Good phytosanitary risk management practices
The course provides knowledge about the phytosanitary risk management process, good practices to carry it out, and ways to improve capacity in the face of plant health emergencies.
Who offers the course:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the experiences of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the regulations and related guidelines of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
General description:
Phytosanitary risk management is a process that guides the efforts of the public and private sectors in a systematic, integrated and coordinated manner to reduce plant health risks and adequately manage phytosanitary emergencies and their effects. It benefits both the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) and their services, as well as the countries, contributing to improving the national capacity to respond to phytosanitary emergencies.
Course description:
Name: Good phytosanitary risk management practices
Language: The course is taught entirely in English.
Course type: Self-paced course
Total length: Approximately 30 chronological hours.
Beginning of the course: August 9, 2023
Target audience:
- Technical teams of National and Regional Plant Protection Organisations.
- Authorities of National Plant Protection Organisations.
- Technical plant health teams from producer associations and companies in the value chain of musaceous and other crops.
- Specialised technicians from customs and other control bodies.
- University and technical lecturers specialised in plant health and risk management.
- University students of careers related to plant health and risk management.
General aim:
To understand the principles, concepts, actions and experiences that can help the authorities and technical teams of national and regional plant protection organizations to improve the implementation of phytosanitary risk management processes and their response to plant health emergencies.
Specific aims:
- Explain the principles and key features of the different phases of phytosanitary risk management.
- Identify best practices and tools for their implementation.
Contents:
- Lesson 1: Conceptual framework on disaster risk reduction and phytosanitary risk management
- Lesson 2: Peacetime phase
- Lesson 3: Alert and emergency response phases
- Lesson 4: Reconstruction phase