Tuta Absoluta Surveillance in the Caribbean

$27.6K USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	Grenada
Start Date	May 25, 2019
End Date	Jun 21, 2022
Duration	1,123 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`251235-85`

Grant Description

Following the detection of Tuta absoluta in tomato fields in Haiti in 2018, the Dominican Republic Ministry of Agriculture issued a pest alert and requested support from the Regional International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health (OIRSA) with the preparation of an early detection and emergency control/containment plan for the pest.

APHIS and OIRSA are supporting the Dominican Republic's plan to increase phytosanitary actions for exclusion and early detection, outreach, and diagnostics, among others.