WP2 group documents

Based on epidemiological data available through long-term monitoring surveys conducted by both the Public Health Directorate and the Louis Malardé Institute, ciguatera is highly endemic in French Polynesia, most notably in Raivavae (Australes) which appears as a hot spot of ciguatera with an average incidence rate of 140 cases/10,000 population for the period 2007–2008.
Harmful events associated with benthic microalgae (BHABs), have been reported more frequently over the last decade including in areas where BHAB genera were hardly known. Of particular concern are the out- breaks of Gambierdiscus, a toxic dinoflagellate genus associated to the ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP).
Acknowledging the importance of the ciguatera issue for Pacific Island communities, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) have decided to jointly produce a field guide reviewing current knowledge on the matter.
The road map to unleash science, technology and innovation (STI) for Food and Nutrition Security (FNS), with a special focus on African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries, is the direct output of the CTA 2014 international forum on this theme.
Agrinatura, the European Alliance on Agriculture Knowledge for Development, has a website with opportunities for education and news & events on EU agriculture knowledge for development. CTA is supporting this alliance and we suggest you to visit the website to see what they advocate and offer.
Pl@ntNet is a tool to help to identify plants with pictures. It is organized in different databases.

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