Last updated: December 2006
Plant Protection Organization Chart
Important Contact Addresses
Responsible Ministry/Ministries
Ministry
of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr
Sitaheng Rasphone, Minister
P.O. Box 811
Vientiane 0100, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 412340
Fax: (+856) 21 412344
Responsible Department
Department
of Agriculture
Mr
Viravanh Phannourath, Director General
Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
Lanexang Avenue,
Patuxay Square;
P.O. Box 811
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 412350
Fax: (+856) 21 412349
E-mail: [email protected]
Address for nominations
–
Operational Offices:
Plant Protection
Plant Protection
Centre
Mr
Vilaysouk Khennavong, Director of Centre
Department of
Agriculture, MAF
Thadeua Rd., Km 13
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Fax: (+856) 21 812164
Plant Quarantine
Department
of Agriculture
Mr Phaydy Phiaxaysarakham,
Director of Division
Division of
Agricultural Regulatory
Department of
Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Lanexang Avenue,
Patuxay Square
P.O.
Box. 811
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 412350
Fax: (+856) 21412349
E-mails: [email protected]
[email protected]
Surveillance, Pest Outbreaks and Invasive Species Management
(1) Plant Protection Centre
Mr Vilaysouk Khennavong,
Director of Centre
Department of
Agriculture, MAF
Thadeua Rd., Km 13
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Fax: (+856) 21 812164
(2) Department
of Agriculture
Mr Phaydy Phiaxaysarakham,
Director of Division
Division of
Agricultural Regulatory
Department
of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Lanexang Avenue, Patuxay
Square
P.O. Box. 811
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel: (+856) 21 412350
Fax:
(+856) 21 412349
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Pesticide Registration
Department
of Agriculture
Mr Khamphoui Louanglath,
Deputy Director of Division
Division of
Agricultural Regulatory
Department of
Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Lanexang Avenue, Patuxay Square
P.O.
Box. 811
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 412350
Fax: (+856) 21 412349
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Official International Contact Points
National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) Contact Point (for IPPC/APPPC)
Department
of Agriculture
Mr Phaydy Phiaxaysarakham,
Director of Division
Division
of Agricultural Regulatory, Department of Agriculture
Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
Lanexang Avenue, Patuxay Square
P.O. Box 811
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 412 350
Fax: (+856) 21 412 349
E-mail: [email protected]
WTO-SPS Contact Point
–
Rotterdam Convention (PIC) DNA Pesticides
Department
of Agriculture
Mr Khamphoui
Louanglath, Deputy Director of Division
Division of
Agricultural Regulatory
Department of
Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Lanexang Avenue, Patuxay Square
P.O. Box 811, Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 412350
Fax: (+856) 21 412349
E-mails: [email protected]
[email protected]
Stockholm Convention (POP) National Focal Point
Environment Research
Institute (ERI)
Mrs Monemany Nhoybouakong,
Acting Director General
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Tel:
(+856) 21 213 470
Fax: (+856) 21 213 472
E-mail: [email protected]
Basel Convention Competent Authority (CA)
–
Montreal Protocol Focal Point
–
Selected Country Statistics
Agricultural Population |
4.5 million |
Agricultural Land |
1.0 million ha |
GDP $2 321 million |
Agric. GDP: 45.4% |
GNI per capita: $500 |
Undernourishment: 22% |
Main crops grown: rice, maize, coarse grain, tube, vegetables, tea, coffee, tropical fruit trees. |
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GDP = Gross Domestic Product; GNI = Gross National Income; Hunger = Population below minimum energy requirement |
II. PLANT QUARANTINE
Last updated: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules
Prime Minister Decree
on Plant Quarantine No. 66/PM, dated 21 March 1993
Ministerial Agreement
on Plant Quarantine Regulation No. 0369/MAF, dated 2 July 1993
Ministerial Notice on
Role and Function and Standard for entry/exit Plant Quarantine Station
No.
0754/MAF.DoA.06, dated 14 July 2006.
