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The B.C. Plant Health Fund was established in November 2006 as a key mechanism
for implementing the Plant Health Strategy. The
Plant Health Fund was designed to provide funding to address key objectives
outlined in the Strategy, and to support priority projects for the fiscal year
2007/08.
The B.C. Plant Health Fund was divided into two themes:
- Theme I. Provincial Plant Health Emergency Response Strategy
- Theme II. Addressing Emergent Plant Health Priorities
Theme 1 objectives included developing an emergency response framework for
B.C., identification of gaps in federal, provincial and municipal legislative
authority, support for pest risk analyses of invasive alien species, and
improved surveillance capacity through strategic surveys, pathway analysis and
outreach.
Theme II provided funding to address emergent priority pest management needs
in B.C. Objectives included finding solutions to key regional pest management
gaps that affect or have the potential to affect the competitiveness and
sustainability of B.C. agriculture, and providing information and training
resources to enable adoption of improved environmentally sustainable pest
management practices.
The following document provides an executive summary report for the program
as well as project summaries for the individual projects that were funded during
2007/08.
For more information on the Plant Health Fund, please contact:
Gayle Jesperson
Plant Pathologist
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
200-1690 Powick Rd.
Kelowna BC V1X 7G5
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