G/SPS/GEN/1836   
15 October 2020  
(20-7090) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Sanitary and  Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  
ACTIVI TIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE INTERNA TIONAL REGIONAL  
ORGANIZATION FOR PLANT AND ANIMAL HEALTH (OIRSA)  
RELATING TO THE WTO AGREEMENT ON THE   
APPLICA TION OF SANITARY AND  
PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES  
REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES , 
FEBRUARY  TO SEPTEMBER  2020 
The following communication , received on 9 October  2020, is being circulated at the request of 
OIRSA . 
 
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1  TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES RELATING TO 
AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND TRADE  
1.1.  The document "Guidelines for the preventi on of  the C OVID -19 pandemic  in agricultural 
production chains ", which provid es information on the spread  of COVID -19 and the prevention of 
deaths  from the disease  in rural farming areas, was prepared and circulated . 
1.2.  A programme disseminating guidelines for  the preventi on of  the C OVID -19 pandemic in 
agricultural production chains , consist ing of five animated videos based on the guidelines document , 
was developed and circulate d. 
1.3.  Two virtual  day-long phytosanitary  events  on plant health, consisting of eight working sessions, 
were organized in conjunction with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
(FAO).  
1.4.  A virtual regional training workshop was held  jointly with FAO  on banana Fusarium wilt  tropical  
race 4 . The event  consist ed of four working sessions with 15 presentations from experts . The same 
workshop was also delivered in English and attended by Caribbean countries . 
1.5.  In Nicaragua, students from the Faculty of Agronomy at the National Agrarian University  of 
Nicaragua  visited the OIRSA Huanglongbing  (HLB) project's healthy citrus plant production 
greenhouse to learn about matters such as fertilization, biosecurity measures, the characteristics of 
rootstocks and pruning management . 
1.6.  The online course "Locust m anagement : towards a preventive approach ", in which 
1,061  people from 22 Latin American countries participated,  was organized through the  OIRSA 
virtual classroom . The course was run over  seven weeks and consisted  of four working modules that 
involved  activities such as participating in forums, tasks and self -assessment . 
1.7.  Six webinar sessions were held on context and actions for the management of the Central 
America n locus t. These sessions were coordinated by  the Guatemalan Chamber of Agriculture, the 
Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) of Panam a, the Central American Sugar Association  
(AICA) (sugarcane sector ) and the State Phytosanitary Service  (SFE) of Costa Rica , among other 
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  1.8.  In Panam a, a national forum on the prevention and management of the Central American locust 
was organized in conjunction with MIDA . This consisted of two working sessions in which 200 people, 
primarily from Panam a, participated . 
1.9.  The first virtual seminar on the tomato brown rugose fruit virus was jointly organized  with the 
Sinaloa State Plant Health Committee (CESAVESIN) from Mexico and run by officials from 
CESAVESIN, AGROMIC , OIRSA and other institutions . Over 1,000 people from various countries in 
the America s participated . 
1.10.   A virtual session  on citrus fruits was organized , and led by Dr  Mario Orozco from the National 
Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP) of Mexico. The session focused on experiences research ing 
HLB-tolerant varieties , genetic improvement and Wood pocket  disease, and was attended by a round 
400 people, mainly from cou ntries  in the OIRSA region . 
1.11.   The virtual day-long event  on citrus fruits  "Session I:  biological control" was organized in 
conjunction with CESAVESIN, the Inter‑American Group for Coordination on Plant Protection 
(GICSV ), the Colombian Agricultural Institute ( ICA) and the Universi ty of Caldas , among others. 
Presentations were given by experts from Mexico and Colombia  to 400 participants  from 18 Latin 
American coun tries. 
1.12.   A virtual day-long event  on coffee, with a focus on plant health,  was launched  in Panama . The 
course , delivered  jointly by OIRSA and the Guatemalan National Coffee Association  (ANACAFE ), is 
aimed at officials  from the Panama Canal Authority and MIDA . Fifty people  have registered to take 
part in the course, which consists of six virtual working sessions . 
