Table 8 Functions of PHS in South Sudan
Function | Detailed description of the functions |
|---|---|
Crop production | The crop production systems' characteristics, including farmer profiling, scale, practices, and challenges |
Agricultural input supply | The systems and distribution network in place to support access to inputs, including crop seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals, and farm implements |
Farmer advisory services | These include an inventory of institutions and models that provide technical assistance to farmers in crop production through capacity-building initiatives. These initiatives aim to develop farmers' skills and knowledge and provide access to technologies and innovations that improve crop performance |
Research and technology development | The framework and systems of science, knowledge generation, and innovations (fashioned as technologies or practices), including their implication in crop production systems. This includes the capacity of relevant institutions to generate innovations and knowledge to support plant health |
Diagnostic services | The infrastructural facilities/equipment and expertise for characterizing plant health issues, including soil health, nutrient deficiencies, insect pests, diseases, and weed challenges in crop production systems |
Policy, regulation, and control | The institutional framework by government and other stakeholders to govern the PHS. This includes laws and regulations set in the country and region and internationally accepted laws and regulations |
Plant health information management | The structures and platforms provide information to the diverse actors on the plant health value chain for more informed decision-making on plant health |
Agricultural training | The establishments (including their infrastructural/expertise capacity) train stakeholders in the plant health value chain and provide outreach services |