SMART PLANT HEALTH, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:50 (CEST)
Registration Link is available at: here
Background:
The Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU) of the IPPC Secretariat, as part of the strategy on how the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) reviews and analyses the implementation and capacity development (ICD) projects, will structure the session on ICD Projects for 2025 as a webinar entitled: “Smart plant health, what does the future look like?”. This event will provide countries/project leads an opportunity to showcase their projects or ideas on “forward-facing technological innovation” to potential donors, creating opportunities for funding, synergies and collaboration.
Target audience:
The meeting is addressed to the whole IPPC community including:
- national plant protection organizations (NPPOs);
- regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs);
- international organizations;
- research institutes;
- private sector;
- FAO regional, sub-regional and country offices.
Key topics that will be covered during this session:
The objectives for this webinar are to be both an informative session for the whole phytosanitary community to join, and an opportunity for NPPOs, RPPOs and project leads to showcase their innovative activities and explore collaboration opportunities with donors and partners.
Increased awareness and understanding of the importance and potential of innovation and technology, both at the idea stage and in the scaling of established projects, will bring the following benefits to the phytosanitary community:
- Increased potential for collaboration between innovation ideas/projects and key donors; and
- Enhanced mutual support and knowledge sharing among projects/ideas implemented.
More Information:
In preparation for this webinar, a call for submissions was launched in March 2025 to invite innovative plant health projects and initiatives. All submitted projects were thoroughly reviewed by the IC Team on Project, and the projects to be presented during the webinar have been selected. For more details about the call for submission, please visit Call for Submissions: Smart Plant Health – What Does the Future Look Like?.
Programme:
| Content | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Opening remarks | Yurdi Yasmi, NSP Director (TBC) |
| Submitted projects | |
| Monitoring pest risk with EIOS (TBC) | CAB International (CABI) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) |
| Smart Surveillance and Integrated Response to Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) in Eastern and Southern Africa (TBC) | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) |
| Ultrasound beetle detection (TBC) | Plense Technologies |
| Smart FARM (Farmers Adopting Responsible Management) (TBC) | Varacco Inc. |
| Development and Application of Beijing's Smart Crop Protection System (TBC) | China |
| IPPC ePhyto solution (TBC) | TBD |
| IPPC Plant Health Campus (TBC) | TBD |
| Q&A session | Moderated by Sarah Brunel, IPPC Secretariat |
| Closing remarks | Vincent Jean Martin, OIN Director (TBC) |
This web page was updated on 2025-04-25. For further information please contact [email protected].