Transcript country report on ipp, malawi

COUNTRY REPORT ON IPP,
MALAWI
MVIHA, PJZ
ENTRY POINTS
ENTRY POINTS
• Border posts
– Muloza border post
– Mwanza border post
– Dedza border post
– Mchinji border post
– Songwe border post
• International airports
– Chileka Airport in the South
– Kamuzu International Airport
MALAWI NPPO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
DIRECTOR OF
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
SERVICES
NATIONAL RESEARCH
COORDINATOR (PLANT
PROTECTION)
PLANT PROTECTION
OFFICER (SOUTH)
PLANT INSPECTORS
DIVISIONAL CROPS
OFFICERS
PLANT PROTECTION
OFFICER (CENTRAL)
PLANT
INSPECTORS
DIVISIONAL
CROPS OFFICERS
PLANT PROTECTION
OFFICER
PLANT
INSPECTORS
DIVISIONAL
CROPS OFFICER
MALAWI NPPO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
• International Airports in South and Central, where Plant
Inspectors are based and report to the PPO, south and
central
• Inspectors at boarder posts report to their respective
PPO
• PPO office also responsible for issuance of
phytosanitary certificates
• Divisional Crops Officers report on whatever takes place
at farmer level
Data available
• Army worm
– Over 100 Pheromone traps.
– The Divisional Crops Officers in the three regions
responsible for collecting the data from the different
areas and sending it to National Research Coordinator
for decision making.
– Report are submitted at monthly interval
• Red locust
– Surveillance trips are conducted every year before in
traditional egg laying sites.
• Lake Chilwa in the southern region and Ngolowindo, Salima
in the central region.
Capacity Building
•
Internet infrastructure. ( Inadequate Electronic communication
structures)
1. Internet – Departmental Headquarters
– The Department of Research has one internet terminal, which in most
cases, is only available for use by the Director.
•
Need to improve on the accessibility of internet facility to Plant Protection
Officers in the different regions.
•
2. Internet – Coordinator
– The National Research Coordinator has an internet terminal which
needs to be connected to the regional offices
3. Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) (Proposal)
– Currently there is a proposal for a Government Wide Area
Other Capacity building needs
• Train staff on quarantine, produce
inspection and epidemiology
• Train staff on IPPC
• Infrastructure development.
– There is a need to improve on laboratory
equipment