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Government Boosts Crop Protection Through Enhanced Biosecurity

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Fijian government is enhancing biosecurity systems to protect local crops and boost agricultural growth.
  • The strategy focuses on prevention, preparedness, and partnership, including upgraded inspection facilities and risk-based screening.
  • Efforts include expanding surveillance in high-risk areas and strengthening diagnostic labs to detect pests and diseases early.

Fiji is bolstering its biosecurity systems to safeguard local crops and promote agricultural expansion, aiming to enhance national food security. The government's strategy, outlined in Parliament by Tomasi Tunabuna, emphasizes prevention, preparedness, and partnership.

The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji is upgrading inspection facilities at ports and entry points. It is also implementing risk-based screening systems to more effectively detect potential threats. To align with international standards, the nation is digitalizing import permits and phytosanitary certificates.

Surveillance efforts are being expanded into high-risk areas, including ports, nurseries, and seed systems. Furthermore, diagnostic laboratories are receiving upgrades to improve the rapid detection of pests and diseases. Tunabuna stressed that prevention remains the most cost-efficient method, significantly cheaper than managing outbreaks after they occur.

Prevention remains the most effective and cost-efficient way to protect Fiji’s agriculture sector, noting it is far cheaper than responding to outbreaks once they occur.

· Tomasi TunabunaSpeaking in Parliament about the importance of preventative biosecurity measures.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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