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Measuring the Consistency of Phytosanitary Measures [PDF]

The paper presents a model for quantifying quarantine-related phytosanitary measures by combining the two basic components of pest risk assessment, probability of establishment and economic effects, into a single management framework, Iso-Risk. The model
Bigsby, Hugh R.
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity risk assessment of Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. unrooted cuttings from Guatemala

EFSA Journal
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate the probability of entry of pests (likelihood of pest freedom at entry), including both, regulated and non‐regulated pests, associated with unrooted cuttings of the genera ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Olaf Mosbach Schulz, Paraskevi Kariampa, Raghavendra Reddy Manda, Alemu Selam, Antigoni Akrivou, Spyridon Antonatos, Despoina Beris, Jane Debode, Christos Kritikos, Maria Kormpi, Christophe Lacomme, Charles Manceau, Dimitrios Papachristos, Chrysavgi Reppa, Ciro Gardi, Roel Potting   +35 more
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QUANTITATIVE PEST RISK ASSESSMENT WITH CAPRA

, 2019
Methodology of quantitative pest risk assessment developed by 2006 may be applied to CAPRA programme. The way of using this methodology when conducting PRA with CAPRA programme is provided in the paper including assessment of probability of entry of analysed pest to the PRA area, probability of its establishment there and potential economic impact.
openaire   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining Phylogenetic and Occurrence Information for Risk Assessment of Pest and Pathogen Interactions with Host Plants

Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2017
Phytosanitary agencies conduct plant biosecurity activities, including early detection of potential introduction pathways, to improve control and eradication of pest and pathogen incursions.
Ángel L. Robles-Fernández, Ángel L. Robles-Fernández, Andrés Lira-Noriega, Andrés Lira-Noriega   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Suite of Models to Support the Quantitative Assessment of Spread in Pest Risk Analysis

PLoS ONE, 2012
Los Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas (pra) se llevan a cabo en todo el mundo para decidir si y cómo deben regularse las plagas de plantas exóticas para evitar la invasión. Existe una creciente demanda de mapeo de riesgos basado en la ciencia en pra. La propagación juega un papel clave en la determinación de la distribución potencial de las plagas, pero no ...
Robinet C., Kehlenbeck H., Kriticos D. m., Baker R., BATTISTI, ANDREA, Brunel S., Dupin M., Eyre D., FACCOLI, MASSIMO, Ilieva Z., Kenis M., Knight J. j., Reynaud P., Yart A., der W. v.   +14 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential impacts of plant pests and diseases on trees and forests in the United Kingdom

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement The UK Plant Health Risk Register (PHRR) has so far identified 581 Plant Pests and Diseases (PPDs) that could invade the United Kingdom and affect 74 tree species.
Daniel P. Bebber, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Jonathan R. Mosedale, Benjamin D. Youngman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source