Ron A. Sequeira Ron A. Sequeira and Christina Devorshak and Christina Devorshak USDA-APHIS-PPQ USDA-APHIS-PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Safeguarding Agricultural and Environmental Resources: Regional Centers of Phytosanitary Excellence An initiative to globally refocus safeguarding efforts
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Ron A. Sequeira Ron A. Sequeira and Christina Devorshak and Christina Devorshak USDA-APHIS-PPQUSDA-APHIS-PPQ
Center for Plant Health Science and TechnologyCenter for Plant Health Science and Technology
Safeguarding Agricultural and Environmental Resources:
Regional Centers of Phytosanitary Excellence
An initiative to globally refocus safeguarding efforts
US
You-All
We are in this together…
A Functional Hierarchy for COPEs
STANDARDS REVIEW COMMODITY RISK ANALYSIS
SURVEY, DETECTION & DIAGNOSTICS
TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
IPPC, NPPO and COPE Leadership
QUALITY CONTROL TRAINING
Emergency Response Capacity
SafeguardingPlants for Planting
Develop action plans targeting high risk pests and pathways
Trade BarriersDevelop risk analysis products to
target SPS Technical Issues
Pest and Disease SurveillanceProvide input to pest lists and
characterization of invasiveness research
Quality Assurance / AccreditationDevelop accreditation or
APHIS PRA Technical AdvisorsAPHIS PRA Technical Advisors
One Risk Assessment Advisor placed at One Risk Assessment Advisor placed at each US Trade Hub each US Trade Hub (Gaborone, Kampala, Accra)(Gaborone, Kampala, Accra)
Additional short-term technical assistanceAdditional short-term technical assistance Cochran training (market analysis and risk Cochran training (market analysis and risk
Enhanced export opportunitiesEnhanced export opportunities Protecting borders and territoriesProtecting borders and territories Emergency response and recoveryEmergency response and recovery
– Detect and assess new pestsDetect and assess new pests– Respond as neededRespond as needed
Protect national resourcesProtect national resources Demonstrate NPPO effectivenessDemonstrate NPPO effectiveness Provide assurance to trading partnersProvide assurance to trading partners
The Colombia CEFThe Colombia CEF
APHIS Attaché/Colombia, John Shaw, and APHIS Attaché/Colombia, John Shaw, and APHIS PPQ’s Ron Sequeira created a APHIS PPQ’s Ron Sequeira created a local/regional center that conducts PRAs local/regional center that conducts PRAs and mitigation research.and mitigation research.
Using this model could help us replicate the Using this model could help us replicate the work of the three risk assessment advisors work of the three risk assessment advisors currently in Sub-Saharan Africa.currently in Sub-Saharan Africa.
R. A. Sequeira and Christina DevorshakUSDA-APHIS-PPQ