{"id":3035875,"date":"2025-05-21T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/?page_id=3035875"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:46:17","slug":"reducing-pesticide-risk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/products-and-services\/academy\/reducing-pesticide-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Pesticide Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>You are here: \tYou are here:\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<p>The Reducing Pesticide Risk online course teaches you how to identify and assess pesticide risk and select the lowest risk pest management option.<\/p>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cs49qsI8kE4?si=Xl9QUcynefd5ichK&#038;cc_load_policy=1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<strong>Cost:<\/strong> FREE<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 6-8 hours\n<p><strong>What you will learn about:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Define risk\u00a0<\/strong>and how it relates to pesticide use<\/li>\n<li>Identify\u00a0<strong>country-specific pesticide guidelines <\/strong>and regulations<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate how\u00a0<strong>exposure to pesticide hazards\u00a0<\/strong>can be reduced<\/li>\n<li>Recognise the difference between\u00a0<strong>lower-\u00a0 and higher-risk pesticides<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Compare the <strong>toxicity of pesticides<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who the course is for: <\/strong>Anyone wanting to learn more about reducing pesticide risk.<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.cabi.org\/course\/view.php?id=180\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Enrol in the course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnrol in the course\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3><b>Benefits<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Accessible<\/strong>: Access the materials online or download via our platform&#8217;s mobile app for use offline<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Flexible<\/strong>: Use the materials for step-by-step self-study or for &#8220;dipping in&#8221; to support a specific teaching or learning need<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Certification<\/strong>: Successful completion of a certification assessment brings a CABI Academy certificate<\/p>\n\t<h3>Certification<\/h3>\n<p>Students can gain CABI Academy certificates in two levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Foundation:<\/strong> For those new to the subject area and working under supervision<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Practitioner:<\/strong> For those with some experience in the subject area, who wish to demonstrate they are able to work with minimal supervision<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tOur courses\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Discover online training courses and certifications that build capacity and strengthen the advice available to farmers.<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/products-and-services\/academy\/courses\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View all CABI Academy courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView all CABI Academy courses\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9359-2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9359\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"IMG_9359\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tGetting started on the CABI Academy\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.cabi.org\/login\">Create a CABI Academy account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Login to your account<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Navigate directly to the Introduction to Bioprotection Products course. 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