COUNTRY REPORT Saint Kitts and Nevis

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COUNTRY REPORTSaint Kitts and Nevis

• Presented by
• Paul Benjamin

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National Structure for exchange of information

• The Plant Quarantine Officer gathers information
  from visits to airport and seaport.
  
• The information is disseminated at a monthly
  staff meeting.
  

3
What systems are in place for information
exchange?

• The Plant Quarantine officer submits a monthly
  written report.

4
What data is currently available compared to that
which is obligatory under IPPC

• Only the names of pest are available

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Phytosanitary Databases

• There is none at present.

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Experience with using the IPPC

• None

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Data collection for phytosanitary information

• The Plant Quarantine Officer
• The Plant Protection Officer
• The Entomology unit

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Capacity Building Needs

• Training in the use of IPP internet based
  database.