1071) Official control - Urocystis cepulae, onion smut

In late September 2019, onion smut was detected on onions on one property near Murray Bridge in South Australia. The …

1072) Sri Lanka reviews its phytosanitary system to make it shine

4 October 2019, Colombo - The name Lanka is derived from the Tamil word "ilanku" (இலங்கு), which means "to shine", …

1073) Capacity and Team Building of the IPPC Secretariat though Monitoring and Evaluation Training

A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training workshop of the IPPC Secretariat took place from 28-30 November 2016 at FAO Headquarters …

1074) Successful Completion of the 2017 IPPC Regional Workshops

The IPPC Secretariat and newly established regional committees comprised of Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs), the Food and Agriculture Organization …

1075) IPPC Diagnostic Protocols author publishes book on plant health challenges and prospects in the next decade

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that María Milagros López González, …

1076) Call for expression of interest – Drafting of a Youth Declaration for the International Year of Plant Health 2020

Plants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat. They play a central …

1077) First report of Phytophtora ramorum in Slovenia

Phytophthora ramorum was found for the first time in Slovenia in 2003 and later once (2007) in a nursery and …

1078) Regional workshop to protect Banana against Fusarium wilt disease TR4 in Southern Africa

Rome. 11 November,2020. International Year of Plant Health 2020 is being promoted globally to raise awareness on the importance of …

1079) Making e-commerce safer: the IPPC and the World Customs Organization join forces

27 September 2019, Brussels - The pace of digital transformation of economies and businesses has accelerated and become a key …

1080) Plant health sustained by experts and policy makers at 41st European Commission on Agriculture

Budapest, 1-2 October 2019. Two staff of the IPPC secretariat and contracting parties attended the 41st session of the European …