date:May 31, 2016
ntries with pests through its exports. Each signatory to the convention has a National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO).
This contact point whose role it is to ensure that South Africa meets each country's plant health regulations is seen as the most important office for fresh produce.
But poorly resourced and under-funded its slow turnaround times and poor communication have caused exporters to loose a foothold especially in the growing Asian markets.
Trade for table grapes and d