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FAO Food Chain Crisis Early Warning Bulletin

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 50

Author FCC

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) During the period January to March 2018, Food Chain Crisis (FCC) threats are expected to occur in the regions of Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe where they will be either persisting within a country, or possibly spreading to neighbouring countries, or will be latent and re-emerge/amplify at a certain time. Twenty-eight plant and forest pests and diseases and animal and aquatic diseases were forecasted by FAO experts for the period January to March 2018. A total of 215 forecasts were conducted in 111 countries. According to the forecasts, the following pests and diseases will be representing a high or moderate risk to the food chain for the period January to March 2018: African swine fever, Avian influenza, Foot-and-mouth disease, Lumpy skin disease, and Rift Valley fever for Animal diseases including zoonosis; Tilapia Lake Virus disease for Aquatic diseases; Bark beetles, Blue gum chalcid, Bronze bug, Dry cone syndrome, Pine processionary moth, and Red gum lerp psyllid for Forest pests and diseases; Desert Locust and Red Locust for Locusts; Banana bunchy top disease, Banana fusarium wilt disease, Cassava brown streak and mosaic diseases, Fall armyworm, and Wheat rust for Plant pests and diseases.

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