PEST RISK ANALYSIS (PRA) TRAINING Group Exercises Manual

PEST RISK ANALYSIS TRAINING - GROUP EXERCISES MANUAL GROUP EXERCISE NO. 3.7
GROUP EXERCISE NO. 3.7 – STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
Pest risk communication does not begin at the conclusion of the pest risk
management stage. It is an ongoing, two-way process which occurs before, during
and after the PRA is completed. Pest risk communication takes many forms,
including personal communications, face-to-face informal gatherings, written
correspondence, formal presentations or structured consultations. Each stage has its
purpose, audience and challenges.
This week, we have considered the case of a phytosanitary inspector who detects live
insects in a shipment of cut flowers imported to India from an African country. We
have completed a pest risk assessment, considered and evaluated possible mitigation
measures and concluded that mitigation measures are necessary and available.
In this exercise, each group will assume the role of a particular party in this scenario,
i.e., the NPPO, the importer, or a domestic producer, and will consider the situation
from that point of view. After 30 minutes preparation time, the groups will reconvene
for a public meeting, at which the NPPO will present its PRA, the proposed response
to the current interception and a proposed new import requirement for cut flowers
from Africa. The importer and domestic producer groups will ask questions and
present their points of view on this issue.
Group 1: NPPO representatives
You are a phytosanitary official in the NPPO of India. You have completed your PRA
and have identified possible mitigation measures (or sequence of measures) which
will provide satisfactory protection to deal with the pest in question, and have drafted
revised import regulations to prevent future introductions on this pathway. IPPC
member countries are obligated to publish phytosanitary requirements and share
information on pests and regulations.
Prepare to inform stakeholders of new import requirements resulting from the PRA
that has just been completed. Be ready to answer questions which will arise.
Group 2: Importers of cut flowers in India
You have traditionally imported cut flowers from Africa without phytosanitary
restrictions for several years. You have a customer who is buys large orders of cut
flowers from Africa. You have been informed that the NPPO is conducting a PRA and
will inform you of revised import requirements shortly.
What are your questions for the NPPO? Do you have concerns regarding restrictive
import requirements? What will be the impact on your business if import restrictions
are put in place?
Group 3: Domestic producers association
You are members of a large domestic producers’ association with interests in a wide
range of agricultural and horticultural products in India. Your members own and
operate farming operations that employ many hundreds of people and produce food
and plant products for sale on the domestic and export market. What are your
concerns in this situation? What is your position with respect to the decision your
NPPO is taking?
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