FAO PHYTOSANITARY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES Vyjayanthi (Vyju) Lopez FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean (FAO-SLC) Barbados

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1 FAO PHYTOSANITARY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 2018 Vyjayanthi (Vyju) Lpez FAO Sub-Reginal Office fr the Caribbean (FAO-SLC) Barbads

2 Table f Cntents 1. FAO s Mandate and Gals, Strategic Prgrammes 2. Framewrk fr FAO s supprt 3. Activities under Strat. Prgrammes 2 and 4, with a fcus n Plant Health related activities 4. FAO Gender Plicy Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

3 FAO s Mandate and Gals Achieving fd security fr all is at the heart f FAO's effrts - t make sure peple have regular access t enugh high-quality fd t lead active, healthy lives Our three main gals are: the eradicatin f hunger, fd insecurity and malnutritin the eliminatin f pverty and the driving frward f ecnmic and scial prgress fr all; and, the sustainable management and utilizatin f natural resurces, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resurces fr the benefit f present and future generatins Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

4 Five Strategic Prgrammes 1. Eradicate hunger and malnutritin 2. Make agriculture, frests and fisheries mre prductive and sustainable 3. Reduce rural pverty 4. Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and fd systems 5. Increase the resilience f livelihds t disasters Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

5 FAO leading FAO cntributing significantly FAO cntributing indirectly Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

6 Framewrk fr FAO Supprt Cuntry Prgramming Framewrk (CPF) ( ): develped in clse cllabratin with Members cmprehensive situatin analysis cnducted thematic/pririty areas fr FAO cperatin defined taking int cnsideratin existing prgram/prjects, partnerships, dnr agency(s) interventins etc. Result: CPF Matrix, with Actin Plan: Implementatin, Mnitring and Evaluatin New CPF ( ): t be develped in 2019 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

7 Activities during and beynd 2018 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

8 Plant Prd/Prt Officer Pgm Activities related mainly t SP2 (sustainable prductin and prductivity) and SP4 (sustainable fd systems) Plant Prductin and Prtectin Officer als serves as fcal pint fr: Gender Fd lsses and waste preventin & reductin Fd Safety Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

9 Onging prjects Reginal Rts and tubers, including cassava: 1. GCP/SLC/001/CDB: Cassava Industry Market Assessment & Technlgy Validatin and Disseminatin in Dminica, TT and Suriname Capacity building f Extensin/Tech & farmers Training f Trainers and Farmer Field Schls Planter, harvester fr mechanizatin - delivered in Trinidad, Tbag, Suriname. Apprpriate equipment identified fr Dminica Imprtatin frm CIAT f indexed, tissue-culture plantlets f varieties priritized by cuntries Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

10 Onging prjects Reginal 1. GCP/SLC/001/CDB (cntinued) Training in handling f tissue-culture material, micr- & macr-prpagatin incl agrnmic data cllectin t characterize imprted material Fr Suriname nly: training in field diagnsis & management f suspected frgskin disease brchure (all inf will be shared with ther cuntries) Preparatin f manuals and factsheets 2. TCP/SLC/3604: Sustainable rts and tubers prcessing & value chain develpment (c-finance fr the CDB prject) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

11 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

12 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

13 Onging prjects Reginal 3. TCP/SLC/ Strengthening quarantine services fr plant and animal health in three OECS cuntries (Dminica, Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis) via LOA with CAHFSA Surveys f PQ services PQ Officers, Immigratin & Custms, Ministry f Health etc. Inceptin missin in GRE, STK in Octber 2017 (Dminica-May 2018) t share findings, ID gaps Training materials prepared t address gaps identified Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

14 Onging prjects Reginal 3. TCP/SLC/3605 (cntinued) Training activities cmpleted in GRE, STK in April 2018; t be dne in DMI in last quarter f 2018 Preparatin f pest / disease factsheets ( 10 per cuntry) Prductin f Reference Manuals based n internatinal standards (+ shrt Quick Reference (QR) versin) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

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16 Onging prjects Natinal 4. TCPF/ANT/3601: technical assistance t small farmers climate-smart technlgies: affrdable irrigatin systems t increase prductin and prductivity testing f ginger and seeds f newer varieties fr perfrmance incl against pests and diseases Tw-day training f farmers in integrated prductin and prtectin - Nv 2018 Field demnstratins established and handsn farmer training cntinuing int 2018 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

