Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency Overview
Explore the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), its specificities, mandate, and achievements. Learn about its role in coordinating a regional sanitary and phytosanitary regime, safeguarding plant health, and promoting safe trade among member states. Delve into technical capacity development, model legislation, and guidelines for plant health management.
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CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Caribbean Agricultural Health & Food Safety Agency CAHFSA 28THTC-RPPO 14-18 November 2016 Rabat, Morocco
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY SPECIFICITIES Original agreement -March 12, 2010. Revised Agreement - February 25, 2011 Operational -In October 2014 Fully operational October 1, 2015 MEMBER STATES: Antigua and Barbuda. Bahamas. Barbados. Belize. Dominica. Grenada. Guyana. Haiti. Jamaica. Montserrat. Saint Lucia. St Vincent and the Grenadines. Suriname. Trinidad and Tobago. ASSOCIATE MS: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Council for Trade & Economic Development (COTED) Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer Technical Advisory Committees Finance & Administrative Officer Plant Health Specialist Food Safety Specialist Animal Health Specialist Secretary
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Mandate CAHFSA is mandated to perform a coordinating and organizing role for the establishment of an effective and efficient regional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regime Plant Health Division is mandated to safeguard the Region s agriculture and natural resources from the introduction and spread of plant pests while facilitating safe trade of agricultural products among Member States.
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY TECHNICAL AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Model plant health legislation Development of guidance documents Guidelines for preparing a market access proposal Guidelines on conducting plant import risk analysis Guidelines for the movement of aggregate Protocols for the safe movement of plant germplasm Surveillance manual Preparing national pest lists
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Establishment of PRA Units Development of PRA training material Regional Pest Identification training Regional Plant Quarantine Training Participation in Hemispheric and International Forums CPM 11 GICSV (including working groups) TPDP PCE Facilitators training (3 individuals)
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Emerging Pests Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitate) Frosty pod rot of cocoa (Moniliophthora roreri) Lethal yellowing disease Fusarium TR4 HLB
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Surveillance Projects and Activities Red palm weevil Tephritidae Ceratitis capitate Anastrepha spp Bactrocera spp
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Proposal for future collaboration Pest risk Analysis Surveillance Pest diagnosis
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY Merci Dankjewel Thank You
