PLANT QUARANTINE AND PHYTOSANITARY SERVICE

Reporting Obligation

Legislation: Phytosanitary Requirements/Restrictions/Prohibitions

Publication Date

07-09-2015

Last Updated

16-04-2022

Short Description

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia and national enquiry point for plant health. PQPS is a department under the Ministry of Agriculture. PQPS is mandated to provide services that prevent the introduction of pests and diseases into the country while facilitating safe international trade of plants and plant products, including other regulated articles. PQPS draws its mandate from the Plant Pests and Diseases Act, Cap 233 and the Noxious Weeds Act, Cap 231 of the Laws of Zambia. Zambia is a signatory to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) which is recognized by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the international standard setting body for plant health. The core function of PQPS is to prevent introduction and spread of quarantine plant pests through enforcement of various phytosanitary measures as guided by Pest Risk Analysis among other sources of information. These measures include phytosanitary inspections, treatment and laboratory analyses. Despite the benefits of movement of plants and plant products for food security, economic development, plant breeding and others, this movement can also serve as a pathway for introduction and spread of pests. The measures enforced by PQPS therefore aim at protecting the agricultural and the environment by preventing introduction and/or intercepting these plant pests before they can establish and cause economic damage.

Contact for Info

Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service P/Bag 7 Chilanga Zambia Tel : +260211278141 / +260211278130/ +260 977771503 https://www.pqps.gov.zm/ [email protected]

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