1.13.   An online course on pest risk analysis in the area of plant health , in which 1,196 people 
participated,  was organized through the  OIRSA virtual classroom  as part of  the 2020 International 
Year of Plant Health celebrations . 
1.14.   Audiovisual material on good practices for safe food markets was produced in conjunction 
with the Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease  (PANAFTOSA)  of the Pan American Health 
Organization /World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) . The material was circulated in English and 
Spanish  on the social media pages of PANAFTOSA – PAHO /WHO and OIRSA.  
1.15.   A webinar on safe food markets in the face of COVID -19 was jointly organized  with PAHO, 
FAO and Consumers International . 
1.16.   Support was provided to the National Codex Alimentarius  Committee  (CONACODEX) of 
El Salvador for the production of video graphic  material to enhance  knowledge and the importance 
of the Codex Alimentarius a t the national and international level, as well as to raise awareness of 
the preventive sanitary measures taken in response to  the COVID -19 pandemic . 
1.17.   The self -managed course "Introdu ction to Food Safety " was organized through  the OIRSA 
virtual classroom  and successfully completed by a total of 1,114 participants . 
1.18.   A guide on good food handling  practices to ensure food  safety and prevent the spread of the 
COVID -19 pand emic was produced and circulated  
(https://www.oirsa.org/contenido/2020/Gu i%CC%81a%20de%20buenas%20practicas%20Inocuid
ad%20por%20COVID -19%20290520.pdf ). 
1.19.   A guide on the use of chlorine to disinfect  fresh fruit and vegetables  for consumption  and 
equipment and surfaces in establishments was produced and circulated . 
1.20.   Online  training was provided  to the public , private and academic sectors in the Dominican 
Republic  on the  following : (1) recom mendation s for competent authorities  in order  to prevent 
COVID-19 in the food chain ; and (2) good food handling  practices to ensure food  safety and prevent 
the spread of the C OVID -19 pandemic (a guide for consumers ). 
1.21.   A virtual forum on hygiene and biosecurity measures to prevent COVID -19 in livestock, 
aquaculture and fisheries production and ensure  safety was held  with the participation of 
14 countries , including countries in the OIRSA  region , Chile, Per u, Ecuador, Bra zil and Colombia.  G/SPS/GEN/1836  
 
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  1.22.   A virtual forum on recom mendations for  chlorine dosing for the  disinfect ion of  food and 
surfaces to prevent diseases, including C OVID -19, was organized  in conjunction with PANAFTOSA -
PAHO/WHO . 
1.23.   A self-managed course on good aquaculture practices a board small vessels and good 
manufacturing practices , in which 1,531 people participated, was organized through  the OIRSA 
virtual classroom . 
1.24.   A course on food safety r isk analysis , in which 2,291 people participated, was organized 
through  the OIRSA virtual classroom . 
1.25.   OIRSA participated as a speaker/facilitator in the seminar on safety and biosecurity standards 
for the marketing of agricultural products (post C OVID -19), which was organized by FAO and the  
Secretariat for Central American Eco nomic Integration (SIECA ). 
1.26.   An online  PrepVet ( veterinary preparation for managing  disasters) course , developed by World 
Animal Protection (WAP), was organized  and made available to OIRSA member countries on the 
WAP platform . 
1.27.   Four online  training days , aimed at public  and private veterinary services in the OIRSA region  
and beyond, were held on : biosecurity and epidemiological considerations in the face of COVID -19; 
experience s of the food industry and poultry, p ig-farming  and aquaculture sector s in the O IRSA 
region with regard to COVID -19; emerging diseases ; and World Rabies Day . 
1.28.   Training days were organized for officials  and domestic  producers in Panama on the following 
matters : avian influenza, Newcastle  disease , agricultural traceabilit y, African swine fever , animal  
welfare , the agri-food industry in the  COVID -19 era, and biosecurity in livestock production systems . 
1.29.   Information was compiled in OIRSA member countries with a view to jointly outlining  and 
reorienting the new techn iques  being implemented in the region to diagnos e bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE), based on  World Organi sation for Animal Health ( OIE) international 
guidelines . 
