The IPPC continues to strengthen stakeholders' engagement in setting International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2016, 06:32
The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the number of countries commenting has almost doubled from 2011 (see graph above).This July, the IPPC Secretariat opened consultation periods through the new Online Comment System (OCS) for the highest number of …
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The 5th CPM Strategic Planning Group SPG) Meeting Held in Rome
Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 2016, 13:40
The 5th CPM Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting was held in Rome from 4-6 October 2016, with the theme IPPC Contribution to Achieving UN SDGs for 2030 Agenda. The meeting was chaired by Mr Francisco Javier Trujillo Arriaga (Mexico), the …
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The IPPC Grain Standard Moving forward Slowly but Surely
Posted on Thu, 13 Oct 2016, 10:43
An Expert Working Group met in Melbourne, Australia from 19-23 September 2016 to begin drafting an International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) on the International Movement of Grain (2008-007). The meeting was chaired by Mr Bill MAGEE (Australia) and Mr …
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The Initial Step towards the International Year of Plant Health in 2020
Posted on Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 07:34
After the successful FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) side-event on 27 September 2016 to mark the official beginning of the campaign to establish an International Year of Plant Health in 2020 (IYPH 2020), COAG formally discussed this subject during their …
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The CPM Financial Committee Meeting Held in Italy
Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2016, 07:37
The CPM Financial Committee (FC) meeting was held on 3 October 2016 in Rome, Italy. The meeting was chaired by Ms Lois Ransom, the CPM Chair from Australia, and opened by Mr Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary. The meeting was …
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The IPPC Technical Committee Meeting on the ePhyto Project held in Argentina
Posted on Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 08:03
The IPPC Technical Committee Meeting on the ePhyto Project (PTC) was held at the offices of the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Cálidad Agroalimentaria de la República Argentina (SENASA) in La Plata, Argentina from 3-7 October 2016. The meeting, chaired …
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The 3rd Training Workshop on the PCE Facilitators successfully organized in Ronciglione Italy
Posted on Thu, 06 Oct 2016, 12:23
Held in Ronciglione, Italy, from September 19th - 30th 2016, the 3rd training workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) facilitators brought together eight carefully selected phytosanitary experts from Anglophone Africa and the Near East and 4 staff of the …
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The IPPC Holding the Second PCE Facilitators Training in Thailand
Posted on Fri, 30 Sep 2016, 18:27
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat organized and held the second training for the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Facilitators from 8 - 19 August 2016 in Chang Mai, Thailand under the Standards Trade and Development Facility (STDF) project 401: …
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The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia held in Republic of Belarus
Posted on Fri, 30 Sep 2016, 13:50
The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia took place on 5 - 9 September 2016 in Minsk, Republic of Belarus. The workshop was organized by the Regional and Sub Regional Office FAO for …
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Successful Start to the Campaign for an International Year of Plant Health in 2020!
Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2016, 11:52
On Tuesday September 27th a well-attended side session at the 25th meeting of the Committee on Agriculture marked the official beginning of the campaign to establish an International Year of Plant Health in 2020. A number of speakers, including FAO …
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Strong Support of FAO and IPPC to Capacity Development for Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Xylella fastidiosa in NENA Countries
Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2016, 11:13
The workshop on FAO TCP project (TCP/RAB/3601) for developing phytosanitary capacities to prevent the introduction and spread of Xylella fastidiosa was organized from 29 August - 2 September, 2016, in Tunis. The workshop informed the participants on the latest information …
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The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa held in Algeria
Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2016, 09:43
The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa was held from 5-8 September in Algeria. The workshop was organized by the IPPC in collaboration with the regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …
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The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa held in Ethiopia
Posted on Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 13:02
The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa was held from 14-16 September 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop was attended by 23 participants from 16 countries, the African Union Commission (AUC), the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (IAPSC), FAO and the …
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The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean held in Barbados
Posted on Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 12:54
The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean was held from 13-15 September 2016 in Christ Church, Barbados. The Workshop was co-organized with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and hosted by the Government of Barbados. Funding for …
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