Vision of an Africa phytosanitary program presented at the 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2022, 07:24

Rome, 21 October 2022. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Africa was held from 6-8 September 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, organized by the IPPC Secretariat in collaboration with the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union …

IPPC Regional Workshop successfully held in the Pacific region

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2022, 07:21

Nadi, 21 October 2022. The annual regional workshop for the Southwest Pacific region was held in Nadi, Fiji, where participants formulated regional comments on draft International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and discussed further updates and regional priorities on plant …

Joint IPPC and IAG ePhyto webinar concluded in the Philippines

Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2022, 11:55

Rome, 10 October 2022.  More than 175 people from the Philippines’ industry and government agencies participated in the joint webinar of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the ePhyto Industry Advisory Group (IAG) on the IPPC ePhyto Solution …

Partnerships crucial for protecting plant health

Posted on Fri, 07 Oct 2022, 14:57

Insights from the CGIAR Plant Health Initiative reached new audiences at the first ever International Plant Health Conference.

CGIAR research centers involved in the OneCGIAR Plant Health Initiative joined forces at the International Plant Health Conference in London on September …

Supply chains must mitigate threat of invasive species, for all our sakes

Posted on Tue, 04 Oct 2022, 14:23

Interview with IPPC Secretary for The Loadstar.

Climate change and international trade are combining to put the very existence of life on Earth at risk. That is not a crazy unfounded risk assessment by a dogmatic green activist, but …

World’s first International Plant Health Conference addressed critical challenges in plant health

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 11:47

Rome, 28 September – The world’s leading authorities on plant health came come together for the world’s first ever International Plant Health Conference (IPHC), co-organized by FAO, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Department of …

ePhyto Industry Advisory Group held eighth virtual meeting with New Zealand and Australia

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 11:11

Rome, 28 September 2022. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held the eighth of a series of ePhyto industry workshops, hosted virtually by New Zealand and Australia on 28th July 2022. The workshop aimed to facilitate conversations among exporters, …

IPPC regional workshop for Europe and Central Asia was held successfully in Baku and Paris

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 11:04

The 2022 IPPC Regional workshop for Europe and Central Asia was organized in Baku, Azerbaijan with online participants connecting from Paris, France on 05-07 September 2022.

This year the workshop was held under the theme ‘’Plant Health Innovation for Food …

Strategic meeting of the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments held successfully on 12-16 September

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 11:00

The Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) met face-to-face in Rome on 12-16 September.

The TPPT evaluates data submissions from Regional and National Plant Protection Organizations and reviews, revises and develops phytosanitary treatments. The TPPT provides guidance to the Standards …

34th meeting of the Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC RPPO)

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 10:47

Rome 28 September 2022 - The Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPO) met on the side of the first ever International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) on 21 and 22 September 2022 for its 34th meeting.

TC-RPPOs are regularly …

Successful International Workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the Sea Container Pathway

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2022, 10:40

Rome, 28 September - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held an international workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the Sea Container Pathway from 19-20 September in London, United Kingdom.

National economies depend on the efficient and uninterrupted …

Opinion: Plant resources threatened by pests and diseases

Posted on Wed, 21 Sep 2022, 13:58

By: Osama El-Lissy and Nicola Spence

Climate change has worsened the vulnerability of the world’s plant resources to pests and disease.

Imagine a world where farms bear no crops, forests have no trees and nature exists without plants.

Not only …

World’s first International Plant Health Conference to set global agenda on biosecurity and address challenges in plant health

Posted on Tue, 20 Sep 2022, 23:59

• International leaders and experts will discuss how to tackle key challenges facing plant health
• Pests and diseases pose mounting threat to food security, trade and biodiversity and safe trade
• Delegates from over 74 countries will discuss global strategies and actions …

Asian region successfully concluded its 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on Thu, 08 Sep 2022, 14:02

Incheon, 6 September. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) regional workshop was successfully convened from 29 August to 2 September 2022. The workshop was held in hybrid mode this year, with 27 participants …