An assessment of the capacity and responsiveness of a national system to address the threat of invasive species: a systems approach

Table 4 Actors within an invasive species system

Policy • Legislators, policy makers • Ministry of Agriculture • Ministry of Environment • Ministry of Trade • Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Ministry of Education • Ministry of Finance, Revenue Authority	Farming business • Farmers • Farmer organisations • Community-based organisations • Agro-dealers (village shops) • Agro-input suppliers/import companies (suppliers of village shops, importers of pesticides etc.) • Extension department	Land/aquatic management • Forestry department • Fisheries department • Environmental protection agency • Land users/managers e.g. national park authorities, conservation area managers • Climate Change Secretariat
Trade • Traders (farm gate to market) • Transporters (farm gate to market) • Farm produce export companies	Research • National universities, research institutes and museums • International organisations—e.g. CABI, FAO, *icipe* and IPPC • Diagnostic laboratories • Crop development boards	Regulation • Regulators e.g. NPPO • Pesticide control body • Ministry of Health (Port Health, Public Health) • Ministry of Interior/Police
NGOs • Environmental • Humanitarian • Others e.g. Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD)	Media • TV • Radio • Print media • Journalists	Development organisations • World Bank • Africa Development Bank etc.

Actors in italics were not part of the assessment process; actors in bold attended the workshop or were interviewed separately; other actors were considered within the assessment process

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