PLANT QUARANTINE AND PHYTOSANITARY SERVICE

 

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Reporting Obligation

• Legislation: Phytosanitary Requirements/Restrictions/Prohibitions

Publication Date

07-09-2015

Last Updated

07-09-2015

Short Description

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia and contact point for plant health. PQPS is currently a section under the Plant Protection and Quarantine Division of the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) which is a department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). PQPS is mandated to provide services that prevent the introduction of pests and diseases into the country and facilitate international trade through provisions provided for under the Plant Pests and Diseases Act Cap 233 and the Noxious Weeds Act 231 of the Laws of Zambia. Through PQPS, Zambia is also a signatory to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) which is recognized by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the international standard setting body for plant health. The core function of the PQPS is to prevent introduction and spread of plant pests through the enforcement of several phytosanitary procedures to check and direct the movement of all plants and plant products. These procedures include phytosanitary inspections and laboratory analyses. Despite the benefits of movements of plants and plant products for food security, economic development, plant breeding and others, this movement can also serve as a pathway for introduction and spread of pests. The procedures enforced by PQPS therefore aim at protecting of the agricultural sector and plant industry by intercepting these plant pests before they can establish and cause economic damage

Contact for Info

www.pqps.gov.zm [email protected] [email protected]

Keywords

Commodity keywords

Maize or corn

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Website

http://www.pqps.gov.zm/