Global Minor Use Priority Setting 2025

Learn about events announcing the results of our global effort to understand the most pressing needs in minor use crop protection. We will hold regional workshops to discuss the results throughout the remainder of the year.

Regional Dialogues on Results

The Minor Use Foundation Africa 2025 priority setting webinar will bring together key stakeholders from industry, government, research institutions, and international organizations to present the 2025 priority setting results. Through this webinar, experts and industry leaders will review the identified Africa priorities and support the Foundation in establishing functional networks for addressing minor use challenges and identify areas of collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Key Objectives

1. Present global and Africa priority setting results. 
2. Identify stakeholders with mutual interest for future collaboration and development of minor use programs. 
3. Establish a platform for future deliberations in view of developing networks. 

Expected Outcomes

1. Awareness of Africa priorities.
2. Identify potential collaboration for minor use programs in Africa towards implementation of identified Global and Africa priorities. 
3. Increase network of Africa partners constituting the government, industry, academia, research institutions and the general public.

Thank you to our Diamond Sponsor!

The Minor Use Foundation successfully convened the Stakeholder Consultation for Specialty Crop Protection on 9 October 2025 in New Delhi, India. This important consultation brought together representatives from government, industry, research institutions, and international organizations to discuss critical challenges and opportunities for Asia’s specialty crop sector. The meeting highlighted current Foundation initiatives, identified national priorities, and fostered collaboration to strengthen pesticide management, minor use registration, and compliance with international standards.

Agenda Highlights

• MUF Initiatives: A Regional Perspective
• Technical Panel: Minor Use Programs, Risk Reduction & Partnerships
• Policy Interventions: Registrations, MRLs & Monitoring
• International Spice Liaison Session
• Resource Mobilization & Future Roadmap

The Foundation held a full day workshop on Monday, July 28 to present the results at the global and Latin America region levels and validate them with representatives of the participating countries in the region, establishing a preliminary work plan for the coming years. The workshop was held in partnership with the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and in conjunction with the international workshop “Rural Pharmacy: Advances, Challenges, and Priorities for Minor Crops” that took place at CNA headquarters.

Agenda Highlights:

• Explanation of the priority setting process
• Results of the 2025 Priority Setting Process
• Scope of the Foundation’s activities
• Validation of priority needs in the LATAM region
• Regional work plan 2026-2027