FAO e-Learning Academy: Surveillance and pest status determination course

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has created a self-paced e-learning course in collaboration with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).

The Surveillance and Pest Status Determination course introduces key concepts related to pest surveillance and pest status determination, particularly as it relates to new pest detections and emerging pests. It provides practical guidance to assist N

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has created a self-paced elearning course in collaboration with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The Surveillance and Pest Status Determination course introduces key concepts related to pest surveillance and pest status determination focusing on new pest detections and emerging pests.

National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) in strengthening their national surveillance systems and surveillance activities to support early pest detection, pest monitoring and pest status determination.

The course is structured as a series of six lessons ranging from 30-60 minutes duration each, with the following themes:

• Lesson 1 - National organisational arrangements: Surveillance approaches and applications
• Lesson 2 - Organisational arrangements: Legislation, funding, management and human resources
• Lesson 3 - Surveillance program prioritisation, planning and design
• Lesson 4 - Operations and methodologies of a pest surveillance program
• Lesson 5 - Steps in determining pest status
• Lesson 6 - Pest reporting

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