IPPC Global Project on Capacity Development under the framework of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme

1. Support to IPPC Regional Workshops
   • IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa successfully concluded
     The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa successfully concluded.
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   • IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean (2020)
     2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Caribbean boosts regional phytosanitary cooperation.
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   • IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (2019)
     The FAO-IPPC-China Project financially supported the 2019 IPPC/FAO Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) held in Beirut, Lebanon from 2 to 5 September 2019.
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   • IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa (2018)
     The FAO-IPPC-China Project financially supported the 2018 IPPC/FAO Regional Workshop for Africa held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from 11 to 13 September 2018.
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   • IPPC Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (2017)
     The IPPC-China Project financially supported the 2017 IPPC/FAO Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) held from 5 to 8 September 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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2. Support to IPPC workshops on National Reporting Obligations (NROs)
   • NROs presentation for 2021 IPPC Regional workshops
     IPPC-China project supported the NROs presentation was successfully delivered during 2021 IPPC Regional Workshops for seven regions due to the NROs workshop was cannelled in 2021.
   • IPPC Workshop on NROs for the Caribbean
     2020 IPPC NROs Workshop Strengthened the Capacity of fulfilling obligations of Contracting parties in region.
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   • IPPC Workshop on NROs for the Near East and North Africa (2019)
     The IPPC-China Project financially supported the IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) held in Beirut, Lebanon from 5 to 6 September 2019.
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   • IPPC Workshop on NROs for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (2018)
     The IPPC-China Project financially supported the IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) held in in Moscow, Russian Federation from 7 to 8 September 2018.
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   • IPPC Workshop on NROs for the Southwest Pacific (2017)
     The IPPC-China Project financially supported the IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for the South-West Pacific held in Nadi, Fiji on 10th and 11th August 2017.
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3. IPPC advanced technical training courses
   Two advanced PPC technical training courses on phytosanitary measures were initially planned to be held in 2022 and 2023 in China and will organized as soon as travels are possible.
   
   
4. Support to Technical Consultation among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations
   The IPPC-China Project financially supported The 31st meeting of the IPPC Technical Consultation (TC) among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs), which was held from 21st to 25th October, 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria.
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5. The First IPPC Virtual Technical workshop on Phytosanitary Measures for developing Contracting parties (2021)
   The IPPC-China Project financially supported the First IPPC Virtual Technical Workshop on Phytosanitary Measures for developing Contracting Parties from 25-29 October, 2021.
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6. The IPPC-China Project financially supported the Second IPPC Virtual Technical Workshop on Phytosanitary Measures for developing Contracting Parties from 21-25 February, 2022.
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1. IPPC High-Level Symposium on Cooperation for Phytosanitary Measures
   • IPPC High-Level Symposium on Cooperation for Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative "One Road" Countries
     The FAO-IPPC-China Project fully supported the organization of the IPPC High-Level Symposium on Cooperation for Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative "One Road" countries held in Nanning, China from 25 to 28 September.
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   • IPPC High-Level Symposia on Cooperation for Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative "One Belt" Countries
     The FAO-IPPC-China Project fully supported the organization of the IPPC High-Level Symposium on Cooperation for Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative "One Belt" countries held in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China from 27 to 30 May 2019.
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2. Setting up pilot sites for demonstrating new Chinese plant health technologies and products
   The IPPC Secretariat, together with China's national plant protection organization (NPPO), set up two pilot sites to demonstrate new plant health technologies and products in two developing countries participating in the "One Belt and One Road" initiative. The pilot demonstration aims at transferring plant health related knowledge, techniques and products from China to the host country.

   • IPPC Pilot Project in Sri Lanka
     Sri Lanka was selected as one of the two pilot countries for the IPPC-China project.
     
     

     • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed between the Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka and FAO on behalf of the IPPC Secretariat. The work plan for 2019-2021 was developed by the International Steering Committee of the IPPC-China Project and includes the following activities:
       • conducting an IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) to guide the NPPO in developing a national phytosanitary capacity strategy; and revising Sri Lanka's phytosanitary legislation;
       • delivering training courses on phytosanitary technologies related to heat and irradiation treatments; and
       • organizing field demonstrations in pilot sites of Chinese plant health technologies to control fruit flies.
       
