DocumentPlant Health Emergency Response Protocol (draft for consultation)
Coordinated steps for cross-border pest alerts, surveillance escalation, and communication templates.View →
Pest Management, Plant Pest Control and SPS measures
Pest Management, Plant Pest Control and SPS measures
Overview
Phytosanitary measures and the fight against plant pests and diseases remain a major ECOWAS priority due to increasing pest proliferation across the region.
ECOWAS has advanced comprehensive regional frameworks for prevention, surveillance, and mitigation, including institutional SPS coordination mechanisms, regional consultation processes, and action planning to strengthen food and nutrition security while supporting intra-regional and international trade.
Documents
- Plant Health Emergency Response Protocol (draft for consultation)
Coordinated steps for cross-border pest alerts, surveillance escalation, and communication templates.
- One-Page Brief: ECOWAP and Food System Resilience
Concise policy brief for partners and parliamentarians on resilience priorities and financing gaps.
Relevant links
- ECOWAP Main Portalhttps://ecowap.ecowas.int
- ARAA Program Resourceshttps://araa.org
Key regional priorities
- The proliferation of plant pests and diseases across ECOWAS countries is alarming and poses direct risks to crop production and food security.
- National and regional systems require stronger institutionalized mechanisms for robust and sustainable pest and disease control.
- Member states continue to face technical and operational gaps in adopting science-based and harmonized SPS systems.
Resources & highlights
Video
Featured videoRegional programme highlights and field perspectives.
Document
DocumentOne-Page Brief: ECOWAP and Food System Resilience
Concise policy brief for partners and parliamentarians on resilience priorities and financing gaps.View →
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