The National Food Safety and Quality Service
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| Verbatim name: | Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria |
| Acronym: | SENASA AR |
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El Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (English: National Service of Health and Food Quality) (SENASA) is a government organization of Argentina that regulates agricultural production and the control of animal diseases and plant pests. Its Locusts & Grasshoppers National Program (L&GNP) coordinates and implements monitor and control campaigns. The South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) is of primary concern, followed by, the blue-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris), Bufonacris claraziana, Dichroplus maculipennis, and Dichroplus elongatus.
Focal Areas
Control, Coordination, Emergency Assistance, Forecasting, Governance, Monitoring, Regional Cooperation, Research, Technology, Training, Education, Funding, Agricultural Development, Sustainable Development
Pest Management Relationships
The Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fishery delegates activities related to controlling locusts to SENASA, and SENASA allocates an operations budget to the L&GNP. During outbreaks, plans are implemented at the national, provincial to municipal levels, down to the sub-provincial level of private stakeholders. Critical supplies like, support personnel, pesticides, fuel, or aerial application services are provided by provincial and municipal administrations. Individual landowners or tenants are ultimately responsible for controlling pests on their land. Researchers, academic and/or public technology institutions become involved to consult on management solutions by circumstantial requests by SENASA and/or Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). [1]
Management Resources
Sistema Regional de Alertas por Langostas (SAL)
SENASA Argentina Locust Situation
Control Manual for the South American Locust (Schistocerca cancellata)
Manual de procedimientos generales para el control de la plaga langosta sudamericana (Schistocerca cancellata)
CASAFE SENASA Guía de recomendaciones para el control de Langostas y Tucuras con Productos Fitosanitarios
Technical information in Spanish for phytosanitary officers on proper control protocol PPE. Includes task checklists: "Lista de verificación de tareas para el operario que realiza control de langostas y tucuras"
Fichas técnicas
Collaborating Institutions
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria Paraguay (SENASA PY)
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria Bolivia (SENSASAG)
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria Argentina (SENASA AR)
Servivio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria Peru (SENASA PE)
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Argentina
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)
Contact Information
- ↑ Global Locust Initiative Launch Paper (unpublished) Perspectives on global locust and grasshopper management and research: expansion from the first Global Locust Initiative Conference.