Posted on Tue, 05 Nov 2024, 12:37
Yokohama, Japan 31 October 2024, A mini workshop, “Boosting Agricultural Resilience: Advancing Knowledge Sharing in the IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) and New Plant Pest Diagnostic Techniques”, was successfully held in Yokohama on October 25th, bringing …
Read morePosted on Tue, 05 Nov 2024, 09:18
Rome, 04 November 2024. The 21st Annual meeting of the International Forest Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) convened in FAO HQ. Hosted by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), the meeting will take place the week of November 4-8, 2024. …
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Yokohama, Japan 31 October 2024, The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met from 21-25 October 2024 in Yokohama, Japan, marking two decades of pioneering work in phytosanitary diagnostics. Hosted by Japan’s National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO); Ministry of Agriculture, …
Read morePosted on Thu, 31 Oct 2024, 14:58
Rome, 18 October 2024. Officials from the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the Government of Gabon met on the sidelines of the 2024 World Food Forum at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …
Read morePosted on Mon, 28 Oct 2024, 13:01
Manaus, Brazil. 24 October 2024. Meeting in person for the first time since its establishment, members of the CPM Focus Group on Climate Change and Phytosanitary Issues concluded its planning meeting which focused primarily on developing its action plan …
Read morePosted on Fri, 25 Oct 2024, 07:34
Rome, 11 October 2024. From 7-11 October 2024, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, in collaboration with COLEAD, organized the pivotal “Project Definition Workshop” in the context of the EU-funded project "Strengthening Food Control and Phytosanitary …
Read morePosted on Tue, 22 Oct 2024, 13:33
Bridgetown, 15 October 2024. The CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid concluded its first in-person meeting since CPM-18 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The meeting, organized by the IPPC Secretariat with support from the Caribbean …
Read morePosted on Thu, 17 Oct 2024, 10:17
Panama, 16 October 2024. The 36th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPO) took place from October 1-4, 2024, in Panama City, with representatives from nine RPPOs and international organizations. Chaired by Raúl Rodas, Executive Director of Organismo …
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Rome, 16 October 2024 — In a significant step towards bolstering international cooperation in plant health, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) convened a bilateral meeting at the Food and Agriculture Organization …
Read morePosted 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 …
Read morePosted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024, 12:33
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 …
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 …
Read morePosted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024, 13:51
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 …
Read morePosted on Fri, 20 Sep 2024, 10:00
Cape Town, 20 September 2024. Plant health is vital to support the One Health framework, which addresses the prevention, control, and management of diseases impacting humans, animals, and the environment, and is intended to improve the health and wellbeing …
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