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Pakistan Unveils Digital Model for Pesticide Regulation

From Dawn · () English

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  • Pakistan's National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority has unveiled plans for a new digital regulatory framework covering pesticides and agro-chemicals.
  • The proposed NAFSA Act, 2026, would replace rules dating from the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance of 1971 and the 1973 rules.
  • The framework would regulate registration, trade, manufacturing, licensing, safety, testing, inspections and complaints, while introducing science-based risk assessment.

Pakistan's National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority has unveiled plans for a new regulatory system for pesticides and agro-chemicals, presenting it as modern, transparent and digitally enabled.

The proposed NAFSA Act, 2026, would replace the existing framework established under the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971, and the Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 1973.

The planned system would cover the full regulatory process, including pesticide registration, imports and exports, manufacturing and formulation, dealer licensing, packaging and labelling, storage and safety, laboratory testing, inspections and complaint resolution.

The authority said the framework would also introduce science-based risk assessment.

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