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It highlights IPM’s role in reducing pre- and post-harvest losses, enabling sustainable intensification aligned with SDGs and improved ecosystem services. The note links expanding commercial farming and new production mechanisms to the need for tighter regulation of inputs and agricultural chemicals, including legislation and reduced pesticide use for clean agricultural production. It further connects pesticides governance to biodiversity protection, food security, trade competitiveness, and human health, emphasizing regulatory upgrades and Good Agricultural Practice.","Public DisclosureGreen GrowthAuthorizedAdvisory Public Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Programme for Lao PDR  \nManaging Pesticides for Greener Growth in Lao PDR  \nPolicy Note  \n1  \nManaging Pesticides for Greener Growth in Lao PDR  \nPesticides management is important for sustainable agriculture and green growth  \nSound pesticides management and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in particular are widely acknowledged as important mechanisms to mitigate pre-and post-harvest losses and to achieve sustainable agricultural intensification. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that up to 40% of global crop yields are lost each year due to pests.1 In several countries, policy-makers have recognized the contribution of IPM to rural development and poverty reduction.2 Sustainable intensification of crop and livestock production contributes to a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 1 and SDG2; these practices also augment ecosystem services such as improved soil fertility and reduced land degradation.3 Conversely, reductionsin soil fertility can result in increased incidence of pests and diseases.4 The recognition of the contribution of IPM to sustainable development is long standing; for example, Agenda 21 Programme Area I highlighted the contribution of IPM (and sound pesticides management) to sustainable development. Sustainable intensification is the primary method to significantly increase income and yields from any size of holding from smallscale to large, and it is important to recognize that such intensification should protect the natural resources and production systems on which such income and yields are based and reduce environmental externalities.  \nThe recent proliferation of agricultural concessions, contract farming arrangements, subsidies and other mechanisms in the country to stimulate production also mean a facilitated access to inputs that must be regulated. The gradual transition of the Lao PDR’s production from subsistence to commercial is gathering momentum, and the estimated 33 percent5 of farmers producing primarily for sale is expected to grow with greater regional demand, Lao PDR’s entry in the World Trade Organization and  \n1 [http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/280489/icode/](http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/280489/icode/)  \n2 International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides Guidance on Pest and Pesticide Management Policy Development. 2010. Available at [http://www.fao.org/3/a-a0220e.pdf](http://www.fao.org/3/a-a0220e.pdf)  \n3 FAO. 2016. Food and Agriculture: Key to Achieving 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development, available at [http://www](http://www). [fao.org/3/a-i5499e.pdf](fao.org/3/a-i5499e.pdf)  \n4 The sustainable management of soils is a pre-requisite for achieving SDGs 2, 3, 12 and 15.  \n5 See [http://www.fao.org/laos/fao-in-laos/laos-at-a-glance/en/](http://www.fao.org/laos/fao-in-laos/laos-at-a-glance/en/)  \n2 World Bank Lao PDR Green Growth Advisory Program Policy Note  \ncloser ASEAN integration. Alongside this, the Government has set up initiatives to commercialize its organic farming potential given early successes in this sector’s contribution to poverty reduction.6 This initiative is also partly dependent on good controls and proper management of agricultural chemicals. The need to increase yieldson the available land, while protecting environment the environment and biodiversity are recognized in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 2015 Agriculture Development Strategy to 2025 and Vision to 2030. This strategy acknowledges the need for sound pesticides legislation and recognizes reduced pesticides use as critical for “clean agricultural production”.  \nPreserving Lao PDR’s rich biodiversity is not only a conservation goal in itself but also contributes to food security, poverty reduction and development. 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