IPPC Secretariat FAO-AGPP Rome Italy

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AU Countries & the IPPCTCP/RAF/3013(A): Regional and Sub-regional Capacity Building

for the Exchange of Official Phytosanitary Information under the IPPC

IPPC Secretariat

FAO-AGPP

Rome

Italy

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IPPC

Of 53 AU members, only 31 were contracting parties before TCP

[ NOW: 39 are contracting parties !!! ]

_________________________________________ Situation before TCP:

Most AU members are not IPPC compliant affects trade negatively

Less than adequate contact and communications with most members IPPC contact points

IPPC national obligations

IAPSC Need to understand context and role within IPPC framework

Cannot meet obligations on behalf of countries at present

AU Focal Points and IPPC Contact Points are not necessarily the same

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IPPC Capacity building

FAO - TCPs (General IPPC)

Eastern/Southern Africa – Eritrea, Kenya, Namibia, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia - Phytosanitary Capacity building;

Northern and Western Africa - Gabon, Gambia, Tunisia - general Phytosanitary Capacity building

Eastern Africa - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda- Surveillance, containment and identification of phytosanitary options regarding fruit fly Bactrocera invadens

North Africa and the Mediterranean Region (8 countries) - Containment and management/eradication of the peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata

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IPPC Capacity Building

Risk Analysis [ PRA ]

Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Namibia, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

This week: Regional PRA training in Accra, Ghana...

Capacity building workshops are conducted in most regions. These include for example :

Regional Technical Workshops on Draft ISPMs

Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE)

International standards for phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) and their implementation

Phytosanitary Information Exchange - IPP

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TCP/RAF/3013(A) Regional and sub-regional capacity building for the

exchange of official phytosanitary information under the (New Revised Text of the) IPPC

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• IPPC Secretariat in collaboration with the INTER-AFRICAN PHYTOSANITARY COUNCIL (IAPSC) OF THE AFRICAN UNION (AU)

• Facilitation of two sub-regional workshops

22 countries, Douala, Cameroonhttps://www.ippc.int/id/88587?language=fr

19 countries, Accra, Ghanahttps://www.ippc.int/id/88563?language=en

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• Participants for both workshops were nominated from sub-regional groupings and countries as follows:

- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 15 member countries (workshop in English)

- Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC), 11 member countries (workshop in French)

- Southern African Development Community (SADC), 14 member countries (workshop in English)

- Five Maghreb countries (workshop in French)

- Six East African countries (workshop in English)

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IPPC information exchange

25 Francophone countries invited = 22 attended Jan’ 2006

28 Anglophone countries invited – 19 attended Dec’ 2005

Awareness of national information exchange obligations

Facilitate process

Able to enter national data themselves

Not AU/IAPSC on their behalf!

National awareness and training re IPP

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The objectives:

- to ensure that every IAPSC member and member of the CPM has equal access to essential official phytosanitary information,

- the capability to exchange official information electronically through the IPP as recommended by the ICPM, and

- to meet their obligations under the IPPC and to facilitate phytosanitary decision-making

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TCP/RAF/3013(A) continued...• build basic national and sub-regional capabilities

• train sub-regional and national staff

• develop a regional- and national information exchange framework

• enhance collaboration between regional and national staff in effective phytosanitary information management

• follow-up nomination of responsible ‘IPP Editors’ (specific responsibilities with regard to provision of official national information)

• facilitate national follow-up training (use of IPP; create awareness on national reporting obligations, etc., to government officials)

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TCP/RAF/3013(A) continued...: National follow-up training

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TCP/RAF/3013(A) continued...: National follow-up training

TCP/RAF/3013(A) - Sub-regional IPP Training    

Africa IPP trained editors  

  Accra, Ghana Douala, Cameroon

Total: 53 20 23

(before: 31 CP; now: 39) 43 (81 %)

National follow up IPP Training  

Proposal received Total amount paid ($US)  

30 (70 %) 27.814  

  (28.300 -> 98 %)  

Training conducted Report received  

15 (50 %) 11 (37 %)  

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TCP/RAF/3013(A) continued...

Countries shall...

• cooperate to prevent the spread and introduction of quarantine pests,

• promote measures for their official control (ISPM #1)

This will lead to...

• harmonization of phytosanitary regulations in Africa,

• development of regional strategies against the introduction and spread of plant pests (insects, plant pathogens, weeds etc.)

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Training Summary for 01/2005- 01/2007

Regions Contracting Parties

Non-Contracting

Parties

Editors RPPOs

staff

Africa 39 14 62 4

Asia 21 6 33 1

Europe 44 3 43 2

Latin America & Caribbean

33 2 33 5

Near East 10 3 3 0

N. America 2 0 0 0

Pacific 11 5 27 (32) 4

Total 160 33 201 (206) 16

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National Data Uploaded for 01/2005- 01/2007Subject Region

Africa Asia Europe N. America

L. America &

Caribbean

Pacific Near East

Contact points

53 24 46 (60) 2 (7) 35 16 (17) 19

Organizational

20 7 15 0 16 5 (7) 1

Legislation 29 16 21 0 17 10 (20) 8

Pest reports

3 1 7 0 13 2 (8) 0

Regulated pests

5 4 14 0 8 5 (7) 0

Points of entry

16 4 8 0 10 9 (10) 3

Emergency action

1 0 1 0 2 3 0

Pest Status

0 1 2 0 1 1 0

Publications

18 35 46 10 44 36 (49) 3

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TCP/RAF/3013(A) continued...

In line with all above information on the project activities, and in view of globalization and trade liberalization, African countries are expected to become much more involved as full partners in international agricultural trade which now imposes many more stringent conditions on agricultural imports from developing countries

This compels African countries to seriously address phytosanitary issues that can affect the quality of agricultural produce destined for the international markets or improve market access

African countries must therefore strictly comply with the SPS-Agreementand abide by the agreements and protocols of the IPPC