The tool is structured around the three stages of Pest Risk Analysis:

Stage 1: Initiation

Identifying the reason for the PRA and the pest(s) of concern to the PRA area

Stage 2: Risk assessment

Determining the likelihood of entry, establishment, spread and potential consequences of an individual pest in order to determine whether it meets the criteria of a regulated pest

Stage 3: Risk management

Selecting the appropriate management options to reduce the risks identified in Stage 2.

A pathway-initiated PRA is focused on a single pathway which may have multiple pests associated with it. This type commonly arises from a request to import a new plant commodity or a commodity from a new country of origin.

The tool is structured around the three stages of Pest Risk Analysis.

From the IPPC Glossary of phytosanitary terms (ISPM 5):

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The PRA Tool has been developed by CABI to assist risk assessors and risk managers to conduct a PRA for a plant commodity pathway or an individual pest. It provides a framework for the process that is closely aligned to international standards and is linked to the pest data in the Crop Protection Compendium. This video provides a preview of the main features of the tool. Separate more in-depth videos are available for the pest- and pathway-initiated PRA workflows.

This tool is available to subscribers of the Crop Protection Compendium (CPC) who have the added option for the PRA Tool. This is arranged by contacting CABI at sales@cabi.org or, for NPPOs that are eligible for gratis access, PRA@cabi.org.

To access the tool, visit www.cabi.org/PRA-Tool or follow the hyperlink on the Home page of the CPC. To use the tool, you will need to set up your access to the CPC and also create a My CABI account to save your PRAs, it is not possible to enter the tool without logging into My CABI first.

The tool has two workflows for PRA. The one you choose depends on the reason for conducting the analysis.

By Pathway

For example: a request to import onions from South Africa to Zambia.

1. Identify the pests that are associated with the pathway

2. Conduct a risk assessment for all the major pests that may be introduced to the risk area via this pathway

By Pest

For example: risk of red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) for Ghana

1. Identify the potential pathways for pest entry to the risk area

2. Assess the likelihood of introduction of the pest via each pathway. Then continue the single pest risk assessment