- 4.1.1 FMA 179: Trapping for flight season, Arhopalus
- 4.2 FMA 180: Identification keys for Tetranychidae.
- 4.3 FMA 181: Consumer/health component of a quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in sheep meat produced in New Zealand
- 4.4 FMA 188: Sheep Meat Modelling.
4. Facilitating Market Access
This category provides information that will assist in developing and implementing policies that help to facilitate the access of New Zealand's agricultural, horticultural and forestry products to overseas markets. Trading opportunities for these products are affected by many distortions. These include not only the more direct obstructions to access such as tariffs and non-tariff measures (e.g. sanitary and technical barriers to trade, administration of tariff quotas) but also the use of export subsidies and domestic support policies to assist competing producers.
The animal welfare proposals covered under this category have been separated out into the combined chapter eight for ease of access.
4.1.1 FMA 179: Trapping for flight season, Arhopalus
| Programme Title: | Trapping for flight season, Arhopalus |
| Programme Leader: | Max Suckling |
| Institution: | Hort+Research |
Programme Goal: The goal of this research programme is to help mitigate the risk and cost caused by the burnt pine longhorn as a quarantine pest of export timber.
This will be achieved by further developing promising leads involving (a) developing a bait for use in traps, (b) improving the trap design and (c) identifying the importance other factors such as trap location, to allow more precise definition of the Arhopalus flight season.
Objective 1
Objective Title: Trapping Arhopalus tristis.
Research Leader: Dr Max Suckling.
Description:
This objective will see the completion of a practical trapping system through the development of synthetic lures and a trapping system and thereby move forward towards widespread availability of a system for monitoring and risk management (e.g. demarking the beginning and end of the flight season).
Three trapping systems: will be compared (a) passive pane traps, (b) light traps, and a (c) new type of odourant-baited trap. Work also be undertaken with AgriQuality staff at Nelson and Tauranga to improve their existing system of monitoring.
4.2 FMA 180: Identification keys for Tetranychidae.
| Programme Title: | Identification keys for Tetranychidae. |
| Programme Leader: | Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang. |
| Institution: | Landcare Research |
Programme Goal: To provide user-friendly identification keys to the genera and species level of mites in the Tetranychidae occurring in New Zealand, which will assist rapid quarantine decisions from New Zealand's trading partners.
The rationale. Unidentified mites in this family can pose problems for market access of horticultural crops. Nevertheless, there is no comprehensive account of the family for New Zealand. From scattered literature and unpublished information, there are at least 7 genera, represented by 31 named species of Tetranychidae. These have been collected from various crop species. There are also an unknown number of unnamed or unidentified species.
The team. The project brings together the leading mite expertise in New Zealand led by Systematist Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang (Landcare Research). Dr Davor Bejakovich and colleagues (MAF National Plant Pest Reference Laboratory - NPPRL), and Dr Nick Martin (Crop & Food Research) brings experience in collecting and identifying mites on various crops.
The length. Given the number of species and the amount of work needed to complete the key, this will require a project of almost 12 months duration.
Objective 1
Objective Title: identification keys for Tetranychidae.
Research Leader: Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang.
Description:
Preparation of a key to genera and species of Tetranychidae in New Zealand. The key will be illustrated and user-friendly and will include available distribution data. A key to separate Tetranychidae from other related families will also be included.
4.3 FMA 181: Consumer/health component of a quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in sheep meat produced in New Zealand
| Programme Title: | Consumer/health component of a quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in sheep meat produced in New Zealand. |
| Programme Leader: | Michael Baker. |
| Institution: | ESR |
Programme Goal: To quantify the incidence of human infection with all Salmonella spp. inclusively and S. Brandenburg specifically, to estimate the contribution of New Zealand sheep meat consumption to this incidence, and to provide comparative information to validate the MAF Quantitative Risk Assessment model for the sheep meat supply chain in New Zealand.
Rationale: MAF have initiated a comprehensive research project, "A quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in sheep meat produced in New Zealand" after consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders, and have located a significant sponsor for part of the project. The project centres on development of a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) model to estimate human health risks due to exposure to Salmonella spp. as an end result of the sheep meat supply chain. The model estimates incremental risks at each stage in the farm-to-plate continuum: farm production; meat processing; meat storage, distribution and retail; and health effects among consumers.
The credibility of the model rests on its ability to predict the incidence of salmonellosis among sheep meat consumers. At present, there is no reliable data to provide an independent comparison, and therefore verification, for the QRA model. The project outlined in this proposal will provide information on the New Zealand incidence of human salmonellosis and the proportion of human salmonellosis attributable to sheep meat consumption to compare with, and validate, the QRA model.
Objective 1
Objective Title: To determine the contribution of sheep meat consumption to the incidence of salmonellosis and S. Brandenburg infection among humans in New Zealand.
Research Leader: Dr Craig Thornley.
Description:
Aim: To provide data on risk of salmonellosis and S. Brandenburg attributable to sheep meat consumption among humans.
Outcomes: relative risk and attributable risk of sheep meat consumption for salmonellosis and S. Brandenburg, calculated at agreed levels of sheep meat consumption (e.g. for frequent and infrequent).
Objective 2
Objective Title: To provide data to validate the QRA model, using information from Objective 1 and estimates of the true population incidence of human infection with: (a) all Salmonella species combined; and (b) Salmonella Brandenburg separately.
Research Leader: Dr Craig Thornley.
Description:
Aim: To provide independent data for comparison with the QRA model.
Outputs: Incidence of salmonellosis and S. Brandenburg infection, per 100 000 person-years, that can be attributed to sheep meat exposure. These estimates would incorporate estimates of the true population rates of salmonellosis in New Zealand adjusted for various sources of under-ascertainment.
4.4 FMA 188: Sheep Meat Modelling.
| Programme Title: | Sheep Meat Modelling. |
| Programme Leader: | Neil Andrews. |
| Institution: | ABARE |
Programme Goal: To extend the OECD Aglink world agricultural trade model to incorporate detailed representation of the major sheep and sheep meat markets and the associated trade and policy linkages.
Programme rationale: The sheep meat industry and trade in sheep meat is highly distorted through a variety of protectionist measures in a number of major markets. Analysis of the implications of policy changes for sheep meat will be important for both Australia and New Zealand in the new WTO agricultural negotiations. The OECD Aglink model does not have sufficient country specific or policy detail to enable adequate analysis of policy issues and it is likely that this will remain the case for the foreseeable future.
Objective 1
Objective Title: Enhanced Aglink sheep meat module.
Research Leader: Mr Neil Andrews.
Description:
The aim will be to develop an enhanced sheep meat module which is integrated into MAF's version of the OECD Aglink world agricultural trade model and which can be used by MAF officers for policy analysis.
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