Tuesday, 19 January, 2021, 08 : 00 AM [IST] Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has written to the state Food Safety Commissioners for a training and awareness programme about the FSS Act and âGood Agricultural Practicesâ for the primary producers to address the problem of contaminants and residues of various pesticides post-harvesting. The state food authorities were asked to include programmes related to agriculture, animal husbandry, pesticide usage and so on. âIt is requested to conduct training and awareness programme about the Act and promotion of âGood Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP), Good Animal Feeding Practices (GAFP) etc., apart from integrated pest management, use of pesticides only in the prescribed manner and for approved crops, observance of waiting period prior to harvesting by the cultivators etc. among farmers,â reads the letter.