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UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, USDA/FAS IS PARTNERING WITH CABI TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK-BASED PESTICIDE REGULATORY SYSTEMS AND MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMIT (MRL) POLICY CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (E.G. CODEX) AND BASED ON WTO AGREEMENTS. CABI WILL IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING MRL RELATED TRADE BARRIERS; RISK-BASED MRL POLICY SETTING IN ASIAN ECONOMIES; IMPORT TOLERANCE SETTING IN ASEAN COUNTRIES; POSITIONING AND COORDINATION, AND MRL ADOPTION AND RECOGNITION. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND BENEFICIARIES WILL BE DETERMINED IN COORDINATION WITH USDA/FAS AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE U.S. SPECIALTY CROP STAKEHOLDERS, REGULATORY OFFICIALS, FARMERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AS APPROPIATE. THIS IS PART OF THE USDA FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES INITIATIVE: ASSISTING SPECIALTY CROP EXPORTS. NO SUBAWARDS ANTICIPATED.

UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, USDA/FAS IS PARTNERING WITH CABI TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK-BASED PESTICIDE REGULATORY SYSTEMS AND MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMIT (MRL) POLICY CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (E.G. CODEX) AND BASED ON WTO AGREEMENTS. CABI WILL IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO IDENTIFYING PRIORITY MRL-RELATED TRADE BARRIERS, TOLERANCE SETTING IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, FACILITATING MRL POLICY ADOPTION IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, AND PROMOTING SCIENCE-BASED RISK COMMUNICATION ON MRLS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND BENEFICIARIES WILL BE DETERMINED IN COORDINATION WITH USDA/FAS AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE U.S. SPECIALTY CROP STAKEHOLDERS, REGULATORY OFFICIALS, FARMERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AS APPROPRIATE. THIS IS PART OF THE USDA FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES IMITATIVE: ASSISTING SPECIALTY CROP EXPORTS. NO SUBAWARDS ANTICIPATED.

SUPPORTING USDA/FASS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TEACHING, RESEARCH,AND EXTENSION PROGRAMMING IN PLANT HEALTH IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

REGULATORY HARMONIZATION IN PAKISTAN FOR MRLS AND BIOPESTICIES

THE USDA AIMS TO ALIGN PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SYSTEMS AND MRLS STANDARDSETTING ACROSS ASIA, AND TO DO SO BASED ON THE U.S. REGULATORY SYSTEMAND INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SETTING BODIES. ALIGNMENT OF REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS AND TRADE STANDARDS BASED ON RISK IS A COMPLEX PROCESS,INVOLVING MULTIPLE REGULATORY AGENCIES AND TECHNICAL STAFF ACROSS THEREGIONS, AND REQUIRES A MULTIFACETED APPROACH INVOLVING EXPERTS FROM ABROAD ARRAY OF SUBJECT MATTERS. ALIGNED TRADE STANDARDS SUPPORT EXPORTSOF U.S. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO FOREIGN MARKETS.

USDA AND CAB INTERNATIONAL ARE COLLABORATING TO INCREASE UNDRSTANDING AND ADOPTION OF THE USDA AFLATOXIN BIO-CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.

SUPPORT PRE-RELEASE HOST-SPECIFICITY TESTING, REARING AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS OF POTENTIAL AGENTS ON COMMON REED AND FLOWERING RUSH, AND CONDUCT PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PROSPECTS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR NYMPHOIDES. UPDATED FUNDING SUB-TIER AGENCY '96CE' TO '2100'. USACE CIVIL WORKS FUNDING.

USDA - CAB INTERNATIONAL (CABI) RESEARCH COOPERATION: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES TO THE UNITED STATES - TO SUPPORT U.S. EFFORTS TO DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES

IMPROVING SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY TRADE COMPLIANCE

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PROSPECTS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR EUROPEAN FROGBIT, HYDROCHARIS MORSUS-RANAE AND OTHER HYDROCHARITACEAE INVADING NORTH AMERICA

USDA - CAB INTERNATIONAL (CABI) RESEARCH COOPERATION: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ON INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION - TO SUPPORT U.S. EFFORTS TO DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AMERICAN WEEDS

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AMERICAN WEEDS

USDA - CAB INTERNATIONAL (CABI) RESEARCH COOPERATION: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES TO THE UNITED STATES - TO SUPPORT U.S. EFFORTS TO DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES TO THE UNITED STATES - TO DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND EFFECTIVE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERAL INVASIVE WEED SPECIES IN THE U.S.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL TO CONTROL INVASIVE RANGELAND WEED SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES BY PARTNERING WITH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOSCIENCE INTERNATIONAL (CABI) TO LEVERAGE THEIR OFFSHORE CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AMERICAN WEEDS

SUPPORTING USDA/FAS S EFFORT IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF THE LIVESTOCKVALUE CHAIN IN KENYA

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF COMMON REED (PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS) AND FLOWERING RUSH (BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS)

THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO ASSIST PAKISTAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF PREVAILING SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY (SPS) REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND PESTICIDE TRADE STANDARDS THROUGH UTILIZING APPLIED RESEARCH. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE CONDUCTING IN PERSON AND ON-FIELD FARMER TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS TO PRIORITIZE BEST PRACTICES FOR LIVESTOCK FEED SECTOR. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE TRAINING MANUALS IN ENGLISH AND LOCAL LANGUAGE FOR TOTS AND FARMERS TRAININGS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES) INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, FARMERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, GENERAL PUBLIC, U.S. FARMERS AND RANCHERS. NO SUBAWARDS ARE ANTICIPATED.

BIOCONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS

THIS AWARD WILL IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT GAPS AND CHALLENGES IN BANGLADESH’S PHYTOSANITARY STRUCTURE AND POLICIES, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO IMPORT AND EXPORT REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES THAT POSE BARRIERS TO TRADE; WILL MOBILIZE RESOURCES (HUMAN AND LEARNING TOOLS) TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CHANGES WITHIN GOVERNMENT BODIES TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED GAPS; WILL IDENTIFY PRIORITY BIOPESTICIDES FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFY SUITABILITY WITH USERS; AND WILL ENHANCE BANGLADESH’S BIOPESTICIDE REGISTRATION PROCESS, ALIGNING IT WITH INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES, AND SUPPORT FARMER ADOPTION OF TARGET PRODUCTS. NO SUBAWARDS ARE ANTICIPATED.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF JAPANESE KNOTWEED

EVALUATE AND DEVELOP INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTROL OF COCOA DISEASES

COMPLETE HOST TESTING WITH A POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT ON COMMON REED IN VIEW OF SUBMITTING A PETITION FOR FIELD RELEASE IN WINTER 2014/15 A

BIOCONTROL OF DISEASES OF CACAO, A NARCOTIC CROP ALTERNATIVE

BIOCONTROL OF DISEASES OF CACAO, A NARCOTIC CROP ALTERNATIVE

HOST-SPECIFICITY TESTS WITH THE SEED FEEDING FLY EUPHRANTA CONNEXA, A POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT FOR VINCETOXICUM NIGRUM AND V. ROSSICUM - DEFINE THE HOST SPECIFICITY OF THE SEED-FEEDING FLY EUPHRANTA CONNEXA TO DETERMINE ITS POTENTIAL AS A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT FOR INVASIVE VINCETOXICUM SPP. IN NORTH AMERICA.

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIOLOGY AND REARING OF AGENTS AGAINST FLOWERING RUSH, BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS, WHICH IS INVADING NORTH AMERICA

PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH THIS AWARD WILL FURTHER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AU SPS POLICY FRAMEWORK AND PLANT HEALTH STRATEGY FOR AFRICA (PHSA) AND WILL BUILD ON PRIOR ACTIVITIES ALIGNING PESTICIDE REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC (EPHYTO) CERTIFICATION, AND RISK-BASED BORDER INSPECTION. THE PROJECTS WILL IMPROVE PHYTOSANITARY COMMUNICATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND COORDINATION FOR PLANT HEALTH SYSTEMS. ACTIVITIES WILL BOOST RISK- AND SCIENCE-BASED PHYTOSANITARY POLICIES AND STANDARDS THAT FACILITATE TRADE THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING OF, AND COLLABORATION WITH, AU-IAPSC AND/OR RECS.

PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS ZOONOTIC DISEASES IN PAKISTAN

FLOWERING RUSH AGENT REARING AND COLLECTION

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AMERICAN WEEDS - TO DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS AGAINST INVASIVE WEEDS IN THE UNITED STATES.

HQ DEVELOPING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR FLOWERING RUSH

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF COFFEE BERRY BORER - TO SUPPORT U.S. EFFORTS TO DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

USDA WILL ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH IN PROVIDING RCOMMENDATIONS TO DEVELOP A ROADMAP OF PRIORITY ACTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THE BANGLADESHI SPS SYSTEM.

BIOCONTROL OF DISEASES OF CACAO, A NARCOTIC CROP ALTERNATIVE

HOST-SPECIFICITY TESTS WITH THE SEED FEEDING FLY EUPHRANTA CONNEXA, A POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT FOR VINCETOXICUM NIGRUM AND V. ROSSICUM

HOST-SPECIFICITY TESTS WITH THE SEED FEEDING FLY EUPHRANTA CONNEXA, A POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT FOR VINCETOXICUM NIGRUM AND V. ROSSICUM

FIELD BINDWEED HOST-SPECIFICITY TESTING - HOST-SPECIFICITY TESTING OF FIELD BINDWEED BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS THAT CANNOT BE PERFORMED IN USA DUE TO APHIS REGULATIONS.