CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - Locust Management Specialists

Posted on Thu, 06 Feb 2020, 10:27

The Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases Team (AGPMM) of the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) is identifying expertise in various areas of locust management.

The specialists will be part of a team of technical experts …

A great step for the global plant health community: Uzbekistan joins the IPPC as its 184th contracting party

Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2020, 13:10

Rome, 13 January 2020 – The IPPC community welcomes a new member as Uzbekistan officially joins the Convention on 13 January. On that date, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr Abdulaziz Kamilof, deposited a letter …

ISPMs for adoption at CPM-15 (2020) posted

Posted on Mon, 03 Feb 2020, 08:50

The draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) that will be presented to CPM-15 (2020) for adoption have been posted in all languages. Please refer to CPM 2020/07 and attachments available at http://www.ippc.int/core-activities/governance/cpm. https://www.ippc.int/en/cpm-sessions/cpm-15-2020/.

Objections

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First G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting (Food and Water) held in Riyadh

Posted on Mon, 03 Feb 2020, 08:37

Riyadh, 27 January 2020– The Presidency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the first G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) on food and water in the Hotel Fairmont Riyadh from 26 to 27 January 2020. The purpose of the meeting …