Global benchmark on quality

The FAO/WHO specification scheme on pesticides is regarded as a global benchmark of product quality. In 2001, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to jointly develop specifications for pesticides. This initiative provided a unique, robust and universally applicable standard for pesticide quality.

FAO and WHO has appointed the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Specifications (JMPS) as the panel of experts for pesticide specifications.

The FAO/WHO manual on specifications for pesticides intends to provide:

• a normal standard of quality for the buying and selling of pesticides
• assistance in the official approval and acceptance of pesticides
• protection for responsible vendors against inferior products
• a link between biological efficacy and specification requirements
• an international point of reference

Read more about the FAO/WHO specifications
Summary of the FAO Pesticide Specifications Procedure (CropLife International)

Download the
Manual on Development and Use of FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides
(FAO/WHO 2006)