(in preparation) Law
on Plant Protection and Quarantine
Web source for further information: –
Policies (regarding plant quarantine) |
Yes |
No |
Does phytosanitary legislation cover domestic quarantine? |
x |
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Does phytosanitary legislation cover import quarantine? |
x |
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Does phytosanitary legislation cover export quarantine? |
x |
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Does phytosanitary legislation cover living modified organisms? |
x |
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Is plant quarantine a separate organization from animal quarantine? |
x |
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Other policy initiatives (under review/progress) |
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Web source for further information: – |
Organization of Plant |
Responsible Organizational Unit |
Pest Risk Analysis |
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National standards development |
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International notifications |
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Import: |
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Import permits |
MAF/DOA/PPC/Agric. Regulatory Division |
Import inspections |
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Emergency action |
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Export: |
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Phytosanitary certificates |
MAF/DOA/PPC/Agric. Regulatory Division |
Treatment of commodities |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2006 |
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Number of plant quarantine officers authorized to inspect/certify |
27 |
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Total qualified personnel for plant pest risk analysis |
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Number of quarantine offices |
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entry points (sea/air/land/mail = total) |
9 |
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post-entry plant quarantine containment facilities | |
other offices | ||
Number of quarantine service diagnosis laboratories |
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In-country recognized pest diagnostics capabilities (incl. universities, etc.) |
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Number of laboratories for insect/mite (arthropod) samples |
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Number of laboratories for bacteria samples |
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Number of laboratories for virus samples |
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Number of laboratories for fungus samples |
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Number of laboratories for mycoplasma samples |
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Number of laboratories for nematode samples |
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Number of laboratories for plant/weed samples |
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Number of laboratories for other pests (snail, slug, rodents, etc.) |
Pest-Free Areas |
Responsible Organizational Unit (Ministry/Department/Unit) |
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Overall management |
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surveillance | ||
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management | ||
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certification | ||
List of target pest species and crops ISPM 4 |
Number of sites in [year] |
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List of target pest species and crops ISPM 10 |
Number of sites in [year] |
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Key Situation Indicators
International Trade |
Year: |
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Main Import Plant Commodities |
Main countries/areas of origin |
Quantity (tons) |
Seed and planting material |
Viet Nam, China, Thailand, India, UK, Australia |
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Main Export Plant Commodities |
Main destination countries |
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Vegetables, coffee, tea, rice, maize, soybean, mungbean |
EU, America, Japan, China, Viet Nam, Thailand |
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Cooperation Projects |
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Title (Purpose/Target) |
Donor | Amount |
Years (start-end) |
Phytosanitary Capacity Development in CLMV countries |
NZAID | Unknown |
2000-2001 |
SPS Capacity Building Programme |
AusAID | Unknown |
2005-present |
ASEAN Plant Health Capacity Project |
AusAID | Unknowm |
2005-present |
Title of government follow-up programmes |
Amount |
Years (start-end) |
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Key Operation Indicators
Institutional Functions |
Year: 2005 |
Number of import permits issued |
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Number of import inspections carried out |
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Number of emergency phytosanitary treatments taken on imports |
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Number notifications of non-compliance |
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Number of conventional phytosanitary certificates issued |
2001 |
Number of electronic phytosanitary certificates issued |
Number of quarantine pests intercepted |
Year: |
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Top three commodities |
Top three pest/commodity |
# of interceptions |
Lists of Regulated Pests |
Year of last update |
Insects |
Pathogens |
Plants |
Number of quarantine pests |
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Number of regulated non-quarantine pests |
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Number of regulated import articles |
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Web source for further information: – |
Pest Risk Analysis |
Insects |
Pathogens |
Plants |
No. of PRA completed and documented (according to ISPM) |
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Web source for further information: – |
Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
One in-country training on plant quarantine inspection (16 staffs have been trained basic level) |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
Lack of personel, no infrastructure, no operational budget, not enough training |
Implementation of ISPM |
Relevance |
Implementation |
Planned/Actual |
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International Measures |
low |
medium |
high |
none |
partial |
most |
full | ||
ISPM 01 |
Principles of plant quarantine as related to international trade |
x |
x |
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ISPM 02 |
Guidelines for pest risk analysis |
x |
x |
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ISPM 03 |
