Organized by IICA, PROCISUR, COSAVE and SAG of Chile, it is an open event aimed at public and private sector actors interested in phytosanitary protection and technological tools that contribute to the prevention and control of pests and diseases. It will be held, from March 15, on Mondays and Wednesdays in March from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Uruguay time) and will have English – Spanish interpretation. The event will be broadcast on IICA’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
Objective: Share concepts and tools for phytosanitary intelligence and biosafety and train on their use and application.
Organized in 5 Panels, international experts and phytosanitary authorities will share information on phytosanitary intelligence and biosafety, as well as on the advances and perspectives for Latin America, and then they will dialogue with the participants promoting the analysis and debate of the issues.
The panels will be oriented to:
• Panel I: Roundtable on Phytosanitary Intelligence and Biosecurity Intelligence, the Concept.
• Panel II: Phenological Modeling of Pests / Phenological Modeling of Pests
• Panel III: Early Warning Systems for Present Pests.
• Panel IV: Spatial Distribution of Species for Risk Management in Quarantine Pests / Spatial Distribution of Species for Risk Management in Quarantine Pests
• Panel V: Modeling Infrastructure for Decision Making
The Panels will be made up of researchers from the National Institutes for Agricultural Research, experts and authorities from National Plant Protection Organizations and Universities from the southern region, Mexico, New Zealand, the United States, Chile and Italy.