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     • The First IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) was conducted from 30 September to 4 October 2019.
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     • The First phytosanitary technology training on surveillance and species identification of fruit flies was held from 16-20 December 2019 in Sri Lanka.
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     • The Second IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) was conducted from 24-28 February 2020.
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     • The Third IPPC Virtual Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) was conducted in June 2020.
     • The second phytosanitary technology training on treatments and IPM of fruit flies in Sri Lanka was conducted from 25-29 April and 5 May, 2022.
   • IPPC Pilot Project in Cambodia
     Cambodia was selected as one of the two pilot countries for the IPPC-China project.
     
     

     • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed between the FAO on behalf of the IPPC Secretariat and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Cambodia on behalf of the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA). The work plan for 2019-2021 was developed by the International Steering Committee of the IPPC-China Project and includes the following activities:
       • conducting IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) with Cambodian NPPO;
       • delivering training courses on phytosanitary measures and IPM technologies to tackle Banana Fusarium Wilt TR1 and TR4;
       • organizing field demonstrations in pilot sites of Chinese plant health technologies to to combat Banana Fusarium Wilt TR1 and TR4
       
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The IPPC-China Project supports professional staff from China, the IPPC Secretariat and other CPs that are implementing projects.

	Sarah BRUNEL Implementation Facilitation Officer (Partially support) Based in: Rome (HQ) E-mail: [email protected]	Coordinates Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) activities and projects. Leads PCEs in some countries and manages several projects. Supports several Implementation Committee (IC) working groups. Provides input to IPPC governance, the IC and the FAO-China South-South Cooperation project. Partner liaison for: EFSA, COLEACP, IOC.
	Qingpo Yang Programme specialist Based in: Rome (HQ) E-mail: [email protected]	Supports the FAO-China South-South Cooperation project and supports other IFU activities. Input into IPPC governance and IC.

• Human resources were provided and professional staff was supported from FAO headquarters. Regional offices, Country offices and experts from several countries One professional staff from the IPPC Secretariat is partially supported to work on the project as Lead Technical Officer (LTO) and two professional staff from China were supproted to work on the project as consultants in the IPPC Secretariat as of June 2020.
• Two Annual Project Steering Group meetings were held during CPM-13 (2018) and CPM-14 (2019) to summarize progresses, analyze gaps for implementation and seek further cooperation among the donor and FAO related departments.
• Participation and contribution to the high-level event entitled “Inspiration, Inclusion, and Innovation: The Tenth Anniversary of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme and Future Perspectives for South-South and Triangular Cooperation” which was held in Kampala, Uganda from 25-27 November 2019, launched by the Office of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (OSS) of FAO. During this event the project was presented and discussed as an innovation and efficient way to promote international south-south cooperation.
• Contribution to the Global Action Plan for Fall Armyworm Control aimed at preventing and controlling the global spread and damage caused by Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). This three-year initiative was coordinated by the FAO Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department and the International Plant Protection Convention, and officially inaugurated by the FAO Director General Qu Dongyu in December 2019.
• Contribution to he Global action for Fall Armyworm Control in Geo-zone of Northeast Asia. The first Geo-zone virtual meeting was organized among demonstration country and 3 pilot countries on 31 March,2021. The second Geo-zone virtual meeting will be organized on 24 September ,2021. Regional IPM package on FAW and one regional technical FAW training are well prepared for the geo-zone of Asia.
• A joint FAW training between Northeast Asia and South Asia is planned to be organized on 18 October,2021.

• The IPPC Secretariat coordinated the communication activities leading to the proclamation of the International Year of Plant Health in 2020 by developing one video and one factsheet on IYPH, both presented at the reception co-hosted at FAO HQs by the IPPC Secretariat and the Finnish Permanent Representation to FAO in 2017. It also revised the IYPH communications plan and launched a survey for NPPOs and RPPOs to provide feedback on the IYPH programme development.
• A meeting of the IYPH steering committee was organized in April 2018. One IYPH technical advisory board meeting was supported on 14-15 February 2019.
• Nine IPPC factsheets (IPPC generic presentation, Plant Health and Food Security, Plant Health and Trade Facilitation, Plant Health and Environmental Protection, Plant Health and Capacity Development,the Global ePhyto Hub, the Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS), the ePhyto Pilot, Security of ePhytos) as well as the documents “IYPH get started”, “IYPH brief”, IYPH Brochure, IYPH communication guide, IYPH activity book, IYPH YouTube list and three videos on Plant health were translated into Chinese. One book named "Fruit and Vegetables Opportunities and Challenges for Small-scale sustainable Farming” will be translated accompanying the IPPC Virtual Technical Workshops on Phytosanitary Measures for Developing Contracting Parties.
• The IPPC website and the IYPH website have been translated into Chinese.