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ePhyto Global Symposium Announcement

Posted on Mon, 28 Aug 2017, 07:23

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat would like to hereby announce that the 3rd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto is to be hosted by Malaysia on the 22-26th of January 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, supported by the Asia & …

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The 2017 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa Successfully Held in Tunisia

Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2017, 15:06

21-24 August 2017: Fifteen Near East and North Africa countries have been gathered in Tunis (Tunisia) from the 21st to the 24th of August 2017 at the invitation of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the Regional Office …

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Agenda for Expert Working Group on the Revision of ISPM 8 posted!

Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2017, 12:46

The agenda for the Expert Working Group (EWG) on the Revision of ISPM 8: Determination of pest status in an area (2009-005) is available at https://www.ippc.int/en/events/event/576/.

The meeting will be held in Hanoi, Viet Nam from 18 to 23 …

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Test the pest! - Two new IPPC Diagnostic Protocols adopted

Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2017, 10:22

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce that there are two new diagnostic protocols (DPs), which have been adopted by the Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) as the DP Notification Period just closed …

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Strong Support to the IPPC Validation Workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation from Madagascar

Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2017, 23:28

The validation Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation workshop for Madagascar receives the support of the Government

On the 8th and 9th of August, FAO Madagascar hosted the workshop on the validation of the results of the evaluation of phytosanitary capacities in Madagascar. …

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New Russian translations of the IPPC Guides are now available on the IPPC Phytosanitary Resources page!

Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2017, 22:17

The following IPPC guides are now published in Russian on the Phytosanitary Resources page:

The guides were translated under the project MTF /AZE/007/STF Strengthening phytosanitary …

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The First and Second IPPC Workshops on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Organized in Republic of Guinea with Support of the STDF401 Project

Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2017, 21:34

@ Mekki Chouibani - PCE Workshop in Guinea

At the request of the NPPO of the Republic of Guinea, a workshop was organized to conduct a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) with the support of the STDF401 project, the IPPC …

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IPPC sowing seeds for food security

Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2017, 08:40

An article by Brent Larson, IPPC Senior Standards Officer, has recently appeared on the European Seeds magazine. You may read it here: http://european-seed.com/another-seed-food-security-sown/

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The IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for the South-West Pacific held in Fiji

Posted on Fri, 11 Aug 2017, 12:22

The IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for the South-West Pacific was held in Nadi, Fiji on 10th and 11th August 2017. The Workshop was jointly organized by the IPPC Secretariat and the Pacific Community (SPC), and supported financially by the …

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The 2017 IPPC Regional Workshop for the South-West Pacific held in Fij

Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2017, 21:08

The 2017 IPPC Regional Workshop for the South-West Pacific was held in Nadi, Fiji from 7th to 9th August 2017. The Workshop was jointly organized by the IPPC Secretariat and the Pacific Community (SPC), and supported financially by the Australian …

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The report of the 2017 Standards Committee Working Group SC-7) meeting Rome 15-19 May 2017) has now been posted

Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2017, 12:40

The report of the 2017 Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) meeting (Rome, 15 - 19 May, 2017) has now been posted. You can find the report on the IPP at this link. The 2017 SC-7 revised the following four …

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Dr. John Hedley launches the Biosecurity Information Facility Portal.

Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2017, 00:15

The Biosecurity Information Facility Portal (http://bif.lrd.spc.int/) was officially launched on 9 August 2017 by John Hedley, Principal Advisor, New Zealand. It was prepared by the Pacific Community (SPC) and it hosts the biosecurity operating procedures for the 22 island …

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2017 IPPC Regional Workshops to kick off August 7th 2017 for South-West Pacific Region in Nadi Fiji

Posted on Tue, 08 Aug 2017, 21:47

Photo: IPPC 2016, Ilya Mityushev - Communal web of the social pear sawfly larvae (Neurotoma flaviventris) present on the twig of Crataegus sp.

The IPPC Secretariat, together with Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) and FAO Regional/Subregional offices is …

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Draft diagnostic protocols DPs) under DP notification period

Posted on Tue, 08 Aug 2017, 09:20

Two draft diagnostic protocols (DPs) are currently under the DP notification period:

  • Phytophthora ramorum (2004-013)
  • Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus and Watermelon silver mottle virus (2004-019).

The DP notification period was opened on 1 July and will …

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