{"id":2,"date":"2024-05-21T11:44:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/za.react-insect.eu\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:55:21","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/za.react-insect.eu\/","title":{"rendered":"REACT draws upon experience from South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3bf81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f3bf81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b40d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b40d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2ce39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b2ce39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1856d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a1856d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REACT draws upon experience <br> from South Africa<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6fd18 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc6fd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/react-insect.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit the REACT project website <\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbefca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbefca0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c73bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c73bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4fefd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d4fefd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e8795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96e8795\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d7e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49d7e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>REACT\u00a0aims to develop long-term environmentally friendly response strategies and novel sustainable tools to protect fruit and vegetable production and export capacities from two invasive insect fruit fly pests \u2013\u00a0<em>Bactrocera dorsalis<\/em>\u00a0(Bd) and\u00a0<em>Bactrocera zonata<\/em>\u00a0(Bz) which are of concern to both South Africa and EU.<\/h4><p>Bactrocera dorsalis was declared established in the northern parts of South Africa in 2013 and currently still has a restricted distribution in the country. In South Africa, the pest is present in the north and north-eastern areas and there are areas in the south and west which are free of it. Bactrocera zonata is absent from South Africa. However, its presence of the northern parts of the African continent and Indian Ocean islands presents a direct threat. Bactrocera zonata is therefore of biosecurity concern in South Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0414b62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0414b62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9034d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9034d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>REACT\u00a0het ten doel om langtermyn, omgewingsvriendelike reaksie-strategie\u00eb en nuwe volhoubare hulpmiddels te ontwikkel om vrugte- en groenteproduksie en die vermo\u00eb om uit te voer, teen twee indringer-vrugtevliegplae \u2013\u00a0<em>Bactrocera dorsalis (Bd)<\/em>\u00a0en\u00a0<em>Bactrocera zonata (Bz),<\/em>\u00a0wat beide kommerwekkend vir Suid-Afrika en die EU is, te beskerm.<\/h4><p><em>Bactrocera dorsalis<\/em>\u00a0het in 2013 in die noordelike dele van Suid-Afrika gevestig en het steeds \u2018n beperkte verspreiding in die land. In Suid-Afrika kom die plaag in die noorde en noord-oostelike gebiede voor en daar is gebiede in die suide en weste wat vry van die plaag is.\u00a0<em>Bactrocera zonata<\/em>\u00a0kom nie in Suid-Afrika voor nie. Die plaag se teenwoordigheid in van die noordelike dele van die Afrika-kontinent en die Indiese Oseaan eilande hou egter \u2018n direkte bedreiging in.\u00a0<em>Bactrocera zonata<\/em>\u00a0is dus van biosekuriteitsbelang vir Suid-Afrika.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c030694 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c030694\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8804fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8804fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/hzIhL3YR2XU?si=cgpjXhLPtyVoVRgc&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2362fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2362fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=HFDdF0E-KCA&amp;list=PLJwJUsnID5WxqwNlbeRn1BQPR58iLQWNO&amp;index=3&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e05cf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e05cf6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94abb46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94abb46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265f325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"265f325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>REACT is one of the projects of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-%20tenders\/opportunities\/portal\/screen\/opportunities\/topic-details\/horizon-%20cl6-2021-farm2fork-01-04\">EU\u2019s Farm to Fork<\/a>\u00a0strategy for a transition to fair, healthy and resilient agriculture and forestry. Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd (CRI) is one of the partners in South Africa. In South Africa, CRI will be assessing the economic and environmental impacts of fruit fly pests including the invasive\u00a0<em>B. dorsalis<\/em>\u00a0and benefits of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in the management of fruit fly pests.<\/p><p>Stakeholders in the fruit industries will be consulted via questionnaire surveys, interviews and workshops to obtain information on economic and environmental impacts of fruit fly pests, acceptance of the SIT technology for fruit fly management and the benefits of inclusion of SIT in fruit fly management. A cost and benefit analysis will be carried out on fruit fly management strategies including SIT-based ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827a03a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"827a03a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9d54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9d54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>REACT is een van die projekte van die\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-%20tenders\/opportunities\/portal\/screen\/opportunities\/topic-details\/horizon-%20cl6-2021-farm2fork-01-04\">EU\u2019s Farm to Fork<\/a> strategie vir \u2018n oorgang na regverdige, gesonde en veerkragtige landbou en bosbou. Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd (CRI) is een van die vennote in Suid-Afrika. In Suid-Afrika sal CRI die ekonomiese en omgewingsimpakte van vrugtevliegplae evalueer, insluitend die indringer <em>B. dorsalis<\/em>, en voordele van Steriele Insektegniek (SIT) in die bestuur van vrugtevliegplae.<\/p><p>Belanghebbendes in die vrugtebedrywe sal geraadpleeg word deur middel van vraelys-opnames, onderhoude en werkswinkels, om inligting te bekom oor ekonomiese en omgewingsimpakte van vrugtevliegplae, aanvaarding van die SIT-tegnologie vir vrugtevliegbestuur, en die voordele van die insluiting van SIT in\u00a0 vrugtevliegbestuur. \u2018n Koste-voordeel-analise sal op vrugtevliegbestuurstrategie\u00eb, insluitend SIT- gebaseerde strategie\u00eb, gedoen word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9087c10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9087c10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-element-468ba78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"468ba78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday 26 June 2024<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816c8d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816c8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stakeholders\u2019 workshop on the development of a framework for management strategies for invasive exotic fruit fly pests<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a927f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18a927f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ece57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1ece57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bdae8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33bdae8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da0f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4da0f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday 28 June 2024<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bab51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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