Plant protection profiles from Asia-Pacific countries

8. Conclusion

Table 1: Report Guideline Topics Covered by the Country Reports in 2005

			Australia	Bangladesh	Cambodia	China	Fiji	India	Indonesia	Japan*	Korea DPR	Korea Rep. of	Lao PDR	Malaysia	Myanmar	Nepal	New Zealand	Pakistan	Philippines	Sri Lanka	Thailand	Tonga	Viet Nam
1. Introduction			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
	1.1 Highlights																							19
2. Outbreaks			1	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	1
	2.1 Infested crops																							13
	2.2 Causal organisms																							14
	2.3 Estimated loss																							5
	2.4 Control Measures																							5
	2.5 Invasive species																							9
3.IPM			0	5	5	3	3	6	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	1	6	5	6	5	0	2
	3.1 IPM policy																							12
	3.2 IPM programmes																							19
	3.3 IPM research																							9
	3.4 Cooperation																							10
	3.5 Pest control																							17
	3.6 Extension																							14
4. Plant Quarantine			8	8	6	10	4	10	7	4	4	7	3	12	8	12	6	3	11	9	7	3	3
	4.1 NPPO structure																							18
		PQ network																						10
		Legislation																						10
		Updates																						6
		Address																						15
	4.2 ISPM																							5
		ISPM 15																						13
	4.3 PRA																							14
	4.4 Regulated pests																							14
	4.5 Pest free places																							13
	4.6 IPP																							8
	4.7 PCE																							12
	4.8 Proposals																							7
5. Pesticides			0	5	1	7	1	6	4	7	2	2	5	7	6	7	0	5	4	5	7	0	2
	5.1 Regulations																							14
	5.2 Rotterdam																							9
	5.3 Code																							9
	5.4 Residues																							11
	5.5 Biopesticides																							14
	5.6 Banned																							14
	5.7 Address																							12
6. Cooperation					1	1		1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1		1			1		1
																								13
7. NPPO Address			1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
																								18
8. Conclusion				1	1	1	1	1				1	1		1	1			1		1
																								11
			11	23	19	27	12	29	21	19	16	19	20	29	24	31	10	19	24	23	24	5	10

* Japan is not a member country of APPPC.

Observations (from 21 country reports)

Notably Australia, New Zealand and Tonga only responded to PQ questions and skipped entire reporting sections.
Questions were answered on a ‘pick and choose’ basis dependent on personal preference and institutional mandate.

Notes

Reporting too inconsistent to allow for a coherent assessment of the situation.

Table 2: Department Affiliation of Meeting Participants

	Australia	Bangladesh	Cambodia	China	Fiji	India	Indonesia	Japan*	Korea DPR	Korea Rep. of	Lao PDR	Malaysia	Myanmar	Nepal	New Zealand	Pakistan	Philippines	Sri Lanka	Thailand	Tonga	Viet Nam
Delegates
General Plant Protection						2	2					2							1			11
Plant Quarantine				2			2					3							7			10
Biosecurity	2														2							2
Pesticide Control																			2			4
Extension																			8			2
Research																			12			2
Other (PIC, Embassy)									2										5			4

	2	1	1	6	1	2	4	1	2	2	1	6	1	1	1	1	2	2	35	1	1	74

* Japan is not a member country of APPPC.

Observations

7 countries were only represented by a general plant protection delegate
6 countries were represented by a plant quarantine person
4 countries had delegates from both plant protection and plant quarantine
3 countries had pesticide control delegates in addition to other delegates

Table 3: Responsibilities of official ‘NPPO’

PQ-PRA

PQ-Inspection

PQ-Treatment

Invasive Species

Pest M.-Extension

Pest M.-Intervention

Pest M.-IPM

Pest M.-Research

Pesticides-Registration

Pesticides-Enforcem.

Pesticides-Food Monit

Pesticides-Envir. Mon

Conventions

WTO-SPS

PIC-DNA

POP-NFP

Basel-NFP

NPPO

Bangladesh

Lao PDR

Myanmar

Nepal

MoA

India

MoA

Viet Nam

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

MoA

Malaysia

MoA

Cambodia

Philippines

DoA

Fiji

MoA

Indonesia

MoA

Tonga

MoA

Korea DPR

New Zealand

MoA

Australia

DoA

China

MoA

Japan*

Korea, Rep. of

RDA

MAF

RDA

Thailand

DoA

* Japan is not a member country of APPPC.

Observations

Chart is based on incomplete information
Responsible for full range of plant protection functions (incl. pesticides) = 4 countries
Responsible for plant quarantine and pest control = 11 countries
Responsible for plant quarantine = 16 countries
Network of specialized organizations = 5 countries
Only 4 NPPO are WTO-SPS focal points
Only 2 NPPO are Rotterdam Convention DNA
None of the NPPO are linked to the Stockholm or Basel Conventions

Notes

All countries have plant protection organizations, but not all have a unified organization
In some countries, the official NPPO only represents a country focal point, not an organization

To Be Considered

Avoid the term “NPPO”; instead refer to plant quarantine/phytosanitary service

Table 4: Conclusion (in the Country Reports 2005)

Australia

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Fiji

India

Indonesia

Japan*

Korea DPR

Korea Rep. of

Lao PDR

Malaysia

Myanmar

Nepal

New Zealand

Pakistan

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Tonga

Viet Nam

8. Conclusion

No response

Importance of

WTO/trade

Intern, coordination

IPM/environment

Pesticides/food safety

PP&Q/Challenges

Quality control

Biodiversity

Production/poverty

Need to strengthen

Infrastructure

Human resources

Laws/enforcement

SPS standards

PRA

Pesticide reduction

Pest diagnosis

Extension

Farmer decision-making

High farm productivity

international coop

IPM

biocontrol

APPPC info exchange

* Japan is not a member country of APPPC.

Observations (from 21 country reports)

Countries recognize the importance of international trade and coordination
Importance of environmentally friendly and safe production
Need to improve infrastructure and human capacities
Need for legislation, enforcement and standards
Need for extension, IPM, biocontrol, farmer decision-making

Notes

Importance of APPPC is recognized

To Be Considered

Strengthen role of APPPC to facilitate worldwide trends