AU-IAPSC Summary Report: 31st Technical Consultation Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria

undefined
 
AU – IAPSC SUMMARY REPORT
 
31
ST
 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION
MEETING AMONG RPPO’S
 
ABUJA, 
NIGERIA
21 – 25 OCTOBER, 2019
DR. JEAN GERARD MEZUI M’ELLA
DIRECTOR
AFRICAN UNION INTER-AFRICAN
PHYTOSANITARY COUNCIL
(AU – IAPSC)
 
 
 
 
 
African Union Commission (AUC)
 
Inter-African Phytosanitary
Council of the African Union
 
Background
Introduction
AU-IAPSC Activities
AU-IAPSC Projected Activities
 
Report Outline:
 
African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council
(AU-IAPSC) being the Regional Plant Protection
Organization for Africa is responsible for
advocacy and capacity building at continental
level and plays a major role in harmonization of
regulatory and management strategies for
emerging plant health and plant pest challenges
in the region
 
 
 
 
 
Background
 
AU-IAPSC:
 
Members and staff: 
55 Member states and 15 staff
 
Mission :
 To develop, promote 
and coordinate sustainable
plant health systems among continental, regional and national
actors for increased agricultural production, market access and
trade
 
Goal:
 Continental plant health management systems improved
by 2023.
 
 
Background
 
AU-IAPSC accomplishes it’s Mission in the following ways:
Develops annual program budget;
 
Conducts high-impact workshops and meetings;
 
Promotes harmonized approaches to plant health
 
Builds networks and communicates with stakeholders
 
Enhances cooperation with partners’ institutions.
 
 
Background
 
The report covers progress made by AU-IAPSC since the 30
th
Technical Consultation meeting among RPPOs which took place from
30
th
 October to 3
rd
 November 2017 in Lima, Peru.
It focuses on a number of activities drawn from AU-IAPSC ten years
strategic and implementation plan of 2014-2023, approved by the
Permanent Representative Council (PRC) of the African Union and
funded by the African Union Commission (AUC) and partner
Institutions.
AU-IAPSC is one of the Specialized Technical offices of DREA of the
Commission of Agriculture and Rural Economy. Statutory meeting
held every now and again help to contribute towards the smooth
functioning of the structure which helps to address matters relating
to plant health and food security.
 
Introduction
 
November – December 2018:
 The fall armyworm (
Spodoptera frugiperda
) workshop
was held at the Jacaranda Nairobi Hotel conference hall in Kenya. Jointly organized
by FAO-RAF and AU-IAPSC, this workshop brought together over 20 participants from
14 Member States
29 November – 1
st
 December 2018: 
Workshop held in Tunisia and the objectives was
to i
mprove and strengthen cooperation on migratory pests between countries and
RECs through workshops to discuss and solve the problems of main migratory pests
Following this, Pest Risk Analysis trainings were also conducted with the focus on
Xyllela fastidiosa
; Two members from AU were also trained in Spain on the same
11 - 14 March 2019:
 The fall armyworm (
Spodoptera frugiperda
) workshop was held
at the Jacaranda Nairobi Hotel conference hall in Kenya. Jointly organized by FAO-
RAF and AU-IAPSC, this workshop brought together over 20 participants from 14
Member States
29
th
 - 30
th
 April, 2019
: The 12
th
 Steering Committee of AU-IAPSC held at the Bano
Hotel palace in Douala, Cameroon; 
26 participants attended. The SC noted the
progress made by AU-IAPSC towards developing, promoting and coordinating
sustainable plant health systems among continental, regional and national actors for
increased agricultural production and market access in Africa.
 
AU-IAPSC Activities:
 
1
st
 - 3
rd
 May, 2019
: the 28
th
 General Assembly statutory meeting of AU-
IAPSC held at the Bano Hotel palace in Douala, Cameroon; 
43 participants
attended. The meeting reviewed the activities and progress made since the
last session in 2017, and agreed on the office 2019-2020 program budget
and action plan.
2
nd
 and 3
rd
 Quarters of AU-IAPSC Workplan:
 
National survey of migratory
pests in some Member States for the  monitoring of major pest problems
affecting several crops with characteristics of extremely widespread in
those countries was conducted 
over this period (
April – September 2019)
Data was collected on biological control, invasive alien species and other
emerging pests, pesticide use and regulation, and integrated pest
management
Some of the countries which were visited by the technical team from AU-
IAPSC and data collected were: Benin, Central Africa Republic, Egypt,
Gabon, Gambia, Namibia, Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe
 
 
AU-IAPSC Activities:
 
18 to 20 June 2019
: AU-IAPSC took part in the First
Annual Meeting of Central Africa Taskforce of NPPOs and
Partners. Workshop was held at Hotel la Falaise in Douala
Cameroon.
A total 20 Participants took part, including: 8 Central
Africa NPPOs, Partners including: USDA-APHIS, ECCAS, FAO
and CABI.
The meeting was facilitated by: USDA-APHIS Dakar (Chief
organizer), ECCAS, FAO, CABI, and Cameroon Directorate
of Regulation and Quality Control of Agricultural Products
and Inputs (DRCQ).
 
 
 
AU-IAPSC Activities:
 
2 – 6 September 2019: 
The 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa was
jointly organized by FAO Regional office for Africa and Sub-regional
office for South Africa together with AU-IAPSC. It was held at AU-IBAR in
Nairobi, Kenya
The theme for the Regional workshop was: 
Plant Health and Capacity
Development
The objective of the workshop was to enhance capacity of Member
States` National Plant Protection Organizations to review the 2019 draft
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures.
Representatives from 15 countries were sponsored by the office to take
part to this workshop. Participants were updated on on-going IAPSC
activities, emerging plant pests in the region, and upcoming capacity
development activities being organized.
 
 
 
 
AU-IAPSC Activities:
 
19 – 25 September 2019: 
AU-IAPSC conducted two workshops back-to-
back in Banjul, Gambia, where 18 AU Member state countries
participated.
The first workshop was on capacity building of AU Member states on
Integrated Pest Management strategies and implementation of IPM for
sustainable agriculture
The second workshop focussed on enhancing advocacy, awareness
and communication to ensure availability of sufficient safe
biological control agents
Participants shared presentations, highlighting the status of IPM
and BC in each country; two facilitators from Egypt and ICIPE also
shared informative presentations on on-going research relating to
IPM and BC in the Region.
 
 
 
AU-IAPSC Activities:
 
08 October 2019: 
The Department of Rural Economy and
Agriculture (DREA) of the AU was invited to a special sitting of the
Pan African Parliamentary committee for  Agriculture, in Midrand,
South Africa. AU-IAPSC gave a presentation highlighting on the
impact of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) in Africa with the aim of
creating awareness to the PAP on the devastation caused by FAW
and the role they play as aadvocates and policy makers with regard
to FAW mitigation strategies in the region
10 October 2019: 
AU-IAPSC jointly with Africa Seed Trade
Association conducted a regional workshop in which 15 AU Member
states participated. The objective of the training was to share
knowledge and experiences on the implementation of ISPM 38
among the NPPOs to facilitate seed trade in Africa
 
 
 
AU-IAPSC Activities:
 
21 – 24 October 2019:
 Multi-stakeholder workshop on FAW (FAO-TCP) in
Cape Verde; AU-IAPSC will participate
6-9 November, 2019:
 A workshop to support Member States with the
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and Sanitary and
Phytosanitary (SPS) compliance for trade facilitation will be held in
Nairobi, Kenya.
18-22 Nov 2019: 
AU-IAPSC together with a number of participants from
Member states will participate in a training on ePhyto and emerging pests;
the training will be hosted by USDA-APHIS in Maryland, USA
4 – 7 December 2019:
 AU-IAPSC is organizing for a Member states
workshop in Cairo, Egypt in December on Invasive Alien Species
Highlighting FAW in 2020:
 International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) – case
study; lessons learnt; emergency alert and response; Policy and Advocacy
 
