With the approval of the “Commodity Protection in USAID Food Assistance Programs by Phosphine Fumigation” Programmatic Environmental Assessment (“Fumigation PEA”), USAID for the first time will have uniform, mandatory environmental, health and safety requirements regarding phosphine of food commodities.
This Annex guides USAID implementing partners in complying with these requirements. Partners that follow the instructions in this annex, use the templates provided in other “T” Annexes, and follow through on implementation and reporting as specified herein will satisfy the requirements established by the PEA. In areas where Partners are unable to meet the implementation and reporting conditions described herein, they must request an exception from USAID. All substantive changes must be approved.
Note that this document assumes knowledge of USAID program implementation and management, including the basics of environmental compliance for USAID food assistance activities.
