Network modelling of biosecurity risk associated with arable seed imports
Biosecurity outcome
- Estimation of expected quarantine weed and contaminating seeds incursion rates.
- Better understanding of high-risk nodes and pathways that may benefit from improved biosecurity measures.
- Estimation of risk for different seed inspection thresholds, given the data.
- Recommendations for data collection methods for better model parameterization and risk assessment. Depending on the data that is available.
Science outcome
- Network modelling tools for seed traded
- Risk determinations for crops and inspection levels
- Capacity building in AgResearch/Lincoln
Key end users/stakeholders
Implementation: New knowledge on biosecurity risk within seed pathways will be used by MPI (Science & Risk, Plants & Pathways standards).