101) Enrico Perotti appointed as new Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention

Rome, 15 October 2025. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appointed Dr. Enrico Perotti as …

102) SPOTLIGHT: Ethiopia’s phytosanitary capacity assessment to build stronger systems and accelerate legal reform

While Ethiopia has been providing phytosanitary services for over three decades to protect and conserve the country’s agriculture and biodiversity, …

103) Kenya receives tablet computers, trains plant health inspectors in digital pest surveillance

Nairobi, 5 November 2024. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) received 40 tablets from the International Plant Protection Convention …

104) New IPPC Observatory Study to explore global phytosanitary impact of e-commerce

E-commerce, or online trading of goods, has significantly increased over the past decade, presenting escalating challenges to phytosanitary systems globally. …

105) SPOTLIGHT: Public-private partnership saves South Africa’s fruit industry from the Mediterranean fruit fly

For over a decade, South Africa has used a public-private partnership approach to manage the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata …

106) Support from the United Kingdom enables FAO to scale up pest monitoring and improve food security in Africa

Rome, 18 March 2025 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a contribution of nearly …

107) The passing of Mr. Agustín Mañe Ela ANDEME, the IPPC contact point and Director of Equatorial Guinea NPPO

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Agustín Mañe Ela ANDEME, the IPPC contact point …

108) Pomovirus solani (Potato mop-top virus, PMTV) Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Pomovirus solani (Potato mop-top virus, PMTV) was detected in Tasmania, Australia in 2025. PMTV is not present in mainland Australia.

109) New joint publication available: Monitoring and evaluation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS): Success and challenges of Codex Alimentarius, IPPC and WOAH

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new publication titled "Use and implementation of Codex, IPPC …

110) Organogram of Ghanaian NPPO

The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD)/ MOFA