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The 26 th Session of The Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) 31 st August to 4 th September 2009, Ne

The 26 th Session of The Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) 31 st August to 4 th September 2009, New Delhi, India. Country Report of Lao PDR. P resented by Siriphonh Phithaksoun Deputy Director of Plant Quarantine Division Department of Agriculture,

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The 26 th Session of The Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) 31 st August to 4 th September 2009, Ne

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  1. The 26th Session of The Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) 31st August to 4th September 2009, New Delhi, India Country Report of Lao PDR Presented by SiriphonhPhithaksoun Deputy Director of Plant Quarantine Division Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Lane Xang Avenue, Patuxay Square P.O.Box 811, Vientiane, Laos Tel: +856-21- 452649 e-mail: syriphonh@gmail.com

  2. Total area: 236,800 km2

  3. Climate • Tropical with two seasons: - Rainy season (April to October) - Dry season (November to March) • Average temperature about 25-27 oc • Average rainfall: 1,500 - 2,000 mm • Average humidity: 70%

  4. Total population about : 6 million (female: 50.4%) Average growth rate: 2.6 % population density: 22 persons per Km2 Population

  5. The important crops: Rice, maize, soybean, mungbean, coffee, tobacco, tea… About 80% of population are engaged in agriculture

  6. Legal framework • 1. “Prime Minister Decree on Plant Quarantine” No.66/PM, dated 21 March 1993; • 2. “Ministerial Agreement on Plant Quarantine Regulation” • No.0369/MAF, dated 02 July 1993; • 3. “Ministerial Notice on Role and Function and Standard for Entry/exit • Plant Quarantine Stations for implementing the Prime Minister • Decree No.66/PM” No.0754/MAF.DoA.06, dated 14 July 2006; • 4. Plant Quarantine Law, dated 9 December 2008 approved by National • Assembly.

  7. Organizational Structure of Department of Agriculture DOA AMD AD PD RD PQD PPC CADC DOA: Department of Agriculture AD: Administration Division PD: Planning Division AMD: Agronomy Management Division RD: Regulatory Division PQD: Plant Quarantine Division PPC: Plant Protection Center CADC: Clean Agriculture Development Center PAFO Section of Agriculture PQ Stations

  8. Mandate of Plant Quarantine • Monitor and control of plant quarantine • (domestic and inter-country) • Manage National PhytosanitaryDatabase • Control Phyto Certificate Issuance • Implement IPPC , Plant Health, and SPS co- ordination • Draft notices, recommendations on quarantine control • Create strategic plan related to plant quarantine and • plant health • Conduct human resource development on plant • quarantine and plant health

  9. Set ups 1999 Agricultural Regulatory Division, DOA, MAF 2002 Reformed Plant Protection Center 2006 9 land border and river port plant quarantine border posts 2007 Plant Quarantine Division 2007 Notice of Prime Minister (Government Secretariat) Number 405/Government Secretariat), effective from 14 March 2007 “strengthening International Entry/Exit Points with mandating three organs: CIQ (Custom, Immigration and Pant –Animal Quarantine.

  10. Number of plant quarantine officials (2009) • a. DOA (Plant quarantine Division) 6 • b. Plant Protection Center 6 • c. Province Agriculture and Forestry Office 30 • Total 42

  11. Ministerial Notice on Role and Function and Standard for Entry/exit Plant Quarantine Stations for implementing the Prime Minister Decree No.66/PM” No.0754/MAF.DoA.06 has determined: • Establishment of plant quarantine station; • Setting up the standard of plant quarantine station; • Role and function of plant quarantine station; • Guideline of phytosanitary certificate issuance; • Fee for phytosanitarycertificate; • Criteria for plant quarantine inspector (minimum requirement, official uniform, and official plant quarantine inspection seal).

  12. Position relating to the • “Trade Agreement” • July 1997 ASEAN member • (agreement to AFTA, CEPT) • 16 July 1997 Application to join the WTO • 19 Feb 1998 Establishment of working party • Oct 2004 First working party meeting • early 2006 Second working party meeting • end 2007 Third working party meeting

  13. Implementation of plant quarantine/ plant protection activities • Before 1978 Ad-hoc system basis, no proper continuation • 1978 Establishment of plant protection service • 1979 FAO TCP “Strengthening Plant Protection • Service” • 1983 FAO TCP phase II • 1988 End of external assistance • 2001 NZODA, later being NZAID “Phytosanitary • capacity development, Phase I”

  14. Role and function of NPPO • The Department of Agriculture represents NPPO • Follows IPPC (New revised text 1997) • Be implementing ISPM No.3 (Guidelines for export, shipment, import • and release of biological control agents and other beneficial organisms) • ISPM No.6 (Guidelines for pest surveillance) • ISPM No.7 (Guidelines for export certification system) • ISPM No.12 (Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates) • ISPM No. 15 (Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in • international trade) • ISPM No.20 (Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system)

  15. Major constraints for the developments • Lack of human resource, e.g. biologist, entomologist, plant pathologist, weed science, etc...; • Limited budget; • Inadequacy of equipment, laboratory and tools; • Insufficient legal framework for development of a market oriented agriculture; • Great diversity of socio-economic conditions in the country; • Significant role of border trade; • Insufficient support services (extension, credit,...); • Lack of information and publicity.

  16. Entry/exit plant quarantine points Plant Quarantine Division

  17. Requirement for Phytosanitary Capacity Development • Technical assistance for strengthening plant quarantine system and review existing regulations; • Improvement of inspection entry/exit points, laboratory, and equipment; • Capacity building (long term and short term training and OJT); • National and international collaboration and linkages; • Public awareness.

  18. Welcome to 25th SEAGAMES in Lao PDR Thank You!

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