1.30.   In Honduras, two on-site training sessions were held on agricultural traceability . They were  
attended by  members of the police force and soldiers  who collaborate in this area  at movement 
checkpoints . 
1.31.   Six virtual day-long events  to increase awareness of the national bovine traceability system 
were held in six departments in the Republic of Honduras . 
1.32.   Two online  training courses on  apicultural health and diagnostics  were organized through  the 
OIRSA virtual classroom , the firs t of which was attended by 2,783 pe ople and the second  by 388. 
1.33.   Two online  training courses on epidemiological surveillance in shrimp farming  were organized  
through the OIRSA virtual classroom . 
1.34.   OIRSA participated in the apiculture week webinar organized by the Ecuadorian  Agency for 
Plant and Animal Health Regulation and Control (AGROCALIDAD) , delivering  a presentation on the 
Asian giant hornet  (Vespa mandarinia ). 
1.35.   A guide to biosecurity procedures and measures to be applied in  apiaries  and during honey 
extraction activities in response to  COVID -19 was prepared and circulated in conjunction with the 
OIRSA Ad Hoc Group on Apicultural Health and Safety . 
1.36.   A document  entitled  "General biosecurity guidelines  for preventing the spread  of COVID -19 
in rural areas " was prepared and circulated  in conjunction with the Andean Community  (CAN), the 
Standing Veterinary Committee of the Southern Cone (CVP) and OIRSA.  
1.37.   A communiqué on the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia ) in Canad a and the United States , 
and a  technical guide and infographic on this insect were prepared and circulated . G/SPS/GEN/1836  
 
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  1.38.   A draft regional strategy was drawn up to prevent and control Vespa mandarinia . Videos were 
produced on the p repara tion of shrimp and fish samples to be sent to laboratories . 
1.39.   Videos  on how to  put on and take off personal protective equipment (PPE)  were translated 
into Spanish and released . 
1.40.   Modular a udiovisual material was produced on necropsi es in animals  for bovine  species , pigs 
and sheep . The videos will be avai lable for public consultation once uploaded to the Biblioteca OIRSA  
(OIRSA Library) application . 
1.41.   OIRSA participated in the 2nd meeting of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of 
Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF ‑TADs)  Standing Group of Experts on African Swine Fever  (ASF) 
for the Americas  on risk factors for the introduction of ASF in the Americas Region . At this meeting , 
OIRSA presented the results of the ASF risk analysis study conducted in member countries . 
1.42.   OIRSA parti cipated in the 1 1th online meeting of the Regional Steering Committee  (RSC) of 
GF-TADs for the  Americas, during which two standing groups  of experts, one for avian influenza and 
the other for classical swine fever (CSF),  were created . OIRSA assumed the leadership of the latter . 
1.43.   OIRSA participated in the 47th regular meeting of the South American Commission for the 
Fight Against Foot -and-Mouth Disease (COSALFA).  
1.44.   OIRSA participated in the 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Americas , 
during which it presented the prop osal of the Standing Group of Expe rts on CSF  for the Americas, 
which it coordinate s. 
1.45.   The risk analysis on the likelihood  of the introduction, release, establishment and spread of 
African swine fever in the pig -farming sector in countries in the OIRSA region was concluded . 
1.46.   The pest risk analysis for weed seeds linked to  the importation of large volumes of grain into 
OIRSA countries was concluded . 
1.47.   Plant health officials from the national authorities of Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panam a were 
trained on the use of traceability sy stems and the Trazar -Agro platform 's agricultural registration 
module . 
1.48.   The national authorities and privat e operators in Honduras were trained on the use of 
traceability and movement control systems  for farmed shrimp . 
1.49.   Training was provided to p rivate opera tors, movement inspectors and user support staff  on 
the use and management o f information for the control of animal movement in Honduras.  
1.50.   Animal health officials from the national authorities of Panam a, Nicaragua, the Dominican 
Republic and Honduras  were trained on the use of traceability systems and the Trazar -Agro 
platform 's agricultural registration module . 
