International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal HealthDirectorship - Plant Health Regional Coordination

Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad AgropecuariaDirección - Coordinación Regional en Sanidad Vegetal

OIRSAOIRSAReport to the 25th Technical Consultation among

Regional Plant Protection OrganizationsColonia del Sacramento (Uruguay), August 26-30, 2013

WHAT IS OIRSA?WHAT IS OIRSA?

• Established since 1953 (60 years protecting the Agriculture)

• 9 countries belong to OIRSA by means of law in each country

• Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.

• OIRSA is one of the RPPOs partners to the IPPC

OUR MISSIONOUR MISSION

• To facilitate the Region’s economic and social development through a high-quality, healthy and environmentally acceptable agricultural production to satisfy the needs of the human population.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTORGANIZATIONAL CHART1. The Steering Board - consists of the

Ministers/Secretaries of Agriculture of the member countries

2. Executive Direction3. Technical Directions (leaderships):

Plant Health and Phytosanitary CampaignsAnimal HealthFood SafetyPlant and Animal Quarantine

Regional Phytosanitary ProgramsRegional Phytosanitary Programs

• Palm trees Phytosanitary Program.• Solanaceae Phytosanitary Program.• Musaceae Phytosanitary Program.• Pineapple Phytosanitary Program.• Citrus and other Fruits Phytosanitary Program.• Basic Grains Phytosanitary Program.• International and Regional Phytosanitary

Standards.

Regional Phytosanitary ProgramsRegional Phytosanitary Programs(continued)

• Plant Protection & Quarantine Regional Program.

• Coffee Leaf Rust Phytosanitary Campaign.• Pink Mealybug Control Regional Phytosanitary

Program.• Locust Control Phytosanitary Program.

National Phytosanitary ProgramsNational Phytosanitary Programs

• Pest Surveillance.• Pest Diagnosis.• Plant Protection & Quarantine.• Plant Health Operational Support.• Phytosanitary Campaigns Support.• Plant Health Training.

Building capacities and activities related Building capacities and activities related with IPPCwith IPPC

• XII Meeting of the OIRSA Technical Regional Group for ISPMs Revision, August 21th-23th, 2012

• Financial support for the Regional workshop for revision of drafts of ISPMs. September 25th to 27th, 2012

• Participation in Meeting of the Standards Committee (SC), November 2012 and May 2013.

• Participation at the 8th Meeting of the CPM, April 8th-12th, 2013.

Building capacities…Building capacities…• Financial support for the member countries

participation at the “e-Phyto Workshop”, June 10th-12th, 2013

• LVIII Meeting of the Technical Committee of the NPPO members, March 5th-7th, 2013.

• 1st Meeting of the Technical Expert Panel, to elaborate the Regional Quarantine Pest List, July 9th-10th, 2013.

• Virtual Training in the ISPMs most useful for NPPO members, ISPM 02-2007 and ISPM 11-2004, July 23th, 2013

International CooperationInternational Cooperation• OIRSA coordinates with:– IPPC– IICA– ICDF– FAO– EPPO– SAG-Chile– NAPPO– USDA

Future activities• Training in most useful ISPMs for NPPO members

(ISPM: 06-1997, 08-1998, 07-2011, 12-2011, 17-2002 and 19-2003). Exchange of experiences.

• Regional PRA scheduled for: M. cribraria and T. absoluta.

• Regional PRA scheduled for: Rice, Potato and Onion.

• Training course in management for NPPO Directors and Deputy Directors.

• E-Phyto Regional Support Project.