Rep o rt of th e tw en - Rotterdam Convention
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including pest repo<strong>rt</strong>s, description <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e NPPOs, phytosanitary restrictions, points <strong>of</strong> <strong>en</strong>try wi<strong>th</strong><br />
specific restrictions, list <strong>of</strong> regulated pests, emerg<strong>en</strong>cy actions, <strong>of</strong>ficial contact point details,<br />
non-compliance, organizational arrangem<strong>en</strong>ts for plant protection, pest status and rationale for<br />
phytosanitary requirem<strong>en</strong>ts. APPPC toge<strong>th</strong>er wi<strong>th</strong> <strong>th</strong>e Secretariat <strong>of</strong> IPPC and <strong>th</strong>e Depa<strong>rt</strong>m<strong>en</strong>t <strong>of</strong><br />
Agriculture <strong>of</strong> Malaysia organized a workshop on information exchange capacity building for <strong>th</strong>e<br />
Asian region at <strong>th</strong>e Institute <strong>of</strong> Biological Sci<strong>en</strong>ce, University <strong>of</strong> Malaya from 3 to 6 May 2005.<br />
The workshop was att<strong>en</strong>ded by 14 pa<strong>rt</strong>icipants from 11 countries.<br />
As pa<strong>rt</strong> <strong>of</strong> its effo<strong>rt</strong>s to promote information exchange among member countries, <strong>th</strong>e<br />
Commission has produced four publications, hard copies <strong>of</strong> which were already distributed to <strong>th</strong>e<br />
member countries and are downloadable from <strong>th</strong>e website (http://www.fao.org/world/regional/<br />
rap/). These publications include:<br />
i. <strong>Rep</strong>o<strong>rt</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e Expe<strong>rt</strong> Consultation on Coconut Beetle Outbreak in APPPC Member<br />
Countries (RAP Publication 2004/29),<br />
ii. Regional Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Training Requirem<strong>en</strong>ts for Plant<br />
Q uarantine Inspectors (RAP Publication 2004/24),<br />
iii. Regional Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Guidelines for <strong>th</strong>e D ev elopm<strong>en</strong>t <strong>of</strong><br />
Heat D isinfestations Treatm<strong>en</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> Fruit Fly Host Commodities (RAP Publication<br />
2004/23), and<br />
iv. <strong>Rep</strong>o<strong>rt</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e Tw <strong>en</strong>ty-Third Session <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e APPPC (RAP Publication 2004/05).<br />
In addition, <strong>th</strong>e launching <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e International Phytosanitary Po<strong>rt</strong>al by <strong>th</strong>e Commission<br />
(https://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.jsp) has made available information about RSPMs, such as<br />
adopted RSPMs, draft RSPMs for country consultation, as well as o<strong>th</strong>er relevant repo<strong>rt</strong>s.<br />
Two workshops for Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) on Sou<strong>th</strong> American Leaf Blight (SALB) were<br />
held in Malaysia in 2003 as pa<strong>rt</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e work plan <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e FAO TCP project (TCP/RAS/0168A) for<br />
<strong>th</strong>e Developm<strong>en</strong>t <strong>of</strong> PRA for SALB <strong>of</strong> Hevea for <strong>th</strong>e rubber growing countries in Asia. While<br />
a draft PRA on SALB was drafted at <strong>th</strong>e workshop, several information gaps and additional areas<br />
for fu<strong>rt</strong>her research on SALB were id<strong>en</strong>tified for fu<strong>rt</strong>her improvem<strong>en</strong>t <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e draft at <strong>th</strong>e workshop.<br />
FAO had approved an ext<strong>en</strong>sion <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e implem<strong>en</strong>tation period to conduct studies on <strong>th</strong>e information<br />
gaps for PRA <strong>of</strong> SALB, and one expe<strong>rt</strong> will be s<strong>en</strong>t to Brazil to carry out <strong>th</strong>e task for a period <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>th</strong>ree mon<strong>th</strong>s in Brazil. A workshop will be organized in January 2006 to update Pest Risk Analysis<br />
based on <strong>th</strong>e outcomes <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e information obtained in Brazil.<br />
2.3 Progress in Integrated Pest Managem<strong>en</strong>t (IPM) in Asia and <strong>th</strong>e Pacific region<br />
In <strong>th</strong>e last <strong>tw</strong>o years, <strong>th</strong>e IPM programme in Asia has undergone many changes <strong>th</strong>at reflected<br />
<strong>th</strong>e str<strong>en</strong>g<strong>th</strong> and sustainability <strong>of</strong> <strong>th</strong>e approach adopted towards farmers’ education. There are now<br />
more nationally funded programmes, more NGO operated programmes and additional inputs from<br />
international developm<strong>en</strong>t ag<strong>en</strong>cies using IPM-FFS.<br />
The FAO-EU IPM Programme for Cotton in Asia was completed on 31 December 2004. It<br />
had provided a culture <strong>of</strong> impact assessm<strong>en</strong>t, sustainable farmer groups, locally funded activities<br />
and recognition <strong>of</strong> <strong>en</strong>vironm<strong>en</strong>tal education for poor farmers to achieve rural pove<strong>rt</strong>y reduction,<br />
<strong>en</strong>hanced livelihood, sustainable developm<strong>en</strong>t and food security. The Programme targeted<br />
small-scale cotton farmers using ecological processes covered in IPM-FFS curricula. FFS graduates<br />
repo<strong>rt</strong>ed significantly higher pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>th</strong>at contributed to better nutrition, childr<strong>en</strong> education and debt<br />
reduction, <strong>th</strong>ereby <strong>en</strong>suring a brighter future for <strong>th</strong>eir families. For example, <strong>th</strong>e gross margin income<br />
<strong>of</strong> FFS farmers increased substantially by an average <strong>of</strong> US$ 175 per ha or 23 perc<strong>en</strong>t relative to<br />
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