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OIRSA Report to the 25 th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay), August 26-30, 2013. International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health Directorship - Plant Health Regional Coordination
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OIRSA Report to the 25th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay), August 26-30, 2013 International Regional OrganizationforPlant and Animal Health Directorship - Plant Health Regional Coordination Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria Dirección - Coordinación Regional en Sanidad Vegetal
WHAT IS OIRSA? • Established since 1953 (60 years protecting the Agriculture) • 9 countries belong to OIRSA by means of law in each country • Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. • OIRSA is one of the RPPOs partners to the IPPC
OUR MISSION • To facilitate the Region’s economic and social development through a high-quality, healthy and environmentally acceptable agricultural production to satisfy the needs of the human population.
Organizational Chart • The Steering Board - consists of the Ministers/Secretaries of Agriculture of the member countries • Executive Direction • Technical Directions (leaderships): • Plant Health and Phytosanitary Campaigns • Animal Health • Food Safety • Plant and Animal Quarantine
Regional Phytosanitary Programs • Palm trees Phytosanitary Program. • Solanaceae Phytosanitary Program. • Musaceae Phytosanitary Program. • Pineapple Phytosanitary Program. • Citrus and other Fruits Phytosanitary Program. • Basic Grains Phytosanitary Program. • International and Regional Phytosanitary Standards.
Regional Phytosanitary Programs(continued) • Plant Protection & Quarantine Regional Program. • Coffee Leaf Rust Phytosanitary Campaign. • Pink Mealybug Control Regional Phytosanitary Program. • Locust Control Phytosanitary Program.
National Phytosanitary Programs • Pest Surveillance. • Pest Diagnosis. • Plant Protection & Quarantine. • Plant Health Operational Support. • Phytosanitary Campaigns Support. • Plant Health Training.
Building capacities and activities related with IPPC • XII Meeting of the OIRSA Technical Regional Group for ISPMs Revision, August 21th-23th, 2012 • Financial support for the Regional workshop for revision of drafts of ISPMs. September 25th to 27th, 2012 • Participation in Meeting of the Standards Committee (SC), November 2012 and May 2013. • Participation at the 8th Meeting of the CPM, April 8th-12th, 2013.
Building capacities… • Financial support for the member countries participation at the “e-Phyto Workshop”, June 10th-12th, 2013 • LVIII Meeting of the Technical Committee of the NPPO members, March 5th-7th, 2013. • 1st Meeting of the Technical Expert Panel, to elaborate the Regional Quarantine Pest List, July 9th-10th, 2013. • Virtual Training in the ISPMs most useful for NPPO members, ISPM 02-2007 and ISPM 11-2004, July 23th, 2013
International Cooperation • OIRSA coordinates with: • IPPC • IICA • ICDF • FAO • EPPO • SAG-Chile • NAPPO • USDA
Future activities • Training in most useful ISPMs for NPPO members (ISPM: 06-1997, 08-1998, 07-2011, 12-2011, 17-2002 and 19-2003). Exchange of experiences. • Regional PRA scheduled for: M. cribraria and T. absoluta. • Regional PRA scheduled for: Rice, Potato and Onion. • Training course in management for NPPO Directors and Deputy Directors. • E-Phyto Regional Support Project.