Strengthening Institutional and Technical Capacity of Agricultural Services in Three Countries of the Oecs - TCP/SLC/3605
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The increased movement of people and trade ofagricultural commodities throughout Organisation ofEastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries has led to asurge in the transboundary alien pests and diseasescausing pathogens in the Caribbean. Such invasive alienspecies and disease-causing organisms have a negativeimpact on crop and pasture production, human andanimal health, biodiversity, and a range of ecosystem services. Some estimates have placed the cost ofthe impact of invasive species as comparable to or significantly higher than the impact of climate change.