101) SPOTLIGHT: Barbara Peterson shares her experience, as an in-kind contribution, working at the IPPC Secretariat

Josephine Mphozongo (Malawi Department of Agriculture Research Services), Barbara Peterson and Elizabeth Mumba (Malawi Ministry of Trade and Industry) during …

102) IPPC participates in Plant Health Convening in Abidjan to strengthen plant health in Central and Western African

Abidjan, 12 February 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) participated in the Plant Health Convening held in Abidjan, Côte …

103) 2025 Call for Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) members

Are you ready to make a difference in global plant health implementation? Becoming a member of the Implementation and Capacity …

104) Diabrotica in the Netherlands in 2005

In 2005, five individuals of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera were captured on traps at four locations in the Netherlands. These locations …

105) Spotlight: Interview with Sarah Brunel on a food safety/plant health project

We had a conversation with Sarah Brunel, Implementation and Facilitation Unit Lead at the IPPC Secretariat, who is working on …

106) IPPC Community / Countries / National Reporting Obligations / IPPC Monthly Pest Reporting Summary – October 2025

107) 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 …

108) Draft standards on banana and fresh taro approved for stakeholder consultation

Rome, 28 July 2025. Two draft standards in the trade of banana (Musa spp.) and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) have …

109) Entry Points

The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) regulates the country’s international trade of agro-commodities through its Plant Quarantines Offices/ Outposts established …

110) CPM-18 delegates share country experiences in preventing the introduction and spread of banana Fusarium wilt disease

Rome, 17 April 2024. Plant health stakeholders, including representatives from National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs), the private sector, and academia …