1311) Open-Ended Working Group to Finalize the Operational Plan and Develop an Implementation Framework for the IPPC Capacity Building Strategy

Arrangements for a meeting of an Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to finalize the operational plan and develop an implementation framework …

1312) Plant health factsheet series now available in all FAO official languages

Back in 2015, the IPPC community adopted annual themes leading up to the International Year of Plant Health to highlight …

1313) 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 …

1314) Fall armyworm detected in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the first finding of …

1315) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)

An outbreak of Colorado beetle larvae has been confirmed in a single potato field in Kent. Containment and eradication measures …

1316) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)

An outbreak of Colorado beetle larvae has been confirmed in a single potato field in Kent. Containment and eradication measures …

1317) IPPC Secretary Mr. Yukio Yokoi visits Vice Minister of Japan***s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takashi Shinohara

IPPC Secretary Mr. Yukio Yokoi visits Vice Minister of Japan***s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takashi Shinohara

1318) 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 …

1319) Thailand receives FAO Edouard Saouma Award for its international recognition in containing spread of Cassava Pink Mealybug

Thailand receives FAO Edouard Saouma Award for its international recognition in containing spread of Cassava Pink Mealybug in Greater Mekong …

1320) International research group helps advance phytosanitary research

27 September 2019, Cairns -The Phytosanitary Measures Research Group (PMRG) met from 24 to 27 September 2019 in Cairns, Australia. …