COUNTRY REPORT ON IPP, MALAWI

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COUNTRY REPORT ON IPP, MALAWI

• MVIHA, PJZ

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ENTRY POINTS
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ENTRY POINTS

• Border posts
• Muloza border post
• Mwanza border post
• Dedza border post
• Mchinji border post
• Songwe border post
• International airports
• Chileka Airport in the South
• Kamuzu International Airport

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MALAWI NPPO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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MALAWI NPPO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• International Airports in South and Central,
  where Plant Inspectors are based and report to
  the PPO, south and central
• Inspectors at boarder posts report to their
  respective PPO
• PPO office also responsible for issuance of
  phytosanitary certificates
• Divisional Crops Officers report on whatever
  takes place at farmer level

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Data available

• Army worm
• Over 100 Pheromone traps.
• The Divisional Crops Officers in the three
  regions responsible for collecting the data from
  the different areas and sending it to National
  Research Coordinator for decision making.
• Report are submitted at monthly interval
• Red locust
• Surveillance trips are conducted every year
  before in traditional egg laying sites.
• Lake Chilwa in the southern region and
  Ngolowindo, Salima in the central region.

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Capacity Building

• Internet infrastructure. ( Inadequate Electronic
  communication structures)
• Internet Departmental Headquarters
• The Department of Research has one internet
  terminal, which in most cases, is only available
  for use by the Director.
• Need to improve on the accessibility of internet
  facility to Plant Protection Officers in the
  different regions.
• 2. Internet Coordinator
• The National Research Coordinator has an internet
  terminal which needs to be connected to the
  regional offices
• 3. Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) (Proposal)
• Currently there is a proposal for a Government
  Wide Area

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Other Capacity building needs

• Train staff on quarantine, produce inspection and
  epidemiology
• Train staff on IPPC
• Infrastructure development.
• There is a need to improve on laboratory
  equipment