Welcome to this episode of pplpod! Today, we are diving deep into the critical framework of Pest risk analysis (PRA), a crucial form of risk analysis conducted by regulatory plant health authorities to identify the appropriate phytosanitary measures required to protect resources against new and emerging plant pests.

We break down how PRA supports global biosecurity and safe international trade under the guidance of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Listeners will learn about the three primary stages of a pest risk analysis:

• Initiation: How pest-based or pathway-based information (like an outbreak or a new trade route) triggers an analysis.
• Pest risk assessment: ...