1.51.   Training was provided to a nimal health officials from the national authority of Honduras on 
the use of trac eability systems and the Trazar -Agro platform 's sanitary control module  to support 
programmes combatting  brucellosis and bovine t uberculosis . 
1.52.   Officials from the Livestock Producers As sociation (BLR) of Belize were trained on the use of 
traceability systems  and the Trazar -Agro platform 's agricultural registration and bovine traceability 
module s. 
1.53.   Support was provided during the drafting  of plans to implement traceability systems for p igs 
in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panam a and the Dominican Republic . 
1.54.   Support was provided during the drafting  of plans to implement traceability systems for small 
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  1.55.   Support was provided during the drafting  of plans to implement  tilapia chain traceability 
systems in Guatemala.  
1.56.   Technical suppor t is being provided to the Nicaraguan Institute for Agricultural Protection and 
Health  (IPSA)  for the  launch and implementa tion of the Trazar -Agro platform . 
2  SUPPORT FOR THE HARMONIZATION AND EQUIVALENCE PROCESS  
2.1.  The 1st and 2nd virtual meetings of the Technical Group for the  Revision of IPPC I nternational  
Standards  for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM)  were held, during  which OIRSA officials and 
representatives from national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) in the region  revised draft 
international standards  via videoconference . 
2.2.  OIRSA has participated in meetings of the National Codex Alimentarius Committee 
(CONACO DEX) of El Salvador, including in the Mirror Codex Alimentarius  Committees , as well as  in 
the 1st meeting of the Mirror Codex Committee on General Principles  – CCGP 32  and the 1st virtual 
session of the Mirror Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods ; General Princi ples – CCGP.  
2.3.  Technical and economic support was provided to El Salvador for the drafting  and updating of 
the national plan for monitoring contaminant  residues  in milk and milk by-products . 
2.4.  Technical and economic support was provided to El Sal vador for the drafting  and updating of 
the national plan for monitoring contaminant  residues  in plant -based products . 
2.5.  A study  entitled  "Determin ing cadmium levels in cocoa beans  (Theobroma cacao ) in Centr al 
America and the Dominican  Republic " was published . 
2.6.  An OIRSA chlorine dosing application was developed  for both sodium hypochlorite  (liquid 
chlorine ) and calcium hypochlorite (granula r chlorine ). The application  is available on Google Play 
Store.  
2.7.  The establishment of the regional baseline for aflatoxin residues in maize in countries in the 
OIRSA region  was finalized . 
2.8.  OIRSA participated in the 43rd session of the Codex Alimentarius  Commission . 
2.9.  The document entitled "Risk analysis on the likelihood  of the entry, establishment and spread 
of African swine virus in the pig farming  sector  in countries in the OIRSA region " was published . 
2.10.   Seven working meetings of the National Veterinary Drug Committee  of Guatemala  were 
organized . The purpose of the meetings was  to review comments made regarding  the Central 
American Custom Union's Technical Regulation on veterinary drugs and related products . 
2.11.   Support was provided for the  holding  of seven meetings of the ordinary  assembly of the anti-
antimicrobial  resistance  network  in order to outline strategies for the region . 
2.12.   A working meeting was held with the Regional Technical Committee on Poultry Health  (CTRSA)  
in order to develop  proposals and outline regional guidelines based on those proposed by the OIE at 
the international  level relating to  avian influe nza and the welfare of laying hens . 
2.13.   Support was provided to the Ministry of Agriculture of  Panam a for the establishment of 
strategies and a roadmap in order to fulfil the equivalence process for the opening of the bovine 
meat market to the United States . 
2.14.   As part of the project underway in Central American countries, Panama and the 
Dominican  Republic for  the accreditation of diagnostic tests for animal diseases  (STDF/PG/495), 
diagnostic tests for aquatic  and terrestrial animal  diseases in five beneficiary laboratories have been 
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  2.15.   Support was provided  to Guatemala and El Salvador  through the Ce ntral American Customs 
Union  to develop  import requirements for shrimp, tilapia and other hydrobiological organisms . 
2.16.   215,000 i ndividual identification devices and  325 ear tag  applicators  were purchased for Belize 
and Guatemala through  the Regional Traceability Fund . 
2.17.   Technical support was provided to the Interinstitution al Committee for Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation (RTS) No. 65.05.02:19  on the r egistration and identification system for livestock and 
aquaculture traceability . Participants included the  private sector, academi a, Minist ry of Agriculture 
and Livestock  (MAG) officials and the Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency (OSARTEC) . 
3  PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION ACTIVITIES (PROGRAMMES OR 
CAMPAIGNS)  
3.1.  Five working meetings were held with plant health directors from member countries . The 
purpose of these meetings was to set phytosanitary priorities in response to  COVID -19, mainly within 
the framework of  sharing experiences of  the work of  NPPOs and the coordin ation of activities as a 
region.  
3.2.  Eleven specialized groups have been set up  to manage the pandemic . These specialized 
regional groups monitor phytosanitary priorities, draw up specific plans for  phytosanitary care during  
the pandemic, share experiences and establish regional cooperation systems . 
3.3.  In El Salvador , an emergency was declared due to the presence of HLB in citrus fruit. OIRSA , 
together with MAG and FAO, has carried out work to contain and confine the pest in are as where it 
has been reported . Emergency funds from OIRSA and FAO were also  made available . 
3.4.  A regional phytosanitary alert  was issued  for the  Central American locust ( Schistocerca 
piceifrons  piceifrons  Walker) . This was supported  by specialist scientists , who are predicting that, 
due to environmental conditions and the biological cycles of this species, there is a high risk of locust 
outbreaks between 2020 and 2022 . 
3.5.  In order to support the swift action to address and control locust outbreaks in the region, OIRSA 
activated the phytosanitary task force  for the prevention and control of locusts, which is composed 
of specialists from across the  region. Financial support was also provided for the immediate purchas e 
of equipment, materials and inputs . 
3.6.  OIRSA provid ed every member country with a strain of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae  
acridum for the biological control of locusts,  donated by the Mexican National Agri -Food Health, 
Safety and Quality Service  (SENASICA ). It did so to  build domestic capacit y in the l aboratories of 
ministries of agriculture, with a view to providing environmentally friendly control options . 
3.7.  Five kits were purchased and distributed for the diagnosis of bovine paralytic rabies in 
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.  
3.8.  Pursuant to  the Agreement  between OIRSA and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
of Guatemala (MAGA) , technical, administrative and financial support was  provided to  implement 
the national programm e for the progressive control of bovine b rucellosis and tuberculosis.  
3.9.  Kit was purchased for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in El Salvador , under the national 
programme for the progressive control of the disease . 
3.10.   The research project "Molecular charact erization of the rabies virus in animal and human 
outbreak s in countries in the OIRSA  region " was approved and will be implemented  in the coming 
years together  with the  Universi ty of Glasgow  in Scotland . 
3.11.   Support was provided  to the National Agr iculture and Food  Health Service  (SENASA) of 
Honduras to purchas e kits for the diagnosis of equine infectious anaemia , in cooperation with  the 
laboratory in  El Salvador.  G/SPS/GEN/1836  
 
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  3.12.   Technical and financial support was provided  to Honduras and El Salvador through the 
research project on mollusc mortality in the Gulf of Fonseca.  
4  STRENGTHENING OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE TRADE  
4.1.  The course  "HACCP and its pre -requisite programmes " was delivered to national safety officials 
from countries in the OIRSA region . Twenty -seven national officials from countries in the region 
were accredited by the International HACCP Alliance (IHA).  
4.2.  A workshop on risk-based inspection and sampling was delivered  virtually to the Dominican 
Republic , as part of which a tra ining day was organized and the country's models for risk -based 
inspection and chemical residue monitoring programmes revi ewed and adjusted . 
4.3.  Support was provided to the State Phytosanitary Service ( SFE) of Costa Rica to revise  the 
model for estimating the risk -based sample size for monitoring pesticide residues . 
4.4.  Support was provided, through the National Swine  Technical Commissions of Guatemala and 
Panam a, to updat e the information required by the OIE so that this information may be  incorporated 
into the dossier  on classical swine fever ( CSF), as well as  to continue the process of both countries 
being internationally recognized as free from this disease . 
