecuador #Guatemala #IICA #STDF #MUF

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The Andean Community and Central America Agriculture Council are now formally engaged in developing a minor use guidance document for LAC — regional policy backing, not just technical work. #RegulatoryPolicy #IICA #STDF @IICAnews
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Millions of LAC farmers growing specialty crops lack access to registered crop protection products. Off-label use, food safety risks, and lost market access follow. STDF/PG-753 is building the regional framework to change that. #IICA #STDF @IICAnews
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AOAC INTERNATIONAL and the @MinorUseFndn, a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating minor use crop protection solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize strategic collaboration in areas of shared interest. https://t.co/kEBPIEjFto

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Episode 5 of the CAST Pulse Podcast is live. Kaylee Kleitsch talks MRLs, minor crops, and global trade with Alan Norden of the Minor Use Foundation – @MinorUseFndn

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#MRL #AgScience #CASTPulsePodcast

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"A missing MRL doesn't mean food is unsafe." — Alan Norden, Minor Use Foundation (@MinorUseFndn)

Episode 5 of the CAST Pulse Podcast is out now.

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#MRL #AgScience #CASTPulsePodcast

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@AOACNews and MUF, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize strategic collaboration in areas of shared interest. Read full press release.
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China updates pesticide residue standards for food imports — comments open until February 17

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The notification, submitted under WTO reference G/SPS/N/CHN/1356, has not announced an implementation date. However, stakeholders can submit comments to China's SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center ([email protected]) until February 17, 2026.

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@ippcnews 📅 Revised deadline: 31 January 2026, 23:59 (CET)

Nominations must be submitted by the IPPC Official Contact Point or RPPO contact point.

Learn more & access the call:
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#IPPC #PlantHealth #Rhizoctonia #POARS

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𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗!! 📢 The IPPC Secretariat is inviting nominations for the Expert Working Group on Rhizoctonia theobromae under the POARS initiative.

Who can nominate:
-NPPOs, RPPOs, research centres, international organizations​
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