Understanding the principal requirements for pest status determination

Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2021, 10:46

Rome, 28 September 2021. Determining pest status is one of the key activities undertaken by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to implement the International Plant Protection Convention. The newly published Pest Status Guide will assist countries to determine the …

Newly adopted IPPC Diagnostic Protocol: Aiding detection and preventing introduction of Striga spp.

Posted on Tue, 28 Sep 2021, 09:16

Rome, 9 September 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) adopted the thirtieth Annex to ISPM 27 (Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests) for Striga spp.

Striga, commonly known as witchweed …

Registration is open for the IPPC webinar series on Fall Armyworm Training Material

Posted on Mon, 27 Sep 2021, 16:16

IPPC Secretariat invites interested users to register for the “Fall Armyworm Training Material: FAO/IPPC Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Guidelines for Spodoptera frugiperda” webinar series. (Please register individually for all three sessions in the series)

Webinar 1: 22 October 12:00-13:30 …

Registration is open for IPPC webinar on Pest Status, Surveillance and Systems Approach

Posted on Mon, 27 Sep 2021, 15:07

Interested users can now register to the IPPC webinar on Pest Status, Surveillance and Systems Approaches: new Guides and tools.

Register here!

The webinar will be held on Friday, 22 October 16:00-18:00 (CET) to raise awareness and encourage …

Seeking expert’s comments on IPPC Diagnostic Protocol (DP) for Genus Ceratitis

Posted on Fri, 24 Sep 2021, 16:10

The IPPC just opened the Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols for Genus Ceratitis (2016-001). If you are interested in commenting, please access the expert consultation on draft DPs webpage: http://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/expert-consultation-draft-diagnostic-protocols/

The closing date is 25 October 2021.

In …

Recordings from the ongoing IPPC ePhyto industry workshops are now released!

Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 16:39

The recordings from the ePhyto industry workshops with the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, the Bahamas and The People's Republic of China are now available to watch via this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8hzw1dsc8hth1cj/AACzTTA_YFbtKQmy-Nq8Tr1ya?dl=0

The objective of these ongoing workshops, …

The IPPC Secretariat at the forefront to fight Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4): New IC Team on TR4!

Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 12:46

The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) created a new IC Team on Banana Fusarium Wilt (TR4). Qualified experts from around the world form this new team which will meet for the first time on 30 September 2021.

The team …

The IPPC Regional Workshop for the South West Pacific concluded

Posted on Fri, 17 Sep 2021, 15:35

Rome, 3 September 2021. The 2021 IPPC Regional Workshop for the South West Pacific held a series of virtual workshops from 31 August to 3 September 2021. The event, chaired by Nacanieli Waqa, Vice-Chair of the Pacific Plant Protection Organization …

IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America held virtually to strengthen plant protection in the region

Posted on Fri, 17 Sep 2021, 13:13

Rome, 10 September 2021. The Regional Plant Protection Organizations of Latin America held their annual IPPC Regional Workshop virtually from 1 to 7 September. Updates and reports on governance and strategy by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and …

CPM Bureau advances preparation for upcoming Strategic Planning Group

Posted on Thu, 16 Sep 2021, 12:55

Rome, 16 September 2021. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau held its ninth virtual meeting to advance its work in preparation of the tenth session of the Strategic Planning Group, scheduled on 19 and 21 October 2021, …

CPM Bureau August meeting report now posted

Posted on Thu, 16 Sep 2021, 09:32

The latest Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau meeting report is published at this location:

https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/bureau/

Preparing countries to keep Fall Armyworm away from their territories

Posted on Mon, 13 Sep 2021, 08:53

Rome, 13 September 2021. Fall Armyworm has already affected more than seventy countries worldwide and is now classified as a priority pest in many regions of the world. According to FAO, up to 17.7 million tonnes of maize could be …

IPPC concludes its 2021 Asia Regional Workshop

Posted on Sat, 11 Sep 2021, 15:11

Rome, 10 September 2021. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) virtual Asia Regional Workshop convened daily from 6 to 9 September 2021 in four-hour sessions. The Workshop objective was to review and comment on eight draft standards and one CPM …

China continues testing in a bid to implement the IPPC ePhyto Solution using its national phytosanitary system

Posted on Thu, 09 Sep 2021, 12:05

Rome, 2 September 2021. The fifth and eagerly anticipated workshop in the series of ePhyto industry workshops continued with the People’s Republic of China. The workshops, organized by the ePhyto Industry Advisory Group (IAG) with support from the IPPC …