 
 
 
AU-IAPSC PROJECTED ACTIVITIES:
 
I Thank You
 
Merci
 
Asante
 
شكرا جزيلا
 
Obrigado
 
 
African Union Commission (AUC)
 
Inter-African Phytosanitary
Council of the African Union
Slide Note
Embed
Share

Report on the 31st Technical Consultation Meeting among RPPOs in Abuja, Nigeria, detailing the activities and projected activities of the African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council. The report covers the background, introduction, and accomplishments of AU-IAPSC, emphasizing its mission to enhance continental plant health management systems by 2023 through advocacy, capacity building, and harmonization strategies. Key events such as the fall armyworm workshop in Nairobi are highlighted, showcasing the council's efforts in sustainable plant health systems development for agricultural production and market access.


Uploaded on Jul 31, 2024 | 0 Views


Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.

The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. AU IAPSC SUMMARY REPORT 31STTECHNICAL CONSULTATION MEETING AMONG RPPO S ABUJA, NIGERIA 21 25 OCTOBER, 2019 DR. JEAN GERARD MEZUI M ELLA DIRECTOR AFRICAN UNION INTER-AFRICAN PHYTOSANITARY COUNCIL (AU IAPSC) Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union African Union Commission (AUC)

  2. Report Outline: Background Introduction AU-IAPSC Activities AU-IAPSC Projected Activities

  3. Background African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC) being the Regional Plant Protection Organization for Africa is responsible for advocacy and capacity building at continental level and plays a major role in harmonization of regulatory and management strategies for emerging plant health and plant pest challenges in the region

  4. Background AU-IAPSC: Members and staff: 55 Member states and 15 staff Mission : To develop, promote and coordinate sustainable plant health systems among continental, regional and national actors for increased agricultural production, market access and trade Goal: Continental plant health management systems improved by 2023.

  5. Background AU-IAPSC accomplishes it s Mission in the following ways: Develops annual program budget; Conducts high-impact workshops and meetings; Promotes harmonized approaches to plant health Builds networks and communicates with stakeholders Enhances cooperation with partners institutions.

  6. Introduction The report covers progress made by AU-IAPSC since the 30th Technical Consultation meeting among RPPOs which took place from 30th October to 3rd November 2017 in Lima, Peru. It focuses on a number of activities drawn from AU-IAPSC ten years strategic and implementation plan of 2014-2023, approved by the Permanent Representative Council (PRC) of the African Union and funded by the African Union Commission (AUC) and partner Institutions. AU-IAPSC is one of the Specialized Technical offices of DREA of the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Economy. Statutory meeting held every now and again help to contribute towards the smooth functioning of the structure which helps to address matters relating to plant health and food security.

  7. AU-IAPSC Activities: November December 2018: The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) workshop was held at the Jacaranda Nairobi Hotel conference hall in Kenya. Jointly organized by FAO-RAF and AU-IAPSC, this workshop brought together over 20 participants from 14 Member States 29 November 1st December 2018: Workshop held in Tunisia and the objectives was to improve and strengthen cooperation on migratory pests between countries and RECs through workshops to discuss and solve the problems of main migratory pests Following this, Pest Risk Analysis trainings were also conducted with the focus on Xyllela fastidiosa; Two members from AU were also trained in Spain on the same 11 - 14 March 2019: The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) workshop was held at the Jacaranda Nairobi Hotel conference hall in Kenya. Jointly organized by FAO- RAF and AU-IAPSC, this workshop brought together over 20 participants from 14 Member States 29th - 30th April, 2019: The 12th Steering Committee of AU-IAPSC held at the Bano Hotel palace in Douala, Cameroon; 26 participants attended. The SC noted the progress made by AU-IAPSC towards developing, promoting and coordinating sustainable plant health systems among continental, regional and national actors for increased agricultural production and market access in Africa.

