New digital technologies to tackle trade in illegal pesticides
Global trade in illegal pesticides has been steadily growing in recent years, posing
serious threats to agriculture, the environment, human health, and the economy. Evidence
of this trend can be found in the increasing number of seizures of counterfeit, fake,
and unauthorised pesticides, as well as their growing share in the global pesticide
market. This paper identifies the main drivers and enablers of this illicit trade,
and explores the potential of digital technologies, such as blockchain, to support
policies to tackle this criminal activity. It also outlines the challenges in the
adoption of these digital-based policy responses and discusses other available policy
options.
Published on July 23, 2020
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