Pesticide Regulatory Policies and Procedures

Nepal has accepted the IPM concept and is currently implementing IPM in rice-growing areas.

Realizing that pesticides will continue to be used when pest outbreaks occur, the government decided to regulate the import, distribution, and use of these products by promulgation of the Pesticides Act in 1991.

This Act, however, has not yet been implemented, although the Department of Plant Protection, under the Ministry of Agriculture, has been given the responsibility for implementation when organizational issues are resolved and when a Registrar has been selected. The Asian Development Bank completed the technical assistance package to Nepal (1989-1993), through which this Act was prepared and approved by the Government of Nepal.