Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 11:37
Geneva, 11 October 2024, The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat continues its international cooperation efforts by participating in the World Trade Organization – Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (WTO SPS) Transparency Champions Course, which took place from 30 September …
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Rome, 4 October 2024. Delegates at a side event during the 29th Session of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Committee on Agriculture (COAG), raised the importance of increasing awareness and knowledge sharing about the crucial …
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As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Thorwald Geuze, Senior Plant Health Officer at the Ministry of Economic Affairs - Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority – of the Netherlands, Vice Chair of the Implementation and Capacity …
Read morePosted on Thu, 26 Sep 2024, 11:34
Rome, 26 September 2024. The annual International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional workshops held from 5 August to 8 September, concluded with plant health communities in seven regions—Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, the Near East and …
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Rome, 17 September 2024. Technological and trade advancements have simplified the cross-border movement of goods and people but increased plant pest risks, worsened by climate change. To protect plant resources, developing and implementing plant health standards is crucial. Young …
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Rome, 17 September 2024. In light of increasing pest risks associated with the movement of sea containers in international trade, the International Plant Protection (IPPC) Secretariat has been providing technical guidance to the Republic of Chile and the Argentine …
Read morePosted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 12:30
E-commerce, or online trading of goods, has significantly increased over the past decade, presenting escalating challenges to phytosanitary systems globally. With e-commerce skyrocketing, the number of parcels shipped annually is expected to rise from 161 billion in 2022 to an …
Read morePosted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 11:22
Did you know that one of the areas of focus of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, and specifically the Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), is to develop capacity development materials, on key phytosanitary topics? Did you know that …
Read morePosted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024, 10:06
Kinshasa, 20 August 2024. The annual regional International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) workshop for Africa has begun in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting aims to build phytosanitary capacity, raise awareness of all activities relating to the International Plant …
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Rabat, Morocco, 5 August 2024: Today, the annual regional workshop among member countries of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region commenced in a hybrid modality in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco. The purpose of the workshop is to …
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Tucuman, 25 July 2024. The Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) successfully held its first face-to-face meeting for the year, hosted by Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA), Argentina's national plant protection organization (NPPO), from June 24-28 …
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Nairobi, 10 July 2024. As part of its steadfast efforts to foster plant health and sustainable, safe international trade in plants and plant products, Kenya, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service …
Read morePosted on Thu, 18 Jul 2024, 07:31
8 July 2024 Entebbe. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has commended the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for introducing and building a strong and effective Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) to transform how African countries monitor, …
Read morePosted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024, 12:56
In the ongoing battle against agricultural pests, simulation exercises have emerged as a critical component of global plant protection strategies. Simulation exercises are relevant for all emerging pests and have most recently been used by national plant protection organizations as …
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