Regional collaboration for plant biosecurity in South Asian region

Authors

  • KAVITA GUPTA*and S.C. DUBEY

Keywords:

Biosecurity, Regional, Cooperation, South Asia

Abstract

Owing to the commonality among South Asian countries, effective regional collaborative efforts are needed to deal with all known or perceived agricultural biosecurity threats. This is required to fully utilize the available resources in the region both in terms of infrastructure and expertise. The key areas for collaboration include harmonizing regulations, simplifying quarantine procedures, risk analyses, research and human resource development (HRD). The regulatory cooperation would be for joint deliberation on policy issues. The quarantine procedural collaboration includes identification of expertise/ accredited labs/ post-entry quarantine facilities for testing special crops/ pests in a network mode and countries with contiguous borders could develop programmes for eradication/ declaration of pest free areas to facilitate exports from the region. Also, each country to share information on respective surveillance programmes to enable development of common pest risk analyses for crops/ pests of quarantine significance. The areas of collaborative research and HRD also need to be identified based on gap analysis and programmes developed. Development of database on pest status in countries of the region in addition to regular trainings to strengthen research capabilities need to be conducted.

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Vol. 69 No. 4s (2016): Indian Phytopathology : Special Issue

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S.C. DUBEY, K. G. (2016). Regional collaboration for plant biosecurity in South Asian region. Indian Phytopathology, 69(4s), 690-693. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/71424