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T e SADC Secretariat, in collaboration Risk Reduction to guide harmonized ef orts
with the United States Agency for Interna- in minimizing risks associated with use of
tional Development (USAID) Seed Trade pesticides in the f ght against plant pests and
Project and the Government of Zambia, pi- diseases.
loted seed production in Lusaka using the
registered maize varieties and principles out- Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases
lined in the SADC HSRS. T e pilot project T e late rains and high temperatures of the
produced over 200 metric tonnes of hybrid 2019/20 cropping season created favourable
maize seed that was commissioned and ex- conditions for pests and disease outbreaks.
ported to the DRC bearing the SADC Seed T e incidence of Fall Armyworm was re-
Label. T e production was increased to en- ported in most Member States during the veg-
gage two additional Member States (Malawi etative stages of crops although they were
and Zimbabwe) for the 2019/20 cropping sea- largely contained. T e Tomato Leaf Miner
son, in collaboration with two private seed (Tuta absoluta) spread to all Member States
companies. but they have so far also managed to contain
T e pilot project provided valuable les- it. T e Banana Bunchy Top Virus disease is
sons as it facilitated testing of the Guidelines currently af ecting seven Member States (An-
for Seed Certif cation and Quality Assur- gola, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania,
ance. T e guidelines were also used to con- South Africa and Zambia) and is being man-
duct f eld inspections with involvement of aged through regulating propagative materials
representatives of national seed authorities and seedlings.
from DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia T e Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease has
and Zimbabwe and lessons were shared been conf ned to DRC and Tanzania which
with all Member States during a Joint Seed, have started regulating movement and pro-
Plant Protection and Directors of Crops duction of seed from af ected areas to min-
Technical Committee Meeting held in No- imise the spread of the disease. All
vember 2019 in South Africa. T e guide- neighbouring Member States have strength-
lines were found to be useful in facilitating ened their surveillance and monitoring to
76 harmonised f eld inspections to ensure a minimise the introduction of the disease.
uniform approach by all Member States. Implementation of the HSRS has great po-
SADC has also developed Regional tential to reduce the spread of the disease
Guidelines on Pesticides Management and through seed trade and movement.

Major Transboundary Pests and Disease Status for 2019/20 Season

Member State Fall Tuta B. Banana Fusarium Maize Citrus
Armyworm absoluta Dorsalis Bunchy Oxysporum Lethal Greening
Top Virus TR4 Necrosis
Angola Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Botswana Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Comoros - - - - - - No
DRC Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Eswatini Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Lesotho No Yes No No No No No
Madagascar Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
Malawi Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Namibia Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Mauritius Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Mozambique Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Seychelles Yes Yes No No No No No
South Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Tanzania Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Zambia Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Zimbabwe Yes Yes Yes No No No No

Key
Yes Yes No Unknown
Present and widespread Present but not widespread Not present -