Code of conduct for the import and release of exotic biological control agents |
x |
x |
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ISPM 04 |
Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas |
x |
x |
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ISPM 05 |
Glossary of phytosanitary terms |
x |
x |
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ISPM 06 |
Guidelines for surveillance |
x |
x |
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ISPM 07 |
Export certification system |
x |
x |
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ISPM 08 |
Determination of pest status in an area |
x |
x |
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ISPM 09 |
Guidelines for pest eradication programmes |
x |
x |
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ISPM 10 |
Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites |
x |
x |
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ISPM 11 |
Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests |
x |
x |
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ISPM 12 |
Guidelines for phytosanitary certificates |
x |
x |
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ISPM 13 |
Guidelines for the notification of noncompliance and emergency action |
x |
x |
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ISPM 14 |
The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk management |
x |
x |
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ISPM 15 |
Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade |
x |
x |
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ISPM 16 |
Regulated non-quarantine pests: concept and application |
x |
x |
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ISPM 17 |
Pest reporting |
x |
x |
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ISPM 18 |
Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure |
x |
x |
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ISPM 19 |
Guidelines on lists of regulated pests |
x |
x |
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ISPM 20 |
Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system |
x |
x |
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ISPM 21 |
Pest risk analysis for regulated non-quarantine pests |
x |
x |
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ISPM 22 |
Requirements for the establishment of areas of low pest prevalence |
x |
x |
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ISPM 23 |
Guidelines for inspection |
x |
x |
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ISPM 24 |
Guidelines
for the determination and recognition of equivalence of phytosanitary measures |
x |
x |
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ISPM 25 |
Consignments in transit |
x |
x |
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ISPM 26 |
Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae) |
x |
x |
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ISPM 27 |
Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests |
x |
x |
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Comments/Constraints |
Last updated: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules for Surveillance, Pest Reporting and Emergency Actions
Web source for further information: –
Policies (regarding invasive/migratory species management) |
Yes |
No |
National strategy to control serious field pest outbreaks? |
x |
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National strategy to control migratory or periodically occurring pests? |
x |
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National strategy to eradicate serious newly invaded exotic pests? |
x |
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Other policies: (e.g. subsidies, etc.) |
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Web source for further information: |
Organization of Outbreak |
Responsible Organizational Unit |
Field/Storage Pest Outbreaks |
(e.g. BPH, bollworm, etc.) |
Response strategy/plans |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Surveillance | MAF/DOA/PPC |
Control | MAF/DOA/PPC |
Migratory Pest Outbreaks |
(e.g. locusts, birds, armyworm) |
Response strategy/plans |
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Surveillance | |
Control | |
New Exotic Pest Eradication |
(e.g. coconut beetle) |
Response strategy/plans |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Surveillance | MAF/DOA/PPC |
Control/eradication |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Reporting to bilateral or international organizations |
MAF/DOA |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2006 |
Number of designated staff for surveillance of field pests of national importance |
0 |
Number of designated staff for surveillance of migratory and periodically occurring pests |
0 |
Number of designated staff for surveillance of invasive species |
0 |
Number of designated staff for control of field pests of national importance |
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Number of designated staff for control of migratory and periodically occurring pests |
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Number of designated staff for eradication of invasive species |
Key Situation and Operation Indicators
(Outbreaks and invasions in the past 2 years)
New exotic species found established in country |
Insects |
Pathogens |
Weeds |
Total number for year: |
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Total number for year: |
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Total number on record |
Eradication or internal quarantine actions taken against economically important species |
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Name of species |
Brontispa longissima |
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Year of first discovery |
2002 |
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Passway | |||
Location of first discovery |
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Area affected [ha] |
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Area treated [ha] |
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Control method | |||
Expenditures | |||
Pest outbreak actions |
Outbreak 1 |
Outbreak 2 |
Outbreak 3 |
Name of species |
Coffee berry borer |
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Year of outbreak |
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Area affected [ha] |
25 000 | ||
Estimated damage $ |
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Area treated by government [ha] |
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Expenditures by government [$] |
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Control method | parasitoids | ||
More information |
Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
Lack of personnel, no infrastructure, no operational budget, not enough training |
Last updated: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules for Pest Management
(in preparation) Regulation on Organic Farming
Standard
