South African Citrus Industry PIP beneficiary

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South African Citrus Industry PIP beneficiary
Vaughan Hattingh
Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa
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Southern African Citrus
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Citrus Varieties
60 000 hectares planted
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WORLD CITRUS PRODUCTION 2005/2006 (thousand tons)
SOURCE FAO
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WORLD CITRUS EXPORTS 2005/2006 (thousand tons)
SOURCE FAO
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South African Citrus
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Historic Exports
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Market Distribution
Russia 6m
UK 6m
Canada 1m
Europe 22m
Japan 6m
USA 2.1m
Middle East 10m
Far East 3,7m
Africa 0,03m
IOI 0,1m
Madagascar
Australia
South America
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South African Citrus Exports 200788 million
cartons (1.3 million tons)
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EU support SA PIP

• Program Purpose

Compliance with EU legislation

• Assist RSA export producers to
• comply with EU requirements
• Focus on food safety,
• namely chemical residues

• Overall Objective

No loss of EU market access

• Maintain access to EU market
• Minimize EU food safety
• impact on RSA economy

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SA PIP Result areas
MRL data base
Information
COMPONENTS
Info/Comm.
MRL trials
Ad. Research
Regulation
Advise for Farmers
Agric. P.
Small Scale F.
Training
Capacity
Support to GA
EF Data Base
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PIP co-funded MRL (regulatory) projects
undertaken in citrus R3 992 505
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SA-PIP adaptive research projects on citrus R6
944 407
Estimates
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• Examples of Adaptive Research topics
• OP alternatives for citrus thrips, compatible
  with IPM
• Rearing techniques for the thrips predator
• Evaluation of a virus for control of bollworm on
  citrus
• Fruit Fly Bait Sprays Alternatives to
  Organophosphates
• Cross-protection of grapefruit using mild CTV
  strains
• Evaluate rootstock resistance to citrus nematode
• Improving biological control of false codling
  moth larvae
• Screening of mandarins for resistance to
  Alternaria br spot
• Enhance fruit set by increasing natural plant
  defences
• PGRs, applied post-harvest, as alternatives to
  2,4-D
• Control of false codling moth with the Sterile
  Insect Technique
• Controlling fruit fly without leaving residues
  on fruit
• Combine biological control, silica non-toxic
  products for the control of nematodes in citrus
• Micro-irrigation to reduce citrus black spot
  inoculum

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