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Strategic Agricultural Initiative Toolbox
OVERVIEW
The mission of EPA’s Strategic Agricultural Initiative is to “support and promote environmentally sound agricultural and pest management practices across the United States that are economically viable and socially responsible.”
SAI’s vision is “for American agricultural producers to use biointensive farming practices that minimize the impact on human health and the environment, resulting in cleaner air and water and safer food.”
The SAI helps EPA respond directly to Sub-objective 4.1.1, Reducing Exposure to Toxic Pesticides, “Through 2008, protect human health, communities and ecosystems from pesticide use by reducing exposure to pesticides posing the greatest risk.” Selected national performance targets by 2008 include: 1) Decrease, by 30 percent, the occurrences of residues of carcinogenic and cholinesterase-inhibiting neurotoxic pesticides on food eaten by children, and/or 2) Reduce, by 30 percent, the mortality to non-targeted terrestrial and aquatic wildlife caused by pesticides.
The SAI toolbox offers tools that will help you:
- Leverage additional resources to maximize outcomes
- Set appropriate performance measures
- Tap into existing monitoring efforts by EPA, other agencies and organizations
- Access the SAI Transition Gradient
In addition, the toolbox provides forms you will need, links to relevant EPA documents, and a glossary of definitions and acronyms. If you have other needs or ideas on how to improve this toolbox, please contact Regina Langton (langton.regina@epamail.epa.gov), Ann Sorensen (asorensen@niu.edu) or Harry Wells (hwells@rivnet.net).
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