Web source for further
information: –
Policies (regarding pest management) |
Yes |
No |
Do you have policies encouraging organic or low-pesticide use production |
x |
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Is IPM specifically mentioned in laws or policy documents? |
x |
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Do you have official Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) or any other relevant food safety (ecofood, etc.) standards for pest management? |
x |
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Is pest management extension separate from general extension? |
x |
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Other policies: (subsidies, production inputs, etc.) |
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Web source for further information: |
Policy development |
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Pest management research |
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Control recommendations |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Pest management extension |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
IPM training | |
GAP training |
Infrastructure |
Year: 2006 |
Number of technical officers for pest management |
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Number of central, regional, provincial or state offices |
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Number of district and village level field offices |
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Number of field/extension agents for pest management advice |
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Number of field/extension agents trained in IPM-FFS facilitation |
106 |
Number of government biocontrol production/distribution facilities |
1 |
Number of government biopesticide production/distribution facilities |
1 |
Number of general extension staff involved in pest management |
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Number of designated plant protection technical officers for extension |
Key Situation and Operation Indicators
Pest Management |
Yes |
No |
Does the country have a
National IPM Programme? |
x |
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Does the country have specific IPM extension programmes? |
x |
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Does the country have specific
IPM research programmes? |
x |
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Does the country have specific
GAP extension programmes? |
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Does the country have specific
GAP research programmes? |
Market shares (estimated value, volume or area under control) |
Year: |
Size of chemical pest control market |
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Size of biopesticides market |
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Size of biological control agents market |
Major
pest control requiring crops |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Affected crop |
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Name(s) of pest(s) |
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Estimated crop loss |
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Affected area |
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Number of pesticide applications or amount of pesticide used |
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Government action taken |
Cooperation Projects |
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Purpose/Target | Donor |
Amount |
Years (start-end) |
Purpose/Target of government follow-up programmes |
Amount |
Years (start-end) |
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Pest Management Extension |
Year: 2006 |
Number of farmers trained in IPM during the year |
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Number of IPM-FFS conducted during the year |
203 |
Number of farmers trained in GAP standards during the year |
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Area under IPM/low pesticide management [ha] |
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Area under organic/pesticide-free management [ha] |
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Crops
in which IPM or other ecology friendly programmes are successfully implemented: |
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Crops grown organic/pesticide-free: Rice |
Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
Lack of personnel, no infrastructure, no operational budget, not enough training |
V. PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT
Last updated: December 2006
List of Key Legislation/Regulations/Rules
2000 Regulation on Management and Usage of Pesticides for Agricultural Production. Issue by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, No. 0886, Date: March 10, 2000
Web source for further information: –
Policies (regarding pesticide management) |
Yes |
No |
Do you have national pesticide reduction targets? If yes, what is the target: ____________ |
x |
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Have you ratified the Rotterdam (PIC) Convention? |
x |
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Have you ratified the Stockholm (POP) Convention? |
x |
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Have your ratified the Basel Convention? (hazardous wastes) |
x |
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Have your ratified the Montreal Protocol? (MeBr phasing-out) |
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Have you reported the observance of the Code of Conduct to FAO according to Art. 12 of the Code? |
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Have you adopted Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)? |
x |
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Pesticide Registration |
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Do you require pesticides to conform to relevant FAO or WHO specifications? |
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Do you allow the “me-too” registration and sale of generic pesticides? |
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Do you require data on product equivalence for generic registration? |
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Do you conduct country-specific risk assessments for… |
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occupational risks? |
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consumer risks? |
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environmental risks? |
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Have you adopted the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for pesticides hazards evaluation and labelling? |
x |
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Do you accept evaluation results from other countries? |
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Do you accept field studies conducted in other countries? |
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Do you require environmental fate studies? |
