Following the declaration of the phytosanitary emergency, the international body delivered state-of-the-art technology and trained Argentine and regional technicians to improve the surveillance and control of this cross-border pest.
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Within the framework of the phytosanitary emergency declared by SENASA in February 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) deepened this year its response plan to the South American locust, one of the most damaging migratory pests on the continent. As part of this work, this week international experts carried out in Catamarca two training sessions aimed at technicians from SENASA and the Plant Health Committee of the Southern Cone (COSAVE), accompanied by the delivery of specialized equipment to improve the control of possible outbreaks. The workshops aimed to strengthen the permanent surveillance of the pest through new technologies, in a context where the resurgence of the locust—active since 2015 after six decades of recession—currently affects Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia, and keeps Brazil and Uruguay on alert. THE FIGHT AGAINST LOCUSTS The contribution of the FAO included the delivery of fumigation machines that operate with ultra-low ...
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