US-GOV-2-253647 Department of Agriculture Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative - Technical Training Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated start date is the earliest transaction date Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 5000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 5000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-16CA11132762306-0004 Department of Agriculture HISPANIOLA NURSERY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Oregon State University Date unavailable. Calculated start date is the earliest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 22000 Oregon State University Agriculture Forestry development State and Private Forestry, Forest Service 22,000 US-GOV-2-253630 Department of Agriculture Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative - Technical Working Group Support for Emergency Response Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated start date is the earliest transaction date Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 20000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 20000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253963 Department of Agriculture The Mite Identification Workshop was held at the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF) Building at the St Georges University, Grenada from August 27th 31th 2012. This workshop was a collaborative effort between The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services- International Services (USDA-APHIS IS) and the Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative (GCSI), the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jamaica, The St. Georges University, the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF) and the Ministry of Agriculture in Grenada. Ten (10) participants attended from over seven (7) countries in the Caribbean. .The general objective of the Mite Identification Workshop was to inform participants on the science and technical knowledge needed to correctly identify Mite Pests in the Caribbean Region of Quarantine Importance. . Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 6000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 6000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253778 Department of Agriculture Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative - Technical Training Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated start date is the earliest transaction date Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 20200 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 20200 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253899 Department of Agriculture APHIS assisted in conducting the survey for Tuta Absoluta in Antigua and Tobago. The Agricultural Scientist, by the request of the Ministries of Agriculture in both Tobago and Antigua, visited these countries to assist with the survey of Tuta Absoluta. These 2 Caribbean Countries, in particular, suffer from a lack of resources, especially well trained man power and field equipment to adequately conduct a survey of this magnitude. Therefore it became necessary, in order to have to survey competed in time for the 5th CPHD, that assist be given. To assist the Tobago House of Assembly and the Department of Agriculture in Antigua in conducting the survey for Tuta Absoluta. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 8000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 8000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253704 Department of Agriculture On-going implementation of the recommendations from the 2010-1011 fruit fly evaluation programs in the Barbados and Dominica Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 1200 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural policy and administrative management Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 1200 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural policy and administrative management Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253505 Department of Agriculture Under the APHIS Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative (GCSI), APHIS in conjunction with its implementation partner, the University of West Indies conducted a two-week training of Plant Quarantine Officers for representatives of countries in the greater Caribbean region. This training was part of the annual workplan for GCSI activities. Participant roster and agenda attached in the documents section. The objective of this activity was to train a cadre of Caribbean plant quarantine officers to gain an operational understanding and use of standardized practices and procedures to conduct safeguarding activities in their countries. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 20000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 20000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253621 Department of Agriculture The Caribbean animal health network (CaribVET) is a collaboration network among veterinary services, laboratories, research institutes and regional/international organizations to improve animal and veterinary public health in 25 countries and/or territories (English, Spanish and French speaking) of the Caribbean (Gongora et al., 2008). Its specific objectives are to foster exchange of information and collaboration, promote a regional approach for emergency preparedness and diseases control especially for emerging and priority diseases, reinforce regional diagnostic capacities, and strengthen national epidemiological surveillance systems the CaribVET working group continues to developed tools to implement END and AI surveillance in the region: a regional protocol of surveillance and a diagnostic network for the Caribbean. The meeting was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 2200 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Livestock/veterinary services Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 2200 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Livestock/veterinary services Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253706 Department of Agriculture The Fruit Fly Identification Workshop (without an existing fruit fly trapping program) was held at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Paraquita Bay, British Virgin Island. This workshop was a collaborative effort between The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services- International Services (USDA-APHIS IS), the Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative (GCSI), and the Department of Agriculture of the British Virgin Island. Over sixteen (16) participants attended the workshop from six (6) countries in the Caribbean. (The Countries Trained included Anguilla, BVI, Nevis, St Kitts, St Maarten, and Turks and Caicos). The objectives of the Fruit Fly Identification Workshop were to: 1. Familiarize participants with characters of the major tephritid genera (and species) present in the neotropics. 2. To enable participants to survey, collect, preserve and conduct preliminary identification if a species of economic importance is trapped . (without an existing fruit fly trapping program). 3. To convey to participants current survey protocol Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 15000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 15000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253880 Department of Agriculture The 2nd Meeting of the Safeguarding Technical Working Group: held at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Office in Barbados, on June 28th 2012. In attendance were Technical Working Group members from the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Suriname, British Virgin Island, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados (the Chair of the Safeguarding TWG). The objective of the Meeting was to develop an implementation plan for the recommendations of the First meeting, identify the achievements of the Technical Working Group for the past year, and agree on recommendations to take forward at the 5th Meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 2500 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural policy and administrative management Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 2500 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural policy and administrative management Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-2681-253624 Department of Agriculture Represented were three member states: Martinique, St. Maarten and Turks and Caicos, and four partner organizations: Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), Caribbean Animal Health Network (CaribVET), USDA APHIS, and the University of the West Indies. The Chairman and Technical Secretary of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) were also in attendance. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 18505 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 18505 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253635 Department of Agriculture Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative - Technical Working Group Support for Pest Diagnostic network Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated start date is the earliest transaction date Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 21500 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 21500 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-2726-253628 Department of Agriculture APHIS IS in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institution (CARDI) and the Ministry of Agriculture, St Lucia, developed a research experiment for four counties (St Lucia, Dominica, Grenada and Trinidad) to obtain a better understanding of the apparent differences in the host range of the West Indian Fruit Fly and test they hypothesis - that perhaps there is biotype difference with West Indian fruit flies among the islands. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 7900 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 7900 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253824 Department of Agriculture Conducted 3nd meeting of the Palm Pest Technical Working Group (PP TWG) Meeting: held at the CENTENO Research Office, in Trinidad on July 19th 2012. In attendance were Technical Working Group members from Dominica, St Maarten, St Vincent, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago (the Chair of the PP TWG). The objective of the Meeting was to develop an implementation plan for the recommendations of the 2nd meeting, identify the achievements of the Technical Working Group for the past year, and agree on recommendations to take forward at the 5th Meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 8000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 8000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-3368 Department of Agriculture APHIS will support development of online training with modules covering African swine fever (ASF) and other transboundary animal diseases for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. The training will target veterinarians, veterinary technicians and government officials for countries in the Caribbean. Because of the recent spread of ASF, the training will include resources related to preparedness and response for ASF. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated start date is the earliest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 103210 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253644 Department of Agriculture APHIS IS and Plant Protection and Quarantine coordinated and assisted with conducting the 5th meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors Forum in the British Virgin Islands from August 14th 16th 2012. The forum was comprised of 26+ countries and includes discussions on the plant health priorities in the region. This meeting was conducted by USDA APHIS GCSI , in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), CAB International (CABI), , CARICOM, FAO and the Department of Agriculture, British Virgin Islands. At the end of September the CIASnet website would be re-launched to include to the CPHD Logo, mission and vision statement and the Charter. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Date unavailable. Calculated end date is the latest transaction date Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 10000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 10000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-253717 Department of Agriculture Under the USDA APHIS supported Greater Caribbean Safeguarding Initiative, A regional workshop on Thysanopteran Pest of Economic Importance to the Caribbean region was implemented October 1 - 5, 2012. 16 countries were invited and approximately twenty persons attended the training including about four from Tortola, BVI. The workshop was held in the British Virgin Islands and on Tortola specifically at the H. Lavity Stoute Community College. The workshop was held in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture in the British Virgin Islands and the Florida International Volunteer Corps (FAVACA). Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 4500 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 4500 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses