101) Revamped IPPC webpage to serve as hub for resources on e-commerce and plant health

Every second, e-commerce generates about 5 000 new parcels moving around the world by mail or courier. The exponential increase …

102) Q&A with Mr. Gregory Wolff, CPM Chairperson (2023-2025)

The current Chair of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) reached out to the International Plant Protection (IPPC) Secretariat and …

103) COMESA countries upgrade laboratory diagnostic capacity to manage Fusarium TR4

Vienna, 26 April 2024. Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region have taken a …

104) SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with John Hedley

Back in 1989, John Hedley was one of the pioneers who developed the first International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (ISPM). …

105) SPOTLIGHT: Artificial Intelligence transforms the fight against Fusarium Tropical Race 4 of banana in Mesoamerica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life; from providing virtual customer assistance and helping doctors perform complex surgeries to …

106) IPPC donates tablets to strengthen pest surveillance and agricultural resilience in Sierra Leone

Freetown, 5 February 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat donated 40 tablets to the Ministry of Agriculture and …

107) Phytosanitary certificate of the NPPO of Denmark

The Danish NPPO has started the implementation of the IPPC ePhyto solution. This means that we now will be able …

108) Phytosanitary certificate of the NPPO of Denmark

The Danish NPPO has started the implementation of the IPPC ePhyto solution. This means that we now will be able …

109) NEW IPPC e-learning course: How a national plant protection organization functions

How do national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) bring plant health mandates to life — from policy to action? What does …

110) SPOTLIGHT: Zambia, steadfast champion for plant health and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme

With plant pests and diseases becoming more severe, causing significant crop production and economic losses worldwide, impacting food security and …