FAO/IAEA Food and Agriculture Programme INSECT PEST CONTROL SUBPROGRAMME

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency INSECT PEST CONTROL SUBPROGRAMME Objectives: to help Member States reduce the use of insecticides reduce animal and crop losses facilitate international trade in agricultural commodities protect biodiversity and the environment

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Mexico... Current risk mitigation options used SIT Irradiation Syst. App. HWT PFA SIT PFA Avocado Guava Mango Citrus

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Multi-institutional approach to create fruit fly-low prevalence and fly-free areas in Central America to export fresh fruit and vegetables

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Central America... features

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Target fruit fly species Medfly Mexican fruit fly West Indian fruit fly

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Objective... boosting the exports of fresh fruit and vegetables Exported with no limitations Banana Banana Pineapple Pineapple Exported with post-harvest treatment Mango Mango Papaya Papaya Expected exports - -Tomato-Pepper-Pitaya-Citrus

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Multi-stakeholder approach  IAEA-TC  FAO-TC  USDA  SAGARPA  OIRSA  IICA  USAID  MoA  Industry

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Critical pathway Developing regional Standard Operational Procedures Selection of target areas for PFA/ALPP Surveillance and control (AW-IPM/SIT) Developing national standards: Declaration International certification/validation by the importing country Bilateral agreements (Protocols) for exporting Exports

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Strategy Select the target areas in each country Feasibility and economic studies for each selected area Study of the NPPO system to manage sustainable projects Establishing a Regional Coordination Group and National Fruit Fly Programmes Identify and promote involvement of key industry groups Training on AW-IPM/SIT (Surveillance, control, data-bases, mass rearing and sterile fly releases)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Guatemala... Outcomes and ongoing actions Medfly free Low prevalence All fruit fly free

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Belize... Outcomes and ongoing actions Low prevalence

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Nicaragua... Outcomes and ongoing actions Medfly free Low prevalence All fruit fly free

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Panama... Outcomes and ongoing actions Medfly free All fruit fly free

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency El Salvador... Outcomes and ongoing actions Low prevalence

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Honduras... Outcomes and ongoing actions Medfly free Low prevalence All fruit fly free

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Costa Rica... Outcomes and ongoing actions Medfly free Low prevalence

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Current fruit fly low prevalence and free areas Medfly free Low prevalence All fruit fly free

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Recommendation Propose to the IAEA-TC a Regional Fruit Fly Project for West Africa for the cycle focused in capacity building to complement to the current initiative.

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