Launch of the 2016 IPPC General Survey

Posted on Tue, 20 Sep 2016, 12:47

The Implementation Review and Support System (IRSS) has launched the second IPPC General Survey, which runs from 9 September to 11 November 2016.

The IPPC General Survey is designed to capture information on contracting parties overall implementation of the obligations …

IRSS Biosecurity study posted!

Posted on Tue, 20 Sep 2016, 12:45

The Implementation and Support System (IRSS) of the IPPC has completed a desk study of the review and evaluation of biosecurity approaches internationally, by specific countries and applied by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The …

The IPPC Workshop on National Reporting Obligations for Asia held in China

Posted on Tue, 20 Sep 2016, 08:23

The IPPC Workshop on National Reporting Obligations (NOR) for Asia took place 5-9 September 2016 in Beijing, China. The workshop was jointly organized and supported by the IPPC and the APPPC. The Meeting was attended by 25 participants from 16 …

Deepening the Bilateral Cooperation of the IPPC with New Zealand

Posted on Tue, 13 Sep 2016, 07:17

Mr. Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary visited the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for the first time on 9 September 2016. During his visit, Mr Xia had a meeting with Mr Martyn Dunne, the Director-General of MPI along …

Phytosanitary treatments on fruit fly can now move forward

Posted on Fri, 02 Sep 2016, 17:12

The Technical Panel for Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT)) just ended their annual meeting in Tokyo today (2 September 2016) where they reviewed scientific data from a recent study carried out by the Joint Food and Agriculture and International Atomic Energy Agency …

Enhancing Global Food Security through Strengthening Plant Health

Posted on Fri, 02 Sep 2016, 09:16

The year of 2016 is a milestone for the IPPC to start the implementation of the IPPC annual theme towards 2020, which means all IPPC activities for each year, starting from this year, should be related to a specified IPPC …