scholarly journals Safeguarding through science: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology accomplishments, 2011

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Protection ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Information Tools ◽  
The Status ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) provides scientific support for the regulatory decisions, policies, and operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program in order to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources. CPHST is responsible for ensuring that PPQ has the information, tools, and technology to make the most scientifically valid regulatory and policy decisions possible. In addition, CPHST ensures that PPQ’s operations have the most scientifically feasible and practical tools for pest exclusion, detection, and management. This 2011 CPHST Accomplishments Report is intended to offer an in-depth look at the status of our programs and the progress CPHST haS made toward the Center’s long-term strategic goals.

scholarly journals Safeguarding through science: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Accomplishments, 2010

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Scientific Investigation ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Methods Development ◽  
Health Inspection ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) supports the regulatory decisions and operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program through methods development, scientific investigation, analyses, and technology. This annual report provides an informative overview of CPHST’s many accomplishments and projects.

scholarly journals Safeguarding through science: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology accomplishments, 2012

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Scientific Investigation ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Methods Development ◽  
Health Inspection ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) supports the regulatory decisions and operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program through methods development, scientific investigation, analyses, and technology. This annual report provides an informative overview of the Center’s accomplishments and projects.

scholarly journals Safeguarding through science: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology 2008 Accomplishments

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Methods Development ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Status

The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) was designed and developed to support the regulatory decisions and operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program through methods development work, scientific investigation, analyses, and technology—all in an effort to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources. This 2008 CPHST Annual Report is intended to offer an in-depth look at the status of its programs and the progress it has made toward the Center’s long-term strategic goals. One of CPHST’s most significant efforts in 2008 was to initiate efforts to improve the Center’s organizational transparency and overall responsiveness to the needs of its stakeholders. As a result of its focus in this area, CPHST is now developing a new workflow process that allows the customers to easily request and monitor projects and ensures that the highest priority projects are funded for successful delivery. This new system will allow CPHST to more dynamically identify the needs of the agency, more effectively allocate and utilize resources, and provide its customers timely information regarding a project’s status. Thus far, while still very much a work in progress, this new process is proving to be successful, and will continue to advance and expand the service to its customers and staff. The considerable and growing concern of homeland security and the management of critical issues drives CPHST to lead the methods development of science-based systems for prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. CPHST is recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership in scientific developments to battle plant pests and diseases.

scholarly journals Safeguarding through science: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology 2009 Accomplishments

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Response And Recovery

The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) provides scientific support for the regulatory decisions and operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program in order to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources. CPHST is responsible for ensuring that PPQ has the information, tools, and technology to make the most scientifically valid regulatory and policy decisions possible. In addition, CPHST ensures that PPQ’s operations have the most scientifically viable and practical tools for pest exclusion, detection, and management. This 2009 CPHST Annual Report is intended to offer an in-depth look at the status of our programs and the progress CPHST has made toward the Center’s long-term strategic goals. CPHST's work is organized into six National Science Programs: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection and Port Technology; Risk and Pathway Analysis; Domestic Surveillance, Detection, and Identification; Emergency Response; Response and Recovery Systems Technology - Arthropods; and Response and Recovery Systems Technology - Plant Pathogens and Weeds. the scientists of CPHST provide leadership and expertise in a wide range of fields, including risk assessments that support trade, commodity quarantine treatments, pest survey and detection methods, molecular diagnostics, biological control techniques, integrated pest management, and mass rearing of insects. Some highlights of significant CPHST efforts in 2009 include: Establishment of the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University of California, Established LBAM Integrated Pest Management and Survey Methods, Continue to develop Citrus Greening/Huanglongbing Management Tools, and further European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) Response.

Enhancing Science and Technology in the SADC Region: Roles of the Secretariat and Member States

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-95
Author(s):  
Rubin Patterson ◽  
James Bozeman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Foreign Affiliate ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Third ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status

AbstractIncreased economic integration throughout the world, the growing dominance of foreign affiliate production over international exports, the routinization of innovation, and amplified knowledge-intensiveness of FDI collectively characterize the new global economic environment in which SADC nations are attempting to develop and compete. This paper provides a detailed summary of the global economic context and one of its leading engines, namely, science and technology (S&T). Analysis of Africa's post-independence S&T travails and successes constitutes the second section of the paper. Various factors that have collectively arrested S&T growth are discussed. The third and largest section is the analysis of commonalities and particularities of S&T needs and activities by the SADC secretariat and member states. Focused analytical reports on the status of S&T development efforts in Botswana and Zimbabwe comprise the final section. Based on the contextual threats and opportunities discussed above, the paper concludes with two concrete recommendations: integrating and adopting the elements suggested in the paper for a long-term S&T development model, and pursuing state-sponsored or quasi-state-sponsored reverse engineering campaigns.

scholarly journals Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Accomplishments, 2007

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Diagnostics ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Operational Plan ◽  
The Impact

This past year’s hard work and significant changes have enabled CPHST—a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program—to be an organization more capable and better aligned to support and focus on PPQ’s scientific needs. In 2007, CPHST developed the first PPQ strategic plan for CPHST. The plan shows where CPHST is going over the next 5 years, how it is going to get there, and how it will know if it got there or not. Moreover, CPHST plan identifies critical elements of PPQ’s overall strategic plan that must be supported by the science and technology services CPHST provides. The strategic plan was followed by an operational plan, which guarantees that the strategic plan is a living and breathing document. The operational plan identifies the responsibilities and resources needed to accomplish priorities in this fiscal year and measures our progress. CPHST identifies the pathways by which invasive plant pests and weeds can be introduced into the United States. CPHST develops, adapts, and supports technology to detect, identify, and mitigate the impact of invasive organisms. CPHST helps to ensure that the methods, protocols, and equipment used by PPQ field personnel are effective and efficient. All the work of CPHST is identified under one of the five program areas: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection and Port Technology, Molecular Diagnostics and Biotechnology, Response and Recovery Systems Technology, Risk and Pathway Analysis, and Survey Detection and Identification. CPHST scientists are leaders in various fields, including risk assessment, survey and detection, geographic information systems (GIS), molecular diagnostics, biocontrol techniques, methods and treatment, and mass rearing of insects. The following list outlines some of CPHST’s efforts in 2007: Responding to Emergencies, Developing and Supporting Technology for Treatments, Increasing Diagnostic Capacity, and Supporting Trade.

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