Final wrap up and way forward Did we achieve our goals Bring together scientific expertise on coffee rust to work with national institutions and key value chain segments to determine the strategies and best practices in preventing and controlling future rust epidemics in the short medium and ID: 404255
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Rust Never Sleeps
Final wrap up and way forwardSlide2
Did we achieve our goals?
Bring
together scientific expertise on coffee rust to work with national institutions and key value chain segments to determine the strategies and best practices in preventing and controlling future rust epidemics in the short, medium and long terms
.
2. Understand
the socio-economic implications of the current rust
epidemic
and devise coordinated strategies for mitigating negative economic impacts and supporting coffee-dependent communities to cope and recover.Slide3
Emergency Summit = Emergency Actions
Central Clearing and Support Unit
What
are the main actions to develop for medium and long term plans
What can we do to decrease rust incidence in 2013/4Slide4
Main Issue
Central Clearing and Support Unit needs to be determined
Financial and administrative coordination
Proposal development and coordination
M&E
Sub-grant managementSlide5
Low hanging fruit in medium and long term
Development of coffee monitoring system
TA and
l
oan package for ramping up planting material
Pre-breeding program
Coordination Unit for information and data services
Rust Resistance genetic research: increasing resistance strength
Wild population research in coffee species and H. vastatrix
Other?Slide6
Immediate Emergency Actions
Funding for immediate rust control efforts:
Country by country funding
Best practices recommendations coordinated by Promecafe
Extension services coordinated by national bodies
Sources of Funding
Donor agencies
Governments
Private Sector
How Trade Can Make Highest Impact
Long term purchase commitments
Viable pricing structure
Ongoing awareness building for trade and consumers
Engagement with donor agencies, demonstrated commercial commitments