East African Community2023-07-182023-07-182019-01East African Community. (2019). Guidelines for the conduct of supervised pesticide residue field trials on crops. East African Communityhttps://doi.org/10.60682/pq68-6r39Guidelines for the conductThe East African Community (EAC) is committed to improving its global competitiveness for faster and sustainable economic growth. As the East African Partner States aim to increase agricultural productivity towards both food security and export markets, there is an increasing need for the use of pesticides to reduce pest pressure. However, challenges in the management of agricultural regulatory systems in particular that of pesticides reduce efficiency and competitiveness for a sustainable agricultural sector in East Africa. Chapter Eighteen (18) of the Treaty of the establishment of the East Africa Community outlines comprehensive system of cooperation among the EAC Partner States in the Agriculture Sector, which is deemed as one of the key sectors that will drive regional growth and competitiveness.enOther