Safe Haven Certification Scheme - Information and advice on Ring Rot
This dedicated section of the Potato Council website presents up to date information and practical resources.
Ring Rot is a bacterial infection listed as notifiable under the EU Council Directive 2000/29/EC. The organism presents no risk to human health but does however present a significant plant health risk.
The Safe Haven Certification Scheme is designed to reduce the risk of outbreaks of ring rot, and other bacterial diseases of potatoes such as Brown Rot and Dickeya - Blackleg through a series of standards covering all the potential infection points.
NEW! Safe Haven interviews - filmed at British Potato 2009
Interview 1:
Speaker - Mark Prentice, Potato Council.
What the Safe Haven scheme is, why it is important and how it can help against Dickeya-Blackleg.
Interview 2:
Speaker - Graham Nichols, Seed Potato grower and Safe Haven member. Why the scheme is important to both seed and ware growers, the benefits it provides, what would happen to a seed business if a Ring Rot outbreak was discovered.
Interview 3:
Speaker - John Elphinstone, Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA). A scientific view on the Safe Haven scheme and its importance.
Interview 4:
Speaker - Nigel Allam, Agrimarc, Ware/Seed supplier.
Why Safe Haven is an important consideration when sourcing seed and the impact Ring Rot and other diseases would have on sector.
More resources in this area...
| Directory |
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Membership list of currently assured Safe Haven growers |
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| Summary report |
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Bacterial ring rot of potato - the facts.
Summarised guide to the disease, 7 pages. If you would like a copy of the full 47 page report of which the above is a summary, please contact Potato Council Publications |
| Useful links |
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Further information from Defra and Scottish Government. |
| Crop loss policy |
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A statement of the rationale for the Board's decision not to introduce a facility for levy relief in cases of crop loss. |
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| Pictures |
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A selection of photographs of tubers showing Ring Rot symptoms |
What you can do...
Ring rot isn't established in Britain and isn't inevitable - provided we work together to ensure we don't import it. Individual decisions, especially about seed sourcing, matter.
Potato Council work on this subject is led by the Head of Seed Export:
Mark Prentice, tel: +44 (0)131 472 4149
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