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What agricultural workers can do?

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Women and men who work in agriculture play a vital role in protecting plant health.
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Prevent the spread of pests by using only certified pest-free seeds and seedlings. Regularly
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monitor and report the occurrence of pests on your farms. Adopt environmentally friendly
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technology, mobile apps and software to access information about how to prevent and
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manage plant pests and diseases and to report outbreaks.
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protecting the environment, and facilitating trade.
Promote public awareness campaigns on the importance of plant health and what everyone
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technologies, and provide incentives for the private sector and farmers to do so too.
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Ensure that phytosanitary import requirements are based on IPPC standards and are
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technically justified, consistent with the pest risk involved, represent the least restrictive
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measures available, and result in the minimum impediment to the international movement of
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people, commodities and conveyances.
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Enforce plant health standards and strengthen plant protection capacity, including by
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conducting a phytosanitary capacity evaluation (PCE) in collaboration with the IPPC
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development of global plant health standards and help implement them. The private sector
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Promote environmentally friendly products and practices for preventing and managing
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R e f e r e n c e :
Reference: http://www.fao.org/plant-health-2020/home/en/
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