PEST RISK ANALYSIS (PRA) TRAINING Group Exercises Manual

GROUP EXERCISE NO. 3
PEST RISK ANALYSIS TRAINING - GROUP EXERCISES MANUAL
Background information
You are a program officer at the Plant Quarantine Organisation of India (Ministry of
Agriculture). Approximately one month ago, you approved the destruction of a
consignment of citrus seedlings held at the international airport after a number of
live Thysanoptera were collected from the plants. The seedlings were being imported
from Africa for the first time, for the purpose of establishing a plantation of a new
variety of oranges in the state of Maharashtra. After preliminary identification
suggested that the intercepted specimens were citrus thrips, Scirtothrips aurantii,
you called for the suspension of further shipments of citrus seedlings from the
growing facility in Africa, Sunrise Citrus Growers, a subsidiary of SPC (Sunrise Citrus
Production), until appropriate measures were taken to ensure freedom of the pest on
their products.
Last week, as you were routinely responding to various import requests, your
attention was drawn by one particular letter. It read as follows:
Sunrise World Flower Imports Ltd.
Guntur
Andhra Pradesh
India
National Plant Protection Organization
India
Dear NPPO,
We are a newly incorporated company set up to import cut flowers. I would like to
check import requirements to begin monthly imports of a variety of cut flower species
from a major production facility in Africa.
Under a recently negotiated agreement, our African supplier will airfreight high
quality cut flowers to a distribution centre in Uttar Pradesh. There will be a maximum
of three days between cutting the flowers in Africa and distributing the flowers from a
distribution centre in Uttar Pradesh. The flowers imported will be of top quality since
they can be transported in environmentally controlled conditions, ideal for their wellbeing.
You may be familiar with our sister company, Sunrise Citrus Production (SCP), who
is also based in Uttar Pradesh. We will be sharing the same distribution site, which is
close to an SCP production area. SCP has a good record of close cooperation with the
NPPO.
I would be happy to provide further information if needed.
Sincerely,
Bob Sunrise
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