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Global launch of the GEF-FARM programme

Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management

Type: Web Event
Length: 1 Day
Start Date - Time: 12.03.2024 - 10:30 AM
End Date - Time: 12.03.2024 - 12:30 AM
Event Time Zone: (GMT/UTC + 03:00) Africa / Nairobi
Location: Web

Join us on 12 March for the global launch of the GEF Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) Programme. FARM is a $37 million, 5-year programme (with $341M in co-finance) that aims to catalyze a framework for regulatory and financial investment to detoxify the agriculture sector. Individual projects within #GEFFARM will take place in Ecuador, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Uruguay, and Viet Nam.
Learn more and RSVP ggkp.org/FARMGlobalLaunch

Every year the agriculture sector:
Applies 4+ million tonnes of pesticides
Uses 12.5 million tonnes of plastics
Generates about 1/3 of global GHG emissions
The #GEFFARM programme aims to reduce these harmful impacts by catalzying a framework for
regulatory and financial investment to detoxify the agriculture sector.
Projects will take place in:
Ecuador
India
Kenya
Lao PDR
Philippines
Uruguay
Viet Nam
Learn more and RSVP for the global launch on 12 March | https://ggkp.org/FARMGlobalLaunch