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Implementation of Integrated Pest Management
Description/achievement of initiative

This project aims to assist five countries (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua) to build capacity in disease prevention and treatment, as well as prevent the spread of HLB to two pest-free countries (El Salvador and Panama).

Implementation methodologies

Overall, the project will:1. Promote the use of healthy citrus seedlings. 2. Promote IPM technologies. 3. Enhance diagnosis technologies. 4. Establish surveillance and reporting systems.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

International Cooperation and Development Fund- TaiwanICDF (Taiwan, Province of China); Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria- OIRSA
Progress reports
Goal 15
2017
Surveillance and reporting systems will be established in pest-free countries (El Salvador and Panama) and/or pest-free areas.
2017
In each of the beneficiary countries, 100 percent of HLB-infected citrus plants will be replaced by healthy seedlings.
2017
Training on diagnosis will be provided to personnel in each beneficiary country, raising capacity to 50 percent.
2017
In each of the beneficiary countries, IPM technologies will be adopted across 25 percent of areas used for citrus production.
Staff / Technical expertise
1 project manager (Taiwan, Province of China), 1 regional coordinator (OIRSA), 7 technical specialists (Taiwan, Province of China), 7 country coordinator, 35 short term consultants (person-time)
In-kind contribution
1661495
Financing (in USD)
4,900,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: 2012 - December 31, 2017
Website
Partners
International Cooperation and Development Fund- TaiwanICDF (Taiwan, Province of China); Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria- OIRSA
Countries
Contact information
Ernesto Huang , Project Manager, t.h.huang@icdf.org.tw
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