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DISCUSSION No. 152 • FSN Forum digest No. 1351
Online consultation for review and comments on the zero-draft International Code of Conduct for the Use and Management of Fertilizers
until 15 July 2018
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Dear Members,
We would like to invite you to share your comments on the zero-draft of the International Code of Conduct for the Use and Management of Fertilizers (CoCoFe)<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/CoCoFe_II>.
This is a follow up to an online consultation held on the FSN Forum platform between 21 December 2017 and 11 February 2018, which invited you to share your views and inputs to help inform the development of the CoCoFe.
The Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) has now produced a zero-draft of the Code and has opened this second round of comments in order to further refine the document, engaging as many stakeholders as possible.
Please see the full introduction below or on the FSN Forum website<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/CoCoFe_II>.
We thank you very much for your time and look forward to your participation.
Your FSN Forum team
Dear Stakeholders and Members,
After an online consultation<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/CoCoFe> between 21 December 2017 and 11 February 2018 and with the support of an open-ended working group (OEWG) of fertilizer experts, the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS)<http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/intergovernmental-technical-panel-soils/en/> produced a zero-draft International Code of Conduct for the Use and Management of Fertilizer<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/152_CoCoFE_II/Fertilizer_Code_ZeroDraft_FINAL2_20180511.docx>s.
We are very grateful to all of you who contributed to the process so far and for all of your valuable feedback and comments that helped produce the Fertilizer Code in its current form. For those of you who are new to this forum and process, we welcome your participation and encourage you to refer to the previous consultation<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/CoCoFe> for further background information.
The Fertilizer Code was recently presented to the Global Soil Partnership (GSP)<http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/en/> at their 6th Plenary Assembly<http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/about/plenary-assembly/en>. The feedback was extremely positive and it was agreed that a Code of Conduct dealing with issues related to the management and use of fertilizers, as well as aspects related to the production, trade and quality of fertilizers is extremely necessary and timely. There was agreement that the current document is comprehensive and holistic and clearly sets out the roles and responsibilities for the various stakeholders involved in the fertilizer value chain.
While many GSP member countries agreed to endorse the Fertilizer Code in its current form and present it to the Committee on Agriculture (COAG)<http://www.fao.org/coag/en/> in October 2018, some members felt that the document could be improved and would benefit from further stakeholder engagement and consultation, thus, ensuring the Code of Conduct will be truly relevant and have the maximum effect and buy in from all.
We are therefore holding a second online consultation to gather comments and feedback on the current draft Fertilizer Code of Conduct and use this feedback to fine-tune it. The consultation will also serve to further engage stakeholders and garner their support for the Code.
We invite you to read this zero-draft of the International Code of Conduct for the Use and Management of Fertilizers<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/152_CoCoFE_II/Fertilizer_Code_ZeroDraft_FINAL2_20180511.docx> and provide your feedback and comments by Sunday 15th July, 2018.
To assist us in focusing your feedback, please answer the following survey questions on the template provided in the following link and send it back to us using the upload and submit buttons below. If you would like to make comments on the Fertilizer Code of Conduct document itself, please do so using Track Change and return the document using the upload and submit buttons. Alternatively, you can post your comments and feedback in the contribution box below.
(Please download the template here<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/152_CoCoFE_II/Template_CoCoFe_V0.docx>)
Question
Comments
Is an International Code of Conduct for the Use and Management of Fertilizers beneficial and useful? To whom, and why?
Does this Fertilizer Code of Conduct address all aspects necessary to ensure the responsible use of fertilizers, optimizing benefits while minimizing risks?
Are there any topics or subject matter missing from this Fertilizer Code of Conduct? If so, what are they?
Are there redundancies or unnecessary items or subjects within this Code of Conduct? If so, what are they?
Do you have any other suggestions or comments not covered in the above questions? If so, please elaborate.
We greatly appreciate your invaluable support on this globally important topic of sustainable management of nutrients, and for your collaboration and assistance in producing this Fertilizer Code of Conduct as a tool to assist in such.
Eduardo Mansur
Director Land and Water Division, FAO
Hans Dreyer
Director Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO
Facilitators
Gary Pierzynski, Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils
Robert Edis, Chair of the open-ended working group
Debra Turner, Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, FAO
Ronald Vargas, Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, FAO
Zineb Bazza, Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, FAO
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