Determining host status for fruit flies is essential to facilitating international fruit trade
Posted on Thu, 03 Feb 2022, 12:50
Rome, 28 January 2022. The Expert Working Group (EWG) for the Annex Criteria for the determination of host status of fruit to fruit flies based on available information convened their virtual meeting to draft an annex to the International Standard …
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Impact of the International Plant Protection Convention mission presented in 2022 annual meeting
Posted on Mon, 24 Jan 2022, 07:46
Rome, 21 January 2022. Kick starting the New Year, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held its annual meeting to reflect on the IPPC mission and the impact it had on the global plant health community in …
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The IPPC Sea Container Task Force has successfully completed its mandate
Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022, 15:00
Rome, 18 January 2022. National economies depend on the efficient and uninterrupted movement of trade, which is facilitated by the efficient movement of sea containers through a complex and time sensitive logistical system. With over 220 million containers shipped each …
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Director XIA Joins IPPC Secretariat Staff in their Year-End Virtual Celebration
Posted on Thu, 23 Dec 2021, 08:58
Rome, 21 December 2021. The IPPC Secretariat staff convened its year-end celebration with words of encouragement and well wishes from Plant Production and Protection Divisional (NSP) Director Mr Jingyuan XIA and IPPC Secretariat Officer-in-Charge for Daily Matters Mr Avetik NERSISYAN. …
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Annual TC-RPPO Meets Virtually in 2021
Posted on Thu, 23 Dec 2021, 08:50
Rome 20 December 2021. The 33rd meeting of Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC RPPO) held two virtual sessions on 6 October and 8 November 2021 with a continuance of topics remaining from the 32nd TC RPPO. The …
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IRSS: How contracting parties can benefit from a support system
Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021, 13:25
ROME, 22 December 2021. As contracting parties face challenges in implementing the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), a support system becomes increasingly vital. This was emphasized at a webinar held on 10 December to raise awareness on the IPPC …
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2021 Call for Topics: Standards and Implementation – the Task Force on Topics met virtually to finalize their recommendations to CPM-16
Posted on Fri, 17 Dec 2021, 14:17
Rome 17 December 2021. The Task Force on Topics (TFT) meeting took place virtually on 16 December 2021 to finalize recommendations to CPM-16 for the 2021 Call for Topics submissions.
The 2021 Call for Topics was open 4 May …
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The Technical Panel on the Glossary continues meeting virtually to develop and revise phytosanitary terms
Posted on Fri, 17 Dec 2021, 14:14
Rome 17 December 2021. The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meetings took place virtually from 8 to 16 December 2021.
To ensure the smooth continuity of the IPPC standard setting process and avoid significant delays in standards development, …
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The IPPC Secretariat meets University of Florence students for the third year in a row
Posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2021, 10:21
Florence, 9 December 2021– The IPPC Secretariat lectured the class of plant pathology at the University of Florence, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section. Hosted by Prof. Laura Mugnai, …
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Recommendations for the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation project
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 12:38
Rome, 26 November 2021. The Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) is a capacity development tool designed to help countries improvee their national phytosanitary systems. Over the last twenty years, the PCE has been implemented in more than 70 countries thanks …
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Limit the spread of fall armyworm, IPPC webinar series explains how
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 09:04
Rome, 23 November 2021. Fall armyworm is one of the major threats to global food security, plant health, and livelihoods. This transboundary pest is affecting more than 70 countries all over the world and has become a major concern …
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IPPC forges partnership with COLEACP to improve food security
Posted on Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 09:03
Rome, 19 November 2021. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on behalf of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has joined forces with the Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbe-Pacifique (COLEACP) to improve global food security and …
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IPPC Standards Committee advances with international standards for plant health at its November meeting
Posted on Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 13:53
Rome, 19 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually from 15 to 18 November 2021 to revise draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) to be adopted by the sixteenth session …
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IPPC Standards Committee Reviewed the Task Force on Topics Recommendations for 2021 Call for Topics Submission
Posted on Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 13:02
Rome, 4 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually on 3 and 4 November to review the Task Force on Topics (TFT) recommendations to the SC for submitted seven standards and …
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