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Incentives/Disincentives |
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Do you have a special tax on pesticides to cover externality costs? |
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Do you subsidize or provide low-cost pesticides? |
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Do you subsidize or provide low-cost biopesticides? |
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Organization of Plant |
Responsible Organizational Unit |
Legislation | |
Registration | MAF/DOA/PPC |
Licensing of shops |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Licensing of field applicators |
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Enforcement/inspections |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Testing of pesticide efficacy |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Development of pesticide use recommendations |
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Safe use training/extension |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Food residue monitoring |
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Environmental monitoring |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Health monitoring |
MAF/DOA/PPC |
Other Stakeholders: |
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Pesticide Industry Association |
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Civil Society
Organizations |
Infrastructure |
Year: |
Number of registration officers |
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Number of enforcement officers |
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Number of department quality control laboratories |
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Number of quality control laboratory personnel |
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Number of department residue analysis laboratories |
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Number of residue laboratory personnel |
Key Situation Indicators
Pesticide Trade: |
Tons |
$ ’000 Value |
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Imports |
<10 |
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Manufacture |
0 |
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Export |
0 |
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Domestic Use/Sales |
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Tons |
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Agriculture |
<10 |
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Chem. Insecticides | ||
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Chem. Fungicides | ||
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Chem. Herbicides | ||
Chem. Others: e.g. molluscicide, acaricide |
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Other e.g. Avamectrin, Bt, Neem |
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Other purposes |
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TOTAL |
Post Registration Monitoring
Testing, Quality Control and Effects in the Field |
Yes |
No |
Do you have significant problems with low-quality pesticides in the market? |
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Do you have significant problems with pesticide resistance? |
x |
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Do you have a list of pesticides under close observation for problems |
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Source for more information: – |
Health and Environmental Information |
Yes |
No |
Do you maintain data on pesticide poisoning cases? |
x |
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Do you have a system to monitor pesticide residues in food? |
x |
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Do you have a system to monitor pesticide residues in the environment? |
x |
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Do you have significant problems of environmental contamination from pesticides? |
x |
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Do you have data on pesticides effects on wildlife and ecosystems? |
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Source for more information: – |
Pesticide Disposal |
Yes |
No |
Do you have system to collect and safely dispose of
used containers and small |
x |
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Do
you have an inventory of outdated and obsolete pesticides in the country? |
x |
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Do
you have illegal trade in pesticides? |
x |
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Source for more information: – |
Key Operation Indicators
Registration/Regulation/Monitoring |
Year: |
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a.i.* |
Trade Name |
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Number of registered pesticide products |
46 |
100 |
Number of registered biopesticides (Avamectrin, Bt, Neem, etc.) |
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Number of restricted-use pesticides/formulations |
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Number of banned pesticides |
26 |
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Number of licensed outlets |
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Number of licensed field applicators (professional and/or farmers) |
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Number of licensing violations reported during year |
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Number of quality control analyses conducted during year |
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Number of food samples analyzed for pesticide residues during year |
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Number of samples exceeding MRL |
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Number of environmental samples analyzed for pesticide residues |
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* active ingredient |
Pesticides Restricted in Recent Years |
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Year |
Name of active ingredient or hazardous formulation |
Pesticides Banned in Recent Years |
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Year |
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Cooperation Projects |
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Purpose/Target | Donor | Amount |
Years (start-end) |
Purpose/Target of government follow-up programmes |
Amount |
Years (start-end) |
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Progress and Constraints
Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.) |
One awareness workshop on IPM and Near-Market Pesticide Use with respect to food safety and quality (16-17 November 2006) |
Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.) |
Lack of personel, no infrastructure, no operational budget, not enough training |
VI. ADDITIONAL ISSUES OF INTEREST
Last updated: December 2006
Genetically Modified Crops | |
Name of GMO Crop |
Area under Cultivation [ha] |