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Table 5 Actors involved in each function

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

Actor

Function

Risk analysis

Quarantine

Surveillance

Emergency response

Diagnostic Services

Research/technology development

Information management

Advisory services

Input supply

Policy and regulation

Legislators, policy makers

   

x

     

x

Ministry of Agriculture

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Pesticide control body

   

x

  

x

x

x

 

Crop development boards

   

x

 

x

x

x

  

Regulators e.g. NPPO

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Extension department

  

x

x

  

x

x

x

 

Diagnostic labs

    

x

x

x

  

x

Farmers

  

x

x

   

x

x

 

Farmer organisations

  

x

x

  

x

x

x

 

Ministry of Environment

x

x

x

x

  

x

x

 

x

Environmental protection agency

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

x

Land users/managers

  

x

x

 

x

 

x

x

 

Climate change secretariat

x

     

x

x

  

Forestry dept, e.g. Kenya Forestry Service (KFS)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

  

x

Fisheries dept

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

  

x

NGOs (e.g. PAD)

  

x

x

  

x

x

x

 

Community-based organisations

  

x

x

  

x

x

x

 

National universities/research institutes

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

International organisations e.g. CABI, FAO and IPPC

x

x

 

x

  

x

  

x

Media

   

x

  

x

   

Ministry of Health

x

 

x

x

      

Agro-dealers (village level)

   

x

   

x

x

 

Agro-input suppliers

 

x

 

x

    

x

 

Export companies

  

x

x

      

Ministry of Trade

 

x

x

     

x

x

Traders

   

x

      

Transporters

   

x

      
  1. Actor function linkages marked in bold indicate where the actor has greater involvement in the function; actors in bold attended the workshop or were interviewed separately; other actors were considered within the assessment process
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