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. 2020 Sep 28;15(9):e0239808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239808

Table 1. Organizational structure and decision making in the plant health systems of Cuba and the United States.

Function Cuba United States
Plant Health System governance Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) Directorate for Plant Health (DSV) USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Quarantine Plant Quarantine Central Laboratory (LCCV) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
Pest identification Plant Quarantine Central Laboratory (LCCV) USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Health Provincial Laboratory (LAPROSAV) State Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Territorial Stations (ETPP)
Scientific and technical support Plant Health Research Institute (INISAV) USDA Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST)
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Universities
Extension Plant Protection Territorial Stations (ETPP) County Extension Units
Plant Health Provincial Laboratory (LAPROSAV)
Training Plant Health Provincial Laboratory (LAPROSAV) Land-grant Universities
Plant Protection Territorial Stations (ETPP)
Agrarian Polytechnic Institutes