ZIMBABWE COUNTRY PRESENTATION REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION PORTAL

Information exchange obligations:OFFICIAL CONTACT POINT Dr Cames Mguni Head Plant Quarantine Services Department of Research and Specialist Services Ministry of Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation Development P.O Box CY550, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe Email- zpqs@iwayafrica.co.zw Or mguni@iwayafrica.co.zw

DESCRIPTION OF NPPO AD CHANGES Functions and Structure   The main function of Plant Quarantine Services (PQS) in Zimbabwe is to monitor and regulate the movement of agricultural produce, so as to protect the country’s agriculture industry by minimizing the risk of introducing exotic pests and at the same time export potentially dangerous pests’ free agricultural produce on overseas markets. The mandate of PQS in Zimbabwe entrenched in the Plant Pests and Diseases Act [Chapter 19:08] which was enacted by the parliament in 1958. The Act is amended from time to time by Parliament to keep abreast with present and future agricultural produce and movement of agriculture produce.

DESCRIPTION OF NPPO AD CHANGES Presently the Plant Pest and disease Act is implemented by Plant Quarantine Services (PQS) in the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS)  It is under the Division of Research Services

Division of Research Services DRS PLANT QUARANTINE SERVICES QUARANTINE PLANT INTERNAL Throughout 8 Provinces Zimbabwe EXTERNAL 21 ENTRY/EXIT POINTS Botanic Gardens Gene Bank CSI PPRI SEED SERVICES SEED TESTING SEED INSPECTORATE

Recent changes Ministry name: Ministry of Agriculture is now Ministry of Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Department name: Agricultural Research and Extension Services (AREX) and Department of Agricultural Regulatory Services (DARS) is now Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS)

Recent changes contd NPPO Institute- Formerly a section under the Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) now stands as a Regulatory Institute known as Plant Quarantine Services (PQS)

Plant Quarantine Research Officers (4) Director (DRS) Head PQS (1) Plant Quarantine Research Officers (4) External Chief Plant Health Inspector Principal Plant Health Inspectors (21) (Border Managers) Plant Health Inspectors (81) Technical Assistants (2) AA Plant Health Inspector (50) Laboratory Hands (75) Internal Chief Plant Health Inspector Principal Plant Health Officers (3) Plant Health Inspectors (3) Technical Assistants (1) AA Plant Health Inspectors (8) Laboratory Hands (10)

Specified points of entry: Plant Health Inspection Points

PQS STATIONS Harare – Railway Station and International Airport Mazowe – Plant Quarantine Station Bulawayo – Railway Station and Airport Plumtree Border with Botswana Victoria Falls Border with Zambia, Airport and Railway Station Mount Selinda Border with Mozambique Beitbridge Border with Mozambique Kariba Border with Zambia

PQS STATIONS Chirundu Border with Zambia Nyamapanda Border with Mozambique Mutare – Forbes Border with Mozambique to Railway Station Chikwalakwala /Sango Border with Mozambique Recently established stations:- Pandamatenga Border with Botswana Mphoeng Border with South Africa and Botswana Kazungula Border with Zambia, Botswana and Namibia Maitengwe Border with Botswana Kanyemba Border with Zambia

Emergency Measures Larger grain Borer- Prostephanus truncatus Notifiable pests are announced of their presence by the Minister of Agriculture as when he/she deems appropriate upon advice from the NPPO Fruit fly Bactrocera invadens currently surveillance is underway to determine the pest status of Zimbabwe in regards to this pest

Phytosanitary Requirements, Restrictions, obligations Import regulations are under review to update changes in pest status, scientific names e.t.c

Optional reporting:Non- compliance The following is a list of pest and disease associated with the major export commodities in Zimbabwe. TYPE OF CROPS PESTS DISEASES   Horticultural crops a) Phaseolus sp Helicoverpa sp uromyces sp (fine beans, R/beans) American bollworm Xanothomonas sp Bean common mosaic virus b) Pisum sativum Helicovera sp Ascochyta pisi pod spot) (Septoria pisi)

Optional reporting: Non- compliance contd TYPE OF CROPS PESTS DISEASES   c) Cut flowers Tetranychus sp Cercospora sp (Roses, S/ flowers Thrips sp perenospora sp Chrysanthenums) whiteflies (Downy mildew) Sphaerotheca sp Powdery mildew) d) Fruits i) Citrus Fruit flies Alternaria citri Scale insects Deaporthe citri (fruit rot) ii) Mangefera indica Fruit flies Floesporim mangeferae

Other information Harmonisation of the seed regulations with the Harmonised SADC pest list See National workshop document on the Link www.fanrpan.org

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