131) CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers Meeting Concludes in Rome

Rome, 13 December 2024. The CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers held its first physical meeting from December 9 to …

132) Technical Panel on Commodity Standards Advances International Standards for Citrus, Banana and Taro Trade

Canberra, 9 December 2024. The Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) recently concluded its annual meeting in Canberra, Australia, achieving …

133) Transforming pest surveillance: Africa Phytosanitary Programme leverages geospatial technology

Nairobi, 27 January 2025. Over 50 plant health officers from Africa are attending a week-long training in Pest monitoring and …

134) Plant health and e-commerce: Countries share knowledge, experiences to protect plant resources and trade

Rome, 16 April 2024. On the margins of the 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18), IPPC contracting …

135) BREAKING NEWS: Major advancement in Plant Health Education with the launch of the IPPC Plant Health Campus

Rome, Italy – 19 March 2025 – A significant milestone in global plant health capacity development was achieved with the …

136) Plant health is key to human, animal and environmental health as world celebrates International Day of Plant Health

San Salvador, 12 May 2025. Plant health is the foundation of life and of food security, and is thus at …

137) SPOTLIGHT: Adopting and promoting global paperless trade using ePhytos: the experience of the Republic of Korea

Article IV of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) mandates national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), guardians of plant health within …

138) Kenya and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme: Advancing plant health and sustaining safe trade

Nairobi, 10 July 2024. As part of its steadfast efforts to foster plant health and sustainable, safe international trade in …

139) 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 …

140) Egypt embraces Africa Phytosanitary Programme

Cairo, 27 May 2024. The Government of Egypt and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat have reaffirmed their commitment …