Dominican Republic and OIRSA
El OIRSA estableció su Representación en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, en el 2005, luego de tres eventos significativos para la agrosanidad de este país. En primer lugar, la suscripción de República Dominicana, en conjunto con el resto de países de la región, del Convenio para la constitución del OIRSA, en mayo de 1987, con el cual se abrogó el II Convenio de San Salvador. En segundo lugar, la ratificación por parte de República Dominicana del Convenio Constitutivo del OIRSA, en el 2002, lo que le permitió su adhesión como país miembro de pleno derecho y, por último, la firma del Convenio de Colaboración suscrito entre el Gobierno de este país, a través del Ministerio de Agricultura, y el Organismo, en el 2003.
Since then, OIRSA has provided technical and financial support to national and regional phytosanitary programs and projects. These efforts have contributed to keeping the Dominican Republic free from pests and diseases, as well as controlling and eradicating those that were already present.
Today, OIRSA, in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, is involved in various programs and projects in the Dominican Republic. These include the implementation of the National Bovine Traceability System (SINAT-DO), the Phytosanitary Management Program for Bananas, the Pesticide Residue Surveillance and Monitoring Project, and the Action Plan for Strengthening the Export Capacities of the Dominican Republic's Agricultural Sector. Additionally, the OIRSA Representation is carrying out various activities through technical and financial cooperation, supporting important national agrosanitary issues such as Huanglongbing (HLB) in citrus, Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata), and Coffee Rust. (Hemileia vastatrix), Oriental Vegetable Production, Classical Swine Fever Control, Apiculture Program, and Avian Disease Control, among others.
