PEST RISK ANALYSIS (PRA) TRAINING Group Exercises Manual

PEST RISK ANALYSIS TRAINING - GROUP EXERCISES MANUAL GROUP EXERCISE NO. 3.1
GROUP EXERCISE NO. 3.1 – INITIATION, CATEGORISATION AND ENTRY
Part 1 - Initiation (20 minutes)
The aim of the initiation stage is to identify the pest(s) and pathways which are of
quarantine concern and should be considered for risk analysis and to define the PRA
area for which the analysis will be conducted. In essence, the Initiation Stage of the
PRA describes the scope of the subsequent pest risk assessment and pest risk
management stages, by defining the subject matter of the PRA and the area to which
it pertains.
1. Identification of initiation points
The PRA process may be initiated as a result of:
• the identification of a pathway that presents a potential pest hazard,
• the identification of a pest that may require phytosanitary measures, or
• the review or revision of phytosanitary policies and priorities.
For PRA initiated as a result of a pest, the organism in question has been screened
and has been determined to be a pest by IPPC standards, i.e., it:
• is known to be a pest elsewhere,
• shares characteristics with known pests,
• is related taxonomically to known pests,
• is associated with damage to plants,
• is a known or supposed vector of a known plant pest, or
• is known or suspected of causing damage to beneficial organisms used in
plant protection.
Initiation point
Pathway(s) of
concern
Pest(s) of
concern
2. Identification of the PRA area
The PRA area should be defined as precisely as possible in order to identify the area
for which information is needed and which will be considered in all subsequent parts
of the PRA. It may be the whole or part of a country, or several countries.
PRA area
Yes [__] No [__] Comment:
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