4.5.  In conjunction with the public and private sector s in Panama, s upport was provided to 
implement and improve  swine  and poultry traceability in the country  through the Trazar -Agro system 
developed by OIRSA.  
4.6.  A meeting was organized with the National Council on Traceability of Honduras (CONART), 
which is composed of institutions from the country's productive sector, the National Interinstitutional 
Security F orce (FUSINA), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) and OIRSA , to discuss and 
address the implementation of the single guide on sanitary movement and control (GUIASA).  
4.7.  In Honduras , four movement control points  have been established in the southern part of the 
country for farmed shrimp (March 2020), bovine animals and pigs (October 2020) . 
4.8.  From June to September , OIRSA  actively participated  as an observer  in the monthly meetings 
of CONART,  the aim of which is to achieve consensus in the productive sectors regarding traceability, 
market access and aquaculture and livestock movement . 
4.9.  Instruments have been developed to build the cap acity of national institutions to export bovine 
livestock to other markets, with a particular  focus on bovine livestock exported by Guatemala to 
Mexico . 
5  STRATEGIC ALLIANCES FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND TRADE  
5.1.  A memorandum of understanding was signed betw een FAO and OIRSA as a strategic alliance 
for the strengthening of agricultural health and food safety services . 
5.2.  A phytosanitary task force on Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4 (Foc TR4 ), 
composed of  experts from FAO, the National Banana Corporation  of Costa Rica (CORBANA ), the ICA, 
the Plant Health Research Institute of Cuba  (INISAV) , Bioversity -CIAT, SENASICA and OIRSA,  was 
established to provide technical and scientific support to the phytosanitary authorities of member 
countries  in relation to  the exclusion, prevention, containment and phytosanitary management of 
the pest . 
5.3.  Experts visited from Chinese Taipei  with a  view to learning about and assessing in situ  potential 
international cooperation projects to prevent the introduction of  Foc TR4, as well as possible w ork 
stream s in projects to be developed jointly . 
5.4.  An agreement was reached with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock  of Honduras to carry 
out the second phase  of HLB pest prevention in citrus fruits. The sp raying and technical assistance 
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  5.5.  A cooperation agreement was signed with the Central American Sugar Association ( AICA) to 
coordinate actions to prevent the Centra l American locust. This agreement sets out actions such as 
prompt  communication between sugarcane growers  and the public  sector, standardizing 
investigation  and sampling methodologies, and implementing a technological platform for quick 
reports . 
5.6.  OIRSA participated in the 2nd meeting of regional phytosanitary protection organizations, 
during  which progress was made in coordinati ng plant protection during the C OVID -19 pandemic . 
5.7.  OIRSA participated in the virtual regional workshop of the International Plant Protection 
Convention (IPPC) 2020 for Latin America, during which the continent 's positions were discussed 
with regard to the convention on phytosanitary measures and the revision of international standards . 
5.8.  Two virtual sessions of the Technical Group on fusariosis  Foc TR4 in musaceae were organized 
within the framework of the  Inter‑American Group for Coordination on Plant Protection (GICSV ), with 
the aim of coordinating the continent's work  to prevent or contain the pest  and pooling efforts to 
build technical capacities . 
5.9.  Joint projects with PANAFTOSA -PAHO/WHO  were developed , including a project to improve 
food safety laboratories  belonging to ministries of agriculture and livestock and ministries of health. 
5.10.   Together with the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) of the  
Universi ty of Maryland (United St ates), a joint course with OIRSA was organized  to train trainers 
from the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA).  
5.11.   OIRSA coordinated and participated in a virtual meeting with  60 tilapia produc ers from  
Honduras in order to develop a workshop in which a draft sanitar y programme for monitoring tilapia  
lake virus will be designed and production and exportation of this product  strengthened . 
5.12.   The Agreement on Technical Cooperation with SENASA of Honduras was signed to develop an 
electr onic registration management system for agricultural establishments, drugs, pesticides and 
other products  for agricultural use , as part of the Trazar  system . 
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