Preparing Clean Corridors

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1 Preparing Clean Corridors Strengthening Phytosanitary Risk Management in Fresh Supply Chains 7 December, Johan Bremmer (WEcR), Gert Mulder, Inge Ribbens (GFH), George Franke (VBN) and Herman Helsen (WUR-fruit)

2 Why creating Clean Corridors? The Netherlands has as international hub a great responsibility for quality, safety and security of plants and plant products In case phytosanitary risks (repeatedly) occur, national authorities (NPPO s) have to take measures, and focus on the responsibility of the NPPO in the country of origin of imported products. Therefore, sanctions are imposed at country level This system lacks incentives for individual firms and supply chains to improve phytosanitary risk management Therefore we need a system which can serve as a basis for differentiation at chain level, with increased responsibility and competence for private stakeholders

3 Definition of Clean Corridor A Clean Corridor is: A supply chain of fresh products produced and delivered by fixed chain partners Which have applied a systems approach: consisting of measures to prevent and manage phytosanitary risks Optimized over the whole supply chain and Selected by the chain partners themselves In order to reduce the phytosanitary risk to an acceptable level Compliant to existing phytosanitary requirements

4 Concept of Clean Corridor (1) Application of systems approach to dedicated international supply chains of horticultural products. This requires cooperative efforts of Governments Inspection authorities Private chain partners Optimizing the application of potential measures in the supply chain (systems approach) contributing to the reduction of phytosanitary risk to an acceptable level (e.g. citrus black spot, false codling moth): Preventive measures Inspections at several links: growers, traders, logistic service providers, exporters Pest control measures

5 Concept of Clean Corridor (2) Integrating production, handling and logistics of fresh products embedded in a quick comprehensive response system triggered by interceptions Under the condition of compliance to all sustainability conditions requested by importing countries Case: Citrus trade chain South Africa EU. Case organisms: False Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) Flowers from East Africa EU. Case organism: False Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) Validation by official inspection authorities before shipment and after arrival in The Netherlands

6 Objectives of Clean Corridor Concept Short term Development of a risk assessment tool for supply chains Minimizing phytosanitary risk by optimization of effective and efficient measures over the whole supply chain Reduction of costs and losses Safe chains providing phytosanitary clean and sustainable products Ensuring market access by compliance to existing prescriptions Firm continuation Long term Serving as basis for international discussion about differentiation in phytosanitary policy on the basis of safe chains and not on the basis of countries

7 Modeling and analysing the chain Measures: - Prevention - Inspections (on farm, preshipment) - Pest Control Analysis with Chain Risk Model Import Inspection: validation Grower Transport and storage Trader/ cooperation Shipment Importer Retailer - consumer Analysing data with quick comprehensive response system Improving the system Developing the Clean Corridor System: RAT DSS Governance

8 Objectives of SMP project Development of international Consortium in two cases: Citrus South Africa Citrus Growers Association Citrus Research International Dutch Embassy Flowers Kenya Kephis Kenya Flower Council Dutch Embassy Development of proposal

9 South Africa (1) South Africa, Nelspruit end of October Gert Mulder, Inge Ribbens, Herman Helsen and Johan Bremmer Visits of citrus growers, cooperation and packing station Meeting with representatives of Citrus Growers Association Citrus Research International

10 South Africa (2) Results Full commitment for participation (including Embassy) Focus on FCM: emerging risk, regulated at 1 January 2018; CBS not included: too few options for improvement of disease management 2018 is a crucial year for data collection Careful analysis of interceptions of FCM on citrus; not only living but also dead larvae Additional analysis of larger samples for effectiveness of measures and treatments. Development of quick comprehensive response protocol to collect all relevant information of measures applied to explain non conformity

11 Visit of citrus orchard

12 Kenya (1) Kenya, Nairobi end of November George Franke and Johan Bremmer Visit of rose farm Meetings with Dutch Embassy KEPHIS Kenya Flower Council

13 Kenya (2) Results: Full commitment for participation of KEPHIS, KFC and Embassy Emphasis on sustainability in development Sense of urgency to prevent infestation of flowers with quarantine organisms (especially FCM) needs to be increased in the flower supply chain in order to safeguard market access No Research Infrastructure present in Kenya capacity building requested Conditions at farm level and at industry level (KFC Code of Practice) present for elaboration and implementation of Clean Corridor concept

14 Visit of Rose Farm

15 Conclusions In both South Africa and Kenya full support for elaboration and implementation of Clean Corridor Concept No time to lose start with preparations

16 Future plans Preparations in 2018: Collection and analysis of interception data of FCM in both cases with the help of a quick comprehensive response protocol Facilitated by Phytotech PPS Capacity building for phytosanitary risk management in Kenya request for additional project Creating necessary (legal) conditions for development of the Clean Corridor e.g: Analysis of citrus with living and dead larvae

17 Future plans (2) Continuation with formation of consortium: In The Netherlands: NVWA (discussion ongoing) KCB In Kenya: Research partner: university and/or private Development of a PPS-proposal to be submitted in spring 2018

18 Intended deliverables (1) Risk assessment tool for governments and inspection agencies Critical control points Level of risk Necessary risk reduction measures Quick comprehensive response system Analysing interceptions Detecting vulnerable links in the chain Adjustment of measures

19 Intended deliverables (2) Decision support system for chain partners Simulation of effect (which, when) on phytosanitary risk of measures: prevention, control and monitoring Cost-benefit analysis of measures Optimizing risk reduction strategy Governance system of Clean Corridor Maximum private responsibility Institution of private guarantees Full compliance to existing risk monitoring and inspection system

20 Contribution to topsector goals Sustainable plant production: guaranteed phytosanitary quality of horticultural products Short term: import Long term: also export Consumer, Market and Society: Supply chain taking responsibility for high-quality, healthy, safe and sustainable products

21 Thanks for attention! Text 21