Transcript Phytosanitary and Regulatory Perspective of MLN.

Phytosanitary and Regulatory
Perspective of MLN
FRANCIS MWATUNI
[email protected]
Website: www.kephis.org
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KEPHIS (Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate
Service)
A state corporation in the ministry of Agriculture
mandated to offer regulatory services in the
agricultural sector.
VISION:
The Lead Regulator And Facilitator Of Globally
Competitive Agriculture
MISSION:
To Provide A Science-Based Regulatory Service By
Assuring Quality Of Agricultural Inputs And
Produce To Promote Food Security And
Sustainable Development
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Legal Framework
Agriculture Act, Cap 318
Agricultural Produce (Export) Act,
Cap 319
Agricultural Produce Marketing Act,
Cap 320
Plant Protection Act, Cap 324
The Suppression of Noxious Weeds
Act, Cap 325
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Legal Framework Cont.
The Seeds and Plant varieties Act, Cap
326
The Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs
Act, Cap 345
The Pest Control Products Act, Cap 346
Biosafety Act, 2009
Supported by a number of International
Instruments such UPOV Convention,
OECD seed scheme etc
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KEPHIS Activities in relation to MLND
Disease surveillance
Laboratory diagnostics of MLN
- For local and imported seed as well as
post control testing of maize seed
- Has laboratory capacity to test MLND
Centralized regulation of maize seed
imports
Seed Certification process
Training and sensitization of
stakeholders
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MLN Disease Surveillance
KEPHIS has been involved in the collaborative
field surveys e.g. Maize National Tour
Surveillance by inspectors form the Plant
Quarantine and Biosecurity Station (PQBS)
MLN Surveillance coordinated by KEPHIS
Pest Risk Analysis Team(KEPHIS-HQ
Surveillance by KEPHIS Inspectors in other
regional offices
Surveillance Samples analyzed at KEPHIS
Plant Quarantine molecular laboratory for
MCMV & SCMV
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Laboratory Diagnostics on MLND
Capacity Building on MLND diagnostics
done at FERA-UK; January 2013.
Focused on Real-Time PCR assays for
seed testing
A seed testing protocol developed
KEPHIS adopted the protocol
Currently involved in routine testing of
MCMV and SCMV for advisory services
and seed certification ( local and imported
seeds)
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Laboratory diagnostics
Diagnostics
equipment
in the Molecular lab
and
analysts doing
Nucleic acids
extraction
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Centralized regulation of maize
seed/grain imports
All Requests to import maize seed are
controlled at KEPHIS-HQ Karen.
Also imports of maize grain has been
centralized
Maize seed importers required to send a
representative sample to KEPHIS for MLN
Screening prior to importation.
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Seed import/export Regulation
Only registered seed merchants are
allowed to import/export seed
An SR14 form is filled to notify
kephis for the intention to im port or
export seed.
A plant Import Import permit is
issued for the importation.
Seed can also be imported by
researchers for experimental
purposes
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Import regulation and Phytosanitary
measures
Due to the threats of introducing new
strains of MCMV, seed samples are
delivered to Kephis Plant health labs for
screening for the two viruses.
A plant Import permit is issued for
importation once the lot is declared to be
free from the viruses.
The imported seed is subjected to seed
testing in the Seed testing lab In
Kephis,Lanet.
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Devastated field
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Seed Certification Measures
Field Inspection of Seed fields is based on
the minimum thresholds for rejection at
10%.
Agreement with seed companies to
implement recommendations for
preventing MLND infection
Seed companies have adopted the
dressing of the seed with systemic
insecticides e.g Thunder, gaucho, Cruiser.
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Inspectors in the field
A devastated seed field
A seed Inspector in the field
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Seed Certification Measures
Seed is also dressed with fungicides, eg Maxim
and Royalcap
PCPB is currently evaluating several insecticides
for seed dressing that can protect the maize crop
in the field for a longer period
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Participation in stakeholder awareness programs
Early 2013, involved in MLND
awareness program coordinated by
MOA in collaboration with FAO.
Covered different maize production
regions around the country
Focused on early detection of
symptoms, and the available
management options
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Stakeholders a wareness forums
Olenguruon
Bomet
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Infected babycorn crop in Naivasha
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THANK YOU
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