China - Agricultural Technology Transfer Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 5 of 6) : Pest management plans for major crops - Hunan

Page 1 Pest Management Plans for Major Crops in China Agricultural Technology Transfer Project Area of Hunan POCAD of Hunan December 2004 E1010 v.5 Page 2 Part One: Provincial-level Pest Management Plan 1 Pest Management in Hunan Province and Current Situation of Pest Control 1.1 Organazitions, Functions and Relative Laws and Regulations 1.1.1 Pest Management Organizations as well as Their Functions At the national, provincial, county, township, village level, there have established different crop pest/disease management institutions which have their own specific functions of being responsible for the pest/disease management, pesticide management or safety production of farming products at their own level. National Level: the ministry of agriculture is the institution for agricultural production management. The agricultural technique extension center of MA is responsible for the crop pest/disease management. The pesticide identification and evaluation institute of MA is responsible for the registration of pesticides. The national development and reform committee is responsible for the management of pesticide production. The concerned departments have issued a series of regulations such as