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Harmonizing the phytosanitary legislative framework in Central Africa
STDF/PG/768
Start:
01/05/2024
6FFAFBB1-34FA-40E7-8F6A-0F56DEA39B01
Status
Ongoing
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Project value (US$)
1,403,195
24A0AE9C-F305-4C2F-9712-1E1F25761E9D
STDF Contribution (US$)
1,019,996
Beneficiaries
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
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Implementing entities
Pôle Régional de Recherche Appliquée au développement des Systèmes Agricoles d'Afrique Centrale (PRASAC)
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Partners
Direction de la Réglementation et du Contrôle de qualité des intrants et produits agricoles (DRCQ) Cameroun, Direction de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV) Ministère de l’agriculture et du Développement Rural, République centrafricaine, Direction de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV) Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche, République du Congo, Direction Générale de l’Agence Gabonaise de Sécurité Alimentaire (AGASA), Gabon, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Bosques y Medio Ambiente, Guinea Ecuatorial, Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement (DPVC), Tchad
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This project aims to strengthen and harmonize the phytosanitary legislative and regulatory framework in CEMAC Member States to facilitate trade of agricultural products. In addition, the project will enhance cooperation among CEMAC States in the phytosanitary field by establishing a coordination and cooperation mechanism between the public and private sectors and by building NPPOs capacity to take charge of phytosanitary matters.

Agriculture is one of the main sectors in the economy of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) region. It contributes to more than 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employs more than 70% of the working force and accounts for 44% of exports in the region. CEMAC member states also export a wide variety of agricultural products such as cocoa, coffee, cottonseed, bananas, rubber, sugar, tobacco and gum arabic to other international markets.

Several pests and plant diseases exist in this region. The intensity and frequency of these occurrences vary between states and crops. The combined effects of various pests, diseases and weeds constitute a limiting factor in the development of agriculture and the quality and safety of agricultural products in the CEMAC region.

To maintain and secure the place of agriculture in the CEMAC economy, the phytosanitary legal framework needs to be harmonized and aligned with international standards.

Beneficiaries
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Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
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Partners
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Direction de la Réglementation et du Contrôle de qualité des intrants et produits agricoles (DRCQ) Cameroun
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV) Ministère de l’agriculture et du Développement Rural, République centrafricaine
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV) Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche, République du Congo
Direction Générale de l’Agence Gabonaise de Sécurité Alimentaire (AGASA), Gabon
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Bosques y Medio Ambiente, Guinea Ecuatorial
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement (DPVC), Tchad
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Implementing Entities
380AA7FE-FF76-4962-A05B-0B7106D0A4E9
Pôle Régional de Recherche Appliquée au développement des Systèmes Agricoles d'Afrique Centrale (PRASAC)
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