CARIBBEAN FOOD CROPS SOCIETY

46 Forty Sixth

Annual Meeting 2010

Boca Chica, Dominican Republic Vol. XLVI - Number 2

T-STAR Invasive Species Symposium

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

46th ANNUAL MEETING

Caribbean Food Crops Society 46th Annual Meeting

July 11-17, 2010

Hotel Oasis Hamaca Boca Chica, Dominican Republic

"Protected agriculture: a technological option for competitiveness of the Caribbean"

"Agricultura bajo ambiente protegido: una opciôn tecnolôgica para la competitividad en el Caribe"

"Agriculture sous ambiance protégée: une option technologique pour la compétitivité de las Caraïbe"

United States Department of Agriculture, T-STAR Sponsored Invasive Species Symposium

Toward a Collective Safeguarding System for the Greater Caribbean Region: Assessing Accomplishments since the first Symposium in Grenada (2003)

and Coping with Current Threats to the Region

Special Symposium Edition Edited by

Edward A. Evans, Waldemar Klassen and Carlton G. Davis

Published by the Caribbean Food Crops Society

© Caribbean Food Crops Society, 2010

ISSN 95-07-0410

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Proceedings of the Caribbean Food Crops Society. 46(1): 45-47. 2010

PERSPECTIVE OF FAO ON KEY SHORTCOMINGS IN SAFEGUARDING ARRANGEMENTS: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW CAN THEY BE REMEDIED?

Dr. Litta Paulraj, Plant Production and Protection Consultant, FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados, P.O. Box 631-C, Bridgetown, Barbados. Phone: +246 426-7110; FAX: +246 427-6075; Email: litta.paulraj(a)fao.org.

GAP-1

• At the country level lack of effective means t o identify IAS and monitor

• Tools available - guidelines ISPMS

• L a c k o f d a t a t o i d e n t i f y c o m m o n s o u r c e s o f

i n t r o d u c t i o n s

Information (data)

• Necessary legislation, policies and programmes; prevention; risk analysis; early detection and rapid response; eradication, containment and control; restoration; taxonomy and diagnostics; research; data and information management; education and outreach; stewardship; and international cooperation Government

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Difficulties

• NPPOs do not have the capability to address all areas of concern

• Limited knowledge and exposure in the control of new introduced organisms

PRA

• Conduct pest risk analysis on species that have potential to be invasive and if the analysis provides justification, regulate that species (IAS) as a quarantine pests

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GAP 2 • Sharing of information - Lack of t i m e l y

r e p o r t i n g of n e v ^ e s t

• Reporting new pest in the IPPC website by Contracting parties

• N a t i o n a l c o n c e r n • Trade impact

New Pest

• Once an IAS is regulated as a quarantine pest, the entire international system for controlling import, exports, etc. come into play for that IAS along with the strength of international standards that are recognized by the WTO-SPS agreement.

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Recommendations • Strengthen the National Plant

Protection Organizations (NPPO): Areas identified are:

• Phytosanitary capacity evaluation (PCE); training on phytosanitary capacity building.

• Implementation of ISPMs • Build capacity to conduct Pest Risk analysis • Updating national Pest list • Establishment of pest free places of

production

IPPC • The International Plant Protection

Convention (IPPC) provides a framework for international cooperation to prevent the spread of pests of plants and plant products. The IAS theme is an important subject in the IPPC framework. Several Standards on Phytosanitary Measures can be applied to IAS.

• Up to date thirty-four adopted standards are available.

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Relevant ISPMs • Phytosanitary principles • Pest (lAS)risk analysis • Bio-control agents • Pest (IAS) free areas • Glossary • Pest (IAS) status • Export system • Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests (IAS) • Recognition of pest free areas • Pest (IAS) surveillance

Relevant ISPMs • Import system • Notification of non-compliance • Integrated measures for pest (IAS) risk management • Regulated pest (IAS) lists • Inspection • Pest (IAS) eradication • Equivalence • Phytosanitary treatments for regulated pests (IAS)

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FAO support -TCP • Updated version of the PCE is available,

and the field testing will begin soon • The Technical Cooperation

Programme (TCP) supports the FAO Member Nations through projects which address specific problems in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. The aim of a T C P project is to produce tangible and immediate results.

TCPF

• The T C P Facility (TCPF) enables FAO Representatives to respond to government requests for urgent small-scale technical assistance activities and to strengthen field programme development process.

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Regional projects

• Three or more countries with similar problems can request for a regional Project through CARICOM

• Through FAO Regular programme support - Plant Production and protection activities

Thank you!

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