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Validating the Sterile Insect Technique for the Control of the South American Fruit Fly (ARCAL CLXXVI)
Project Type
Technical Cooperation Project
TC Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Project Code
RLA5087Approved Date
1 January 2022
Status
Active
Participating Countries
Argentina
Austria
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
Jamaica
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Objectives
To promote plant health, food security and food safety through the application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) and the establishment of areas with low prevalence of fruit flies