  8. AU-IAPSC Activities: 1st - 3rd May, 2019: the 28th General Assembly statutory meeting of AU- IAPSC held at the Bano Hotel palace in Douala, Cameroon; 43 participants attended. The meeting reviewed the activities and progress made since the last session in 2017, and agreed on the office 2019-2020 program budget and action plan. 2nd and 3rd Quarters of AU-IAPSC Workplan:National survey of migratory pests in some Member States for the monitoring of major pest problems affecting several crops with characteristics of extremely widespread in those countries was conducted over this period (April September 2019) Data was collected on biological control, invasive alien species and other emerging pests, pesticide use and regulation, and integrated pest management Some of the countries which were visited by the technical team from AU- IAPSC and data collected were: Benin, Central Africa Republic, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Namibia, Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe

  9. AU-IAPSC Activities: 18 to 20 June 2019: AU-IAPSC took part in the First Annual Meeting of Central Africa Taskforce of NPPOs and Partners. Workshop was held at Hotel la Falaise in Douala Cameroon. A total 20 Participants took part, including: 8 Central Africa NPPOs, Partners including: USDA-APHIS, ECCAS, FAO and CABI. The meeting was facilitated by: USDA-APHIS Dakar (Chief organizer), ECCAS, FAO, CABI, and Cameroon Directorate of Regulation and Quality Control of Agricultural Products and Inputs (DRCQ).

  10. AU-IAPSC Activities: 2 6 September 2019: The 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa was jointly organized by FAO Regional office for Africa and Sub-regional office for South Africa together with AU-IAPSC. It was held at AU-IBAR in Nairobi, Kenya The theme for the Regional workshop was: Plant Health and Capacity Development The objective of the workshop was to enhance capacity of Member States` National Plant Protection Organizations to review the 2019 draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Representatives from 15 countries were sponsored by the office to take part to this workshop. Participants were updated on on-going IAPSC activities, emerging plant pests in the region, and upcoming capacity development activities being organized.

  11. AU-IAPSC Activities: 19 25 September 2019: AU-IAPSC conducted two workshops back-to- back in Banjul, Gambia, where 18 AU Member state countries participated. The first workshop was on capacity building of AU Member states on Integrated Pest Management strategies and implementation of IPM for sustainable agriculture The second workshop focussed on enhancing advocacy, awareness and communication to ensure availability of sufficient safe biological control agents Participants shared presentations, highlighting the status of IPM and BC in each country; two facilitators from Egypt and ICIPE also shared informative presentations on on-going research relating to IPM and BC in the Region.

  12. AU-IAPSC Activities: 08 October 2019: The Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the AU was invited to a special sitting of the Pan African Parliamentary committee for Agriculture, in Midrand, South Africa. AU-IAPSC gave a presentation highlighting on the impact of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) in Africa with the aim of creating awareness to the PAP on the devastation caused by FAW and the role they play as aadvocates and policy makers with regard to FAW mitigation strategies in the region 10 October 2019: AU-IAPSC jointly with Africa Seed Trade Association conducted a regional workshop in which 15 AU Member states participated. The objective of the training was to share knowledge and experiences on the implementation of ISPM 38 among the NPPOs to facilitate seed trade in Africa

  13. AU-IAPSC PROJECTED ACTIVITIES: 21 24 October 2019: Multi-stakeholder workshop on FAW (FAO-TCP) in Cape Verde; AU-IAPSC will participate 6-9 November, 2019: A workshop to support Member States with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) compliance for trade facilitation will be held in Nairobi, Kenya. 18-22 Nov 2019: AU-IAPSC together with a number of participants from Member states will participate in a training on ePhyto and emerging pests; the training will be hosted by USDA-APHIS in Maryland, USA 4 7 December 2019: AU-IAPSC is organizing for a Member states workshop in Cairo, Egypt in December on Invasive Alien Species Highlighting FAW in 2020: International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) case study; lessons learnt; emergency alert and response; Policy and Advocacy

  14. I Thank You Merci Obrigado African Union Commission (AUC) Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union Asante

Related


More Related Content

giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#