17 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

18 Onging prjects Natinal 5. TCP/BAR/3601 c1 - Technical Assistance fr Strengthening Sanitary & Phytsanitary Legislatin in Barbads (IICA (SPS), PAHO) Fur bills, 4 regulatins prepared, submitted: The Plant Prtectin (Amendment) Bill The Fd Safety and Quality Bill The Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Bill; and The Agricultural Health and Fd Cntrl Bill The Fd Safety and Quality (Fishery Prducts Inspectin and Cntrl) Regulatins The Plant Prtectin (Imprt and Transit) Regulatins The Plant Prtectin (Exprt) Regulatins. Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

19 PCE in Barbads Starting 2016, IPPC cnducted Phytsanitary Capacity Evaluatin (PCE) Training f Trainers As a result f using several PCE mdules fr TCP/BAR/3601 c1 Barbads was selected fr cnduct f full PCE Three missins by IPPC Officer (Ms. Sara Brunel) and trained facilitatr (Mr. Fitzry White f Jamaica) Final Reprt submitted in 2018 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

20 Onging Natinal prjects 6. TCP/BAR/3601 (c2): Develpment f fd mnitring & inspectin mechanisms in mdernizatin f Barbads Agricultural Health and Fd Cntrl System Barbads Fd Inspectin system strengthened Preparatin f risk-based inspectin manual Training f inspectrs fr (risk-based) dmestic fd Training f inspectrs fr (risk-based) imprted fd Develpment f sampling capacities fr AHFCS Preparatin f and training in (a) sampling plicy dcument and (b) annual sampling plan Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

21 Onging Natinal 7. TCP/JAM/3601: ginger value chain develpment - prductin f clean planting material Training in tissue culture lab techniques (Delays in establishment greenhuse facilities) Octber 2018: Cntinue training f technical staff: peratinal and maintenance prtcls fr plantlets in greenhuse Manual, necessary frms, prtcls - F1 rhizmes December 2018: train nursery peratrs - mass prpagatin t prduce fieldready planting material fr farmers Recmmend imprvements re: certificatin prtcls Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

22 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

23 Onging Natinal 8. TCP/DMI/3601: prduce clean nursery plants/planting material (SOPs, certificatin) with pilt nursery demnstratin Survey instrument prepared and administered n nursery prductin practices August 2017 Inceptin Wrkshp t share/validate findings and identify gaps - March 2018 Hands-n Training Wrkshp class-rm and hands-n field sessins - August 2018 Manuals /SOPs Oct 2018; factsheets Dec 2018 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

24 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

25 Onging prjects Natinal 9. TCP/GRN/3601: Supprt t Develpment f the Sursp Value Chain in Grenada Value-chain analysis incl prductin practices Inceptin/Validatin Wkshp June 2018 Implementatin f activities 2018/early 2019 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

26 Onging prjects Natinal 10. TCPF/GRN/3602 C1 - Assistance t Build Extensin Capacity in Grenada Six new (Extensin-related) mdules t replace specific mdules in existing Agriculture training prgram f TA Marry Shaw Cmm. Cl (TAMCC) Rll-ut f prgramme fr 21 Extensin staff Certificatin in cllabratin with TAMCC and Grenada Natinal Training Agency (GNTA) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

27 Onging prjects Natinal 11. TCP/STK/3601: establishment f training and demnstratin centres fr backyard and schl gardens; nutritin educatin Inceptin wrkshps cmpleted bth in St. Kitts and in Nevis Octber 2017 Prcurement f materials cmpleted 80 backyard and schl gardeners trained in best practices fr crp prductin 80 backyard and schl gardeners trained in cncepts f nutritin and better eating habits Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

28 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

29 New Reg. /Nat. Prjects 12. LOA-CABI - Supprting innvatin in integrated agreclgical prductin systems, yuth emplyment creatin and yuth engagement in prductive prcesses in Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tbag Natinal Reprts n existing prd systems / natinal cnsultatins cmpleted D-grups established Webinars 2 cmpleted, 4 t be dne Reginal Cnsultatin/UWI Cnf - Nvember 2018 Preparatin f GEF prjects with cuntries (2019) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

30 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

31 New Reg. /Nat. Prjects 13. TCP/BAR/ Prtcls fr the Cnservatin and Prpagatin f Sweet Ptat Planting Material thrugh tissue culture Apprved in August, discussins held with MAFS fcal pints in September 2018 Implementatin - Oct 2018 (via LOA with CIP?) An imprved TC plantlet prductin system fr SP Increased availability f clean planting material t farmers Increased awareness and capacities amng SP farmers fr maintaining and utilizing disease free (clean) SP planting material fr sustainable crp prductin Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

32 Strengthening Reginal Crdinatin Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

33 CPHDF, CAHFSA, IPPC/IICA Supprt t CPHD Frum / TWG Meetings participatin f Plant Prductin and Prtectin Officer and Cuba at CPHD / TWGs funding fr Barbads / OECS participants LOA with CAHFSA fr a tw-day technical wrkshp at CPHD Frum in 2018 LOA with IICA - supprt t the IPPC subreginal wrkshp (17-19 September 2018) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

34 CGPC 14. Supprt fr Pesticides-related activities GCP-INT-153-EC - Capacity Building related t Multilateral Envirnmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) cuntries Caribbean cmpnent in cllabratin with CGPC, CARICOM Secretariat, reginal partners: Cntribute t GEF prject (Reginal meetings / training) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

35 Pesticide-related prjects 2 GEF Prject - GCP/SLC/204/GFF Full-size prject Dispsal f Obslete Pesticides incl POPs Prmtin f Alternatives and Strengthening Pesticides Management in the Caribbean apprved Ttal : USD 21,512,913; GEF: 4,357,500; Duratin: 4 yrs Participating cuntries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbads, Dminica, Dm. Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tbag Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

36 GCP/SLC/204/GFF i. Safe dispsal f POPs/ther bslete pesticides /PCBs. USD 2,400K ii. Technlgy transfer f methdlgies fr identificatin and remediatin f cntaminated sites. USD400K iii. Develpment f systems fr the management f empty pesticides cntainers USD400K iv. Strengthening the regulatry framewrk & institutinal capacity fr sund management f pesticides USD250K v. Prmtin f alternatives t chemical pesticides USD400K vi. Mnitring and Evaluatin USD300K Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

37 Cuntries & quantities f bslete pesticides remved: Cuntry Quantity (Kilgrams) Antigua and Barbuda 1,249 Barbads 10,208 Dminica 567 Dminican Republic 40,419 Guyana 21,312 Jamaica 34,911 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12,773 Saint Lucia 9,305 St Vincent and the Grenadines 4,253 Suriname 96,235 Trinidad and Tbag 87,564 Ttal 318,796

38 Activities fr 2017/18 Cntinued assessments f cntaminated sites LOA UWI (TT / JAM) Tech Transfer - Remediatin f Cntaminated Sites Alternative methds pest mgement t replace HHPs Use f FAO Pesticides Registratin Tlkit Assessment f registered lists f pesticides t determine HHPs frm 5 cuntries Evaluatin f pesticides fr Registratin Initiated a pilt fr empty cntainer mgmt. in ANT, SUR (LOA with PAN-UK) Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

39 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

40 Activities fr 2018/19 Wrk with BCRC -TT t verify PCBs inventry frm ANT, BAR, TT and SUR, fr remval and destructin by December 2018 LAs with UWI (TT and JAM): Remediatin f cntaminated sites ID f alternatives t pests and disease mgmt Cntinue prmtin f FAO tlkit; encurage harmnized evaluatin f pesticides fr registratin Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

41 Activities fr 2018/19 Other cuntries t use FAO Tlkit t ID HHPs n registered lists - phase ut f HHPs via: ban (restrict) alternatives administrative prcedures engineering methds prper use f PPE Expand empty pesticide cntainer mgmt practices t all agricultural districts in SUR and ANT, and ther prject cuntries t cnduct similar studies with stakehlders Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

42 Other activities Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

43 Fd lsses and waste PHL / reductin under nging prjects Fur Manuals n Reductin f PHL finalized: cassava, mang, nins and cle crps (cabbage, cauliflwer, brccli) Jamaica (glbal prject n fd lsses and waste reductin) Validatin wrkshp held in Nvember 2017 Reprt: Current Status f FLW, with a Strategy fr reductin, submitted early in 2018 Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

44 Mainstreaming Gender FAO Plicy n Gender Equality is t prvide FAO with a framewrk fr guiding its effrts t achieve gender equality in all its technical wrk, and fr assessing results The gal f FAO s Plicy n Gender Equality is t achieve equality between wmen and men in sustainable agricultural prductin and rural develpment fr the eliminatin f hunger and pverty Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

45 Onging prjects Reginal 15. TCP/RLA/ prject n Pulses in B ds, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tbag t prmte prductin, cnsumptin and marketing f lcal legumes Catalgue f 3 lcal legumes (LOA with CARDI) Several capacity building activities Obtained and distributed certified pigenpea seed frm the Dminican Republic t Barbads, Jamaica and Guyana. Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins fr a wrld withut hunger

46 Thank Yu