Developing a pest monitoring and traceability system in Jamaica– The case of hot peppers and beyond
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Presentation by Dionne Clarke-Harris (CARDI Jamaica) to WITFOR 2007 Agriculture Commission. (www.witfor.org)
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Developing a pest monitoring and traceability system in Jamaica– The case of hot peppers and beyond
- 1. Developing a pest monitoring and traceability system in Jamaica– The case of hot peppers and beyond Dionne Clarke-Harris Entomologist, CARDI and Site Coordinator, IPM-CRSP (Caribbean)
- 5. Pest threat to US market access for Jamaican hot peppers -Gall midge, a tiny fly pest found on hot peppers being exported from Jamaica to the USA became a major quarantine issue and cause for concern for the future trading of this important export commodity -USDA quarantine officials needed assurance that this pest and other actionable pests would be kept out of their borders
- 10. Pest monitoring at the port and entry of data into the traceability system Farm codes were placed on boxes of produce supplied for export to allow efficient trace-back of infested peppers to their farm origin
- 13. The Evolution “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”
- 17. Conclusion Despite our progress there is still a way to go as tremendous human and financial resources are needed to establish and maintain the systems required to fully address all commodities
- 19. Thank you … The journey continues NEGRIL, JAMAICA