FAO Plant Protection Activities in the Near East Region

1. FAO Plant Protection Activities in
the Near East Region
Regional Workshop on
“Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing in
Plant Protection between the Near East Countries”
Cairo, 2 – 4 December 2012

2. FAO Strategic Objective A
Sustainable Intensification of Crop Production
A- Implementation of IPPC and ISPMs; and
transboundary pest management
B- Pest and pesticide management and
implementation of the Rotterdam Convention

3. A- Implementation of IPPC and ISPMs; and transboundary pest
management
• Support implementation of ISPMs on the regional and
national levels
 Regional consultation workshop on the review of draft ISPMs
 Training workshops on implementation of ISPMs
• Pest Risk Analysis
• Pest Surveillance
• ISPM-15 regarding the regulation of wood packaging material in
international trade and ISMP-20, the guidelines for a
phytosanitary import regulatory system.
• Establishment of Pest Free Area
• Pest diagnosis

4. Cont.
• Implementation of the PCE in the countries.
• Global review of ISPMs - identification of challenges and
best practice. (IRSS- Implementation Review and Support
System)
• ISPM 4, ISPM 6, ISPM 8, ISPM 13
• Support knowledge and information exchange on pest
monitoring and management between the countries in the RNE
– Monthly Desert Locust bulletins produced
– The Arab and Near East Plant Protection Newsletter (ANEPPNEL)
• 3 issues per year are published
– Coordination and support the Regional Plant Protection Organizations
and networks NEPPO and NEPP-NET

5. Cont.
Develop capacities in management of Desert
Locust in the region (CRC) and (CLCPRO)
• National Desert Locust training courses .
• Inter-regional/sub-regional training courses on Desert
Locust management,
• Development of the national emergency response and
preparedness tools for desert locust management

6. B- Pest and pesticide management and implementation
of the Rotterdam Convention
• Support countries in implementation of the
Rotterdam Convention (RC)
Support the ratification of the RC
• During 2011/2012 new members ratified the RC Morocco and
Bahrain
• Support for promotion of the ratification in 2013 is planned for
Tunisia and Algeria
Monitoring programme on severely hazardous pesticide
formulation (SHPF):
• pilot projects Lebanon, Jordan and Syria

7. Cont.
National Action Plan (NAP) in new member
countries and follow up of implementation of RC
Support in preparation of notifications of final
regulatory action (FRA)

8. • Minimizing risks of highly hazardous pesticides
Pesticide management
• Pesticide management guidelines
• Revising of the International Code of Conduct (HQs)
• Developing a pesticide registration toolkit (HQs)
Evaluation of the implementation of the International
Code of Conduct
• Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Syria, Palestine
Develop National Pesticide Stock Management System
(PSMS)
Promote the alternatives for the HHP newly pesticides
listed to the annex III of the RC.

9. • Support countries in pest management and
promotion of the IPM approach
IPM projects
Developing of manuals on management of key pests in the
region (FFs and Tuta absoluta)
Contribution to the organization of the Regional Symposiums
on the management key pests in Near East countries.
Technical and advisory assistance provided to the countries
in pest management
• Field missions and seminars and workshops

10. EPPO/IOBC/FAO/NEPPO Joint International Symposium on management of
Tuta absoluta
Agadir, Morocco, November 16-18, 2011
More than 240 participants from 40 countries

11. Regional Symposium on Management of Fruit Flies in Near East Countries
Hammamet, Tunisia, 6‐8 November 2012

12. Olive IPM Seminar, Iran

13. Sub-Regional Training Workshop for GCC Countries & Yemen
on Application Of the Phytosanitary Measures
Bahrain

14. Training Workshop on the Application of the ISPM6 on Plant Pest Surveillance
Fes, Morocco 04 – 06 June 2012

15. Technical Missions, Oman

16. TCP/RAB/3307: Management of Red Palm Weevil in NA

17. IPM project KSA

18. Projects:
1. GTFS/REM/070/ITA Regional IPM Programme (10 countries).
2. TCP/RAB/3307 Management of Red Palm Weevil in North
Africa
3. Capacity Building in Integrated Plant Health Management in
Saudi Arabia Kingdom (UTF/SAU/025)
4. GCP/LEB/021/ITA Strengthening Production and Marketing of
Lebanese Agricultural Products
5. UTF/OMA/007/OMA: Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides in the
Sultanate of Oman
6. UTF/OMA/008/OMA: Strengthening the internal regulatory
phytosanitary framework – PHASE I: Institutional support

19. Projects cont.
7. TCP/RAB/3402 on Tuta absoluta management in the Near
East
8. TCP/RAB/3301 Management of the Invasive Plant Solanum
elaeagnifolium in the Near East (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and
Syria)
9. Libya programme:
1. UTF/LIB/032/LIB on Strengthening Pesticide
Management in Libya
2. UTF/LIB/033/LIB on Development of an Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) programme in Libya:
3. UTF/LIB/038/LIB Strengthening Capacities in
